CONTENTS Letter of Transmittal Introduction. By Charles W. Dabney, Jr., Ph. D History and General Statistics of Cotton. By R. B. Handy Botany of Cotton. By Walter H. Evans, Ph. D Chemistry of Cotton. By J. B. McBryde and W. H. Beal Climatology and Soils. By Milton Whitney The Manuring of Cotton. By H. C. White, Ph. D Cultivated Varieties of Cotton. By S. M. Tracy, M. S Culture of Cotton. By Harry Hammond Experiments in Cotton Culture by the Experiment Stations Diseases of Cotton. By George F. Atkinson, M. S The Insects Which Affect the Cotton Plant in the United States. By L. O. Howard, Ph. D The Handling and Uses of Cotton. By Harry Hammond The Feeding Value of Cotton-Seed Products. By B. W. Kilgore Supplemental Bibliography of Cotton This book was originally published in 1896. | The Cotton Plant by U U S Department of Agriculture, Paperback | Indigo Chapters