There is a great deal of cotton grown from south of Richmond all the way down to the barrier islands off North Carolina, just as of troy mentioned.

I have seen literally hundreds of cotton fields that are particularly beautiful in the early fall when the stems have turned deep chocolate-colored and the cotton balls are bright white in contrast.

My question, of troy, is what is it about the islands that would be conducive to producing this particular type of cotton that you have described? And would you expect this particular type of cotton to thrive as well inland--at least a few miles--in the South and even inland in the North as far as cotton will thrive?

And, while you're at it, what is it that Egyptian cotton requires to thrive? You've written before about Egyptian cotton and I did enjoy very much reading what you had to say about it then, but I don't remember your having gone into growing conditions ideal for that type of cotton.