. Field crops for the cotton-belt. Agriculture. 44 FIELD CROPS FOR THE COTTON-BELT similar to the now commonly grown Peterkin cotton (Fig, 10). 51. Early varieties of the King type (Fig. 11). ^ The varieties of this group have been developed largely in the northern section of the cotton-belt where the growing sea- son is relatively short. Correlated with earliness in these. Fig. 11. — Plant of the Shine variety of cotton, representing the Early group. varieties are (a) small-plants, (b) relatively sHort-jointed fruiting limbs, and (c) small bolls. While the plants are small, they present a som
. Field crops for the cotton-belt. Agriculture. 44 FIELD CROPS FOR THE COTTON-BELT similar to the now commonly grown Peterkin cotton (Fig, 10). 51. Early varieties of the King type (Fig. 11). ^ The varieties of this group have been developed largely in the northern section of the cotton-belt where the growing sea- son is relatively short. Correlated with earliness in these. Fig. 11. — Plant of the Shine variety of cotton, representing the Early group. varieties are (a) small-plants, (b) relatively sHort-jointed fruiting limbs, and (c) small bolls. While the plants are small, they present a somewhat slender, rather than stocky appearance.^ The leaves are small to medium in size and more deeply lobed than those of big-boll cotton. The seed are small and covered with a greenish or brownish gray fuzz. The hnt is usually rather short but of good strength. This group comprises the earliest of the com-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Morgan, James Oscar. New York, The Macmillan company
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