Chinese Cotton Cultivation.--Yellow Cotton.--District
where it grows.--Cotton Country described.--Soil.--Manure,
and Mode of Application.--Preceding Crops.--Time of
sowing.--Method.--Rains.--Summer Cultivation.--Early Rain
advantageous.--Time of reaping and gathering. Cotton
Farmers and their Families.--Drying and cleaning Process
described.--Marketing.--Independence of the Seller.--Crowded Streets
in Shanghae during the Cotton Season.--Warehouses and Packing--Home
Consumption.--Stalks used for Fuel.