CONTENTS Letter of Transmittal Introduction. By Charles W. Dabney, Jr., Ph.D History and General Statistics of Cotton. By R. B. Handy Botany of Cotton. By Walter H. Evans, Ph.D Chemistry of Cotton. By J. B. McBryde and W. H. Beal Climatology and Soils. By Milton Whitney The Manuring of Cotton. By H. C. White, Ph.D Cultivated Varieties of Cotton. By S. M. Tracy, M. S Culture of Cotton. By Harry Hammond Experiments in Cotton Culture by the Experiment Stations Diseases of Cotton. By George F. Atkinson, M. S The Insects Which Affect the Cotton Plant in the United States. By L. O. Howard, Ph.D The Handling and Uses of Cotton. By Harry Hammond The Feeding Value of Cotton-Seed Products. By B. W. Kilgore Supplemental Bibliography of Cotton This book was originally published in 1896.