. Agricultural meteorology. Meteorology, Agricultural. [from old catalog]. 108 AGRICULTURAL METEOROLOGY FIBER CROPS Under fiber crops will be treated cotton, flax and hemp, and the influence of climate on them. Cotton Cotton is of tropical origin but is now grown in many places as far north as 40° North Latitude and south to 30° South Latitude. It is a perennial shrub in the tropics but as it is killed by frost, the seed must be planted annually in the temperate districts. 242. Climatic limits.—The successful cultivation of cot- ton has definite climatic boundaries, established primarily. 23 A
. Agricultural meteorology. Meteorology, Agricultural. [from old catalog]. 108 AGRICULTURAL METEOROLOGY FIBER CROPS Under fiber crops will be treated cotton, flax and hemp, and the influence of climate on them. Cotton Cotton is of tropical origin but is now grown in many places as far north as 40° North Latitude and south to 30° South Latitude. It is a perennial shrub in the tropics but as it is killed by frost, the seed must be planted annually in the temperate districts. 242. Climatic limits.—The successful cultivation of cot- ton has definite climatic boundaries, established primarily. 23 ANNUAL PRECIPITATION Fig, 25.—Cotton acreage in the United States in 1909. Each dot represents 10,000 acres. by temperature, although the amount of rainfall appears also to influence the location of the principal producing areas within the region where temperatures are favorable. 243. In the United States.—Fig. 25 shows the distribu- tion of cotton-growing in the southeastern part of the United States, although since the year 1909 the production of this crop has developed considerably in Arizona and California. Fully 60 per cent of the world's production of cotton is grown in the United States. There are three well-defined areas in. 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 Smith, John Warren, 1863- [from old catalog]. New York, The Macmillan company
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