Cotton Improvement on a Community Basis

O. F. Cook

No 413445, USDA Miscellaneous from United States Department of Agriculture

Abstract: [Contents:] Introduction --- Why Knowledge of Cotton Has Declined --- Inadequate Production of High-Grade Cotton --- Extending the Production of Long-Staple Cotton --- Commercial Selection Compared with Agricultural Selection --- Contacts Between Producers and Manufacturers --- Preserving the Uniformity of Varieties --- Relation of Ginning Facilities to Preservation of Varieties --- Communities Should Grow Their Own Seed --- Cooperative Study of Cultural Problems --- Advantage of Simultaneous Planting --- Utilization of Picking Machinery --- Cooperative Facilities for Handling Improved Cottons --- Conclusions.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Research Research Methods/Statistical Methods; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 14
Date: 1912
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.413445

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