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FIELD CROPS FOR THE COTTON-BELT 



similar to the now commonly grown Peterkin cotton 

 (Fig, 10). 



51. Early varieties of the King type (Fig. 11). ^ The 

 varieties of this group have been developed largely in the 

 northern section of the cotton-belt where the growing sea- 

 son is relatively short. Correlated with earliness in these 



Fig. 11. — Plant of the Shine variety of cotton, 

 representing the Early group. 



varieties are (a) small-plants, (b) relatively sHort-jointed 

 fruiting limbs, and (c) small bolls. While the plants are 

 small, they present a somewhat slender, rather than stocky 

 appearance.^ The leaves are small to medium in size 

 and more deeply lobed than those of big-boll cotton. The 

 seed are small and covered with a greenish or brownish 

 gray fuzz. The hnt is usually rather short but of good 

 strength. This group comprises the earliest of the com- 



