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Contribution from the Bureau of Plant Industry 
WM. A. TAYLOR, Chief 
Washington, D. C. Vv January 15, 1919 
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PRODUCTION OF AMERICAN EGYPTIAN COTTON. 
By C. S. Scorrerp, T. H. Kearney, C. J. BRAND, O. F. Cook, and W. T. SwINGLe. 
CONTENTS. 
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Community production of cotton...........- a ua bortor pickin oeeess sees asec ere ceere 15 
Sources'of long-staple cotton. ............-.-- 2 | Community credit for financing the crop...-.. 17 
Character and supply of Egyptian cotton. ..- 3 | Ginning in relation to production...........- 17 
American consumption of Egyptian cotton. . At Grading thelcropmeeesssosceeccoe cess sece ae 18 
Production of Egyptian cotton in America... Srl Marketing tie cropee-=cetcaessesere seeeee eee 19 
Future possibilities of the industry........-- 7 | Maintenance of the seed supply..--....-.---.- 19 
Comparison of American and Egyptian condi- Agricultural relationships of the crop.....-.- 21 
(OMB SAA cee aise Sy teat eae Ky Pee Selehillace methods seek steps teers ceeeeeaas 22 
Early attempts to establish Egyptian-cotton Late thinning and close spacing.......-.--..- 22 
growing in the United States...........-.. 10 | Undesirability of ratooning Egyptian cotton. 24 
Beginning of experiments in the Southwest... 10} PEMemies olphecropesseaseeeeeessenee eee oe 24 
Unsatisfactory character of the originalstocks ‘11 | Conditions of successful Egyptian cotton pro- 
Development of more uniform varieties. ..... 12 CO UU CONO) 0 Rs nnd, i ieee eRe A ae SS RC 25 
Solving the problems of commercial produc- Conclusionbeeit eee acy ic oe hs seco eee eee 26 
HiT OT eeepc veneer accie A ie alder hu) 28S 13 | List of publications bearing on Egyptian cot- 
Cooperative organization of the growers...--- 14 ton growing in the Southwestern States.... 28 
COMMUNITY PRODUCTION OF COTTON. 
The purposes of this bulletin are to tell how Egyptian-cotton pro- 
duction became established in the Southwest as a result of community 
action, to describe the present status of the industry, and to give the 
reasons for encouraging the growing of this type of cotton in the. 
United States. Attention is also directed to the conditions which 
appear to be indispensable to successful commercial production 
in this country. It is believed that Egyptian cotton can not be 
profitably grown except under irrigation and in the absence of the 
boll weevil. This would exclude it from consideration in any por- 
tion of what is generally known as the cotton belt. 
The principle of community action in cotton production implies 
the growing of only one variety, the variety selected being that which 
1This bulletin is largely a revision of Department Bulletin No. 332, entitled “ Com- 
munity Production of Egyptian Cotton in the United States,” by: C. S. Scofield, T. H. Kear- 
ney, C. J. Brand, O. F. Cook, and W. T. Swingle, issued on January 18, 1916. 
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