. Complete farmer's guide. Agriculture; Farm life. [from old catalog]. FARM CROPS 153 cluster types of cotton, there are only a few long branches near the base of the plant. Above these the fruiting limbs are attached directly to the main stem. The boll is a pod containing the seed and lint. There are from three to five divisions of each boll, the contents of each division being called a lock. The number of bolls on a single plant may vary from a few to several hundred, depending upon the variety, soil, fertility, rainfall, and climate. The cotton-plant under normal conditions develops a tap-r
. Complete farmer's guide. Agriculture; Farm life. [from old catalog]. FARM CROPS 153 cluster types of cotton, there are only a few long branches near the base of the plant. Above these the fruiting limbs are attached directly to the main stem. The boll is a pod containing the seed and lint. There are from three to five divisions of each boll, the contents of each division being called a lock. The number of bolls on a single plant may vary from a few to several hundred, depending upon the variety, soil, fertility, rainfall, and climate. The cotton-plant under normal conditions develops a tap-root, which in a well-drained. 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 Kyle, Edwin Jackson. [from old catalog]; Ellis, Alexander Caswell, 1871- [from old catalog] joint author. New York, Chicago [etc. ] C. Scribner's sons
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