+-------------+---------+----------+---------+------------------+---------+ | | Usual | | Usual | | Usual | | | date to |Usual date| date to | Usual date to | date to | | | begin | to begin | finish | begin Picking. | finish | | STATES |Preparing| Planting.|Planting.| | Picking.| | | the | | | | | | | Land. | | | | | +-------------+---------+----------+---------+------------------+---------+ | N. Carolina | Feb. 25 | April 15 | May 10 | Sep. 1 | Dec. 10 | | S. Carolina | Mar. 5 | April 15 | May 7 | Aug. 15 to Sep. 1| Dec. 1 | | Georgia | Feb. 1 | April 10 | May 1 | Aug. 15 to 20 | Dec. 1 | | Florida | Jan. 20 | April 1 | May 1 | Aug. 10 | Dec. 1 | | Alabama | Feb. 1 | April 5 | May 10 | Aug. 10 to 20 | Dec. 15 | | Mississippi | Feb. 1 | April 5 | May 10 | Aug. 10 to 20 | Dec. 15 | | Louisiana | Feb. 1 | April 1 | May 10 | Aug. 1 to 15 | Dec. 15 | | Texas | Jan. 15 | March 15 | May 10 | Aug. 1 | Dec. 20 | | Arkansas | Feb. 15 | April 15 | May 15 | Aug. 15 to 20 | Jan. 15 | | Tennessee | Mar. 1 | April 15 | May 15 | Sep. 1 to 10 | Jan. 15 | +-------------+---------+----------+---------+------------------+---------+ =Other Cotton-producing Countries in America.=--In addition to the States, which have already been named, there are other cotton-producing countries in the Western Hemisphere, among which are the following:-- Brazil. Mexico. West Indies. Peru and the South Sea Islands. =Cultivation of Cotton in Brazil.=--From a very remote period, cotton has been cultivated in Brazil. Early in the sixteenth century historians refer to the uses to which cotton was put at that time. Seguro, in his work describing the customs of the ancient people who lived in the Amazon valleys, says that the arrows used in connection with their blowguns were covered with cotton. It is probable that, before the dawn of the eighteenth century, the cultivation of cotton was practised more or less throughout the country. Up to thirty years ago, it looked as though the cotton-growing industry in Brazil was likely to be an increasing and profitable business. Owing, however, to many causes, the trade has not grown as was to have been expected. Among the chief of these causes are:-- 1. Laxity of method in cultivating. 2. Poor means of transmission. 3. Severe competition by the United States. 4. Disturbed condition of the country. All these have helped to keep down an industry which at one time bade fair to be a source of great income to the country. Tree Cotton and Herbaceous Cotton are both cultivated in Brazil. The best kinds of Sea Islands have been tried, but have not succeeded.