This gives conventional cotton the dubious honor of having the most intensive pesticide use per land unit of the nine field crops surveyed by the agency over the past five years, surpassing even ...

Director Central Cotton Research Institute ... He stated that leveling the land ensures uniform water distribution, reduces water and fertilizer usage by 15 to 20 percent, and enhances per ...

White speculators moved in to take advantage of the newly available lands. This letter, from Frederick Norcom to James C. Johnston, describes the bounties of the new cotton lands. Norcom had ...