1868. 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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COTTON CULTURE. 
BY JOSEPH B. LYMAN. 
WITH AN ADDITIONAL CHAPTER ON 
COTTON SEED AND ITS USES. 
BY J. II. SYPHER. 
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PART I. 
THE COTTON FARM—ITS STOCK, IMPLE¬ 
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PREPARATION OF SOIL AND PLANTING. 
HOW THE CROP IS TO BE CULTIVATED. 
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COTTON PICKING. 
GINNING, BALING, AND MARKETING. 
THE COTTON PLANTER’S CALENDAR. 
PART n. 
QUALITY, EXTENT, AND CHARACTER OF 
COTTON LANDS OF NORTH AMERICA. 
ENEMIES AND DISEASES OF COTTON. 
Improved and scientific culture. 
VARIOUS KINDS OF COTTON CULTIVATED 
IN THE UNITED STATES. 
HOW TO REALIZE THE MOST FROM A CROP; 
THE UNION OF THE GROWING OF 
COTTON WITH ITS MANUFACTURE 
INTO YARNS AND FABRICS. 
VALUE OF COTTON AS A PLANT, AND THE 
USES TO WHICH IT MAY BE APPLIED. 
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THE PAST AND THE FUTURE OF COTTON; 
ITS HISTORY AND STATISTICS. 
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS TO VARIOUS 
CLASSES OF PERSONS WHO PROPOSE TO 
ENGAGE IN COTTON GROWING. 
COTTON SEED OIL. COTTON SEED CAKE. 
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