Cotton and tobacco cultivation in the United States of America
Scope & Content:
[pp 1-4] Remarks on the culture of cotton in the United States of America. [pp 5-10] Paper on the culture of tobacco in Virginia. [pp 13-17] Statement of the best method of cultivating New Orleans cotton. [pp 21-28] Extract from Captain Hall's Travels in North America, describing the metho...
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Extract of a letter from Captain John Jopp, Deputy Surveyor General, Bombay, to the Surveyor General of India, regarding the progress made in mapping the Deccan.