Excerpt from U. T. Farmer, Vol. 4: October, 1909 The big boll varieties, -pride of Georgia and Triumph make a vigorous growth but are later in maturing than the Truitt, a fact which argues un favorably for their future as earliness favors the control of the fast spread ing and destructive boll weevil. In the selection of seed, we should endeavor to obtain that which is home grown rather than to bring seed from any great distance. By the judicious and careful selection of our own seed we can both increase the yield and improve many desirable qualities such as size of boll and length of fiber. The cotton plant generally has a tap root but, in any event, the lateral roots are found extending out in all directions for three or more feet. The. Depth of most of these roots ranges from three to nine inches, a point which must not be overlooked in proper cultivation, the depth of which should be regulated so as not to cut them off. The composition of the plant, including lint and seed, is such as to war rant careful consideration. The plant as a whole is composed mainly of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, elements which are derived from air and water, in the process of plant growth. The seed, however, contains a large amount of nitrogen which comes from the soil. The percent is such as to exhaust the land provided continual cropping is practiced. The cotton plant is extremely sensitive to temperature conditions and requires four or five months of rather high temperature for its vegetative growth. As to the rainfall, it requires an abundance during the growing period, but comparatively little during ripening and rain during the pick ing season is detrimental. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.