TABLE OF CONTENTS 
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INTRODUCTION: HAIL, THE KING! . 3 
SECTION I.— KING COTTON: HIS REALM 
AND HIS SUBJECTS 
Chapter I. — History of Cotton: From Ancient India to 
Our Own Time . • . . .13 
Chapter II. — Acreage and Production : Where the 
World's Supply is Grown . . . .20 
Chapter III. — Does Foreign Competition Threaten the 
South 's Supremacy ? . . . .27 
Chapter IV. — The Men Who Make Cotton: Whites and 
Blacks; Planters and Tenants . . .35 
Chapter V.— A 25,000,000 Bale Crop: Will the South 
Be Ready When the World Demands It ? .42 
Chapter VI. — Cotton: What It Means and Will Mean to 
the Southern States . . . .53 
Chapter VII. — The Organization of Cotton Growers and 
What It May Accomplish . . . .58 
Chapter VIII. — Stopping the Leaks in Cotton Profits . 68 
SECTION II.— THE COTTON PLANT: HOW IT 
GROWS AND IS GROWN 
Chapter IX. — Structure and Botanical Relations . 77 
Chapter X. — Varieties of Cotton and Their Classification 85 
