. Agriculture for southern schools. Fig. 92. — Cotton Leavesa, upland; b, Sea Island. Fig. 93. — Cotton Bolls a, upland; i, Sea Island; ■;, Indian. The cotton crop of the Southern states, which is usuallybetween 11,000,000 and 13,000,000 bales per year, gen-erally sells for an amount between ;^6oo,ooo,ooo and•i?7So,ooo,ooo, including the seed. The next largest producer of cotton is India. MostIndian cotton, however, is of poorer quality and lowerprice than the American. Egypt stands third as a cot-ton-producing country. Its product has a very longstaple, and sells for a higher price than Ameri
. Agriculture for southern schools. Fig. 92. — Cotton Leavesa, upland; b, Sea Island. Fig. 93. — Cotton Bolls a, upland; i, Sea Island; ■;, Indian. The cotton crop of the Southern states, which is usuallybetween 11,000,000 and 13,000,000 bales per year, gen-erally sells for an amount between ;^6oo,ooo,ooo and•i?7So,ooo,ooo, including the seed. The next largest producer of cotton is India. MostIndian cotton, however, is of poorer quality and lowerprice than the American. Egypt stands third as a cot-ton-producing country. Its product has a very longstaple, and sells for a higher price than American cotton. 144 COTTON 145 Some of it is imported into the United States for use inmaking goods where a long staple is required. In length,the staple of Egyptian is between that of American long-staple and Sea Island cotton. Egyptian and Indiancottons are not nearly so productive in America as arethe varieties generally grown in the Southern states. The cotton plant— Cotton belongs to the Mallow family,which includes not
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