-- AG/JJf o o. J f> I 6 "1 Georgia State Board of Entomology Atlanta, Georgia IRA W. WILLIAMS State Entomologist Cotton Variety Tests, 1925 By EDGAR F. GROSSMAN Entomologist JA 1 1 S6 . BULLETIN -~s- DECElVIBER, 1925 GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF ENTOMOLOGY .. Organization HON. J. J. BROWN, Chairman, Atlanta HON. R. C.BERCKMANS Macon HON.T.G.HUDSON Americus Staff IRA W. WILLIAMS, Atlanta State Entomologist W. W. CHASE, Cornelia E. F. GROSSMAN, Thomasville Entomologist Entomologist HALIARD DE LA' PARELLE, Atlanta Entomologist GEO. C. DECKER, Albany Entomologist 0. C. BOYD,' Thomasville Plant Pathologist B. M. GADDIS, Valdosta Research C. H. GADDIS, Albany Research ROY ROGERS, Baxley Inspector W. H. LEONARD, Thomasville Supt. Station S. V. BROWN, Baxley Inspector W. L. NEESE, Atlanta Sec.-Treas. V. C. DURHAM, Savannah Inspector M. S. YEOMANS, Atlanta Inspector J. C. MANESS, Atlanta Field Agent 2 COTTON VARIETY TESTS, 1925. By EDGAR F. GROSSMAN, Entomologist. INTRODUCTION. A report on all experiments and tests with cotton varieties conducted by the Georgia State Board of Entomology is given in this bulletin. The work was carried out on the Thomasville Experiment Station, Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia, and consisted of extended experimentation with forty-seven varieties arid strains of cotton obtained, with a few exceptions, through the courtesy of Mr. W. J. Davis, Agronomist, Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Tifton, Georgia. Unfortunately, several well known varieties grown in Georgia were omitted from these tests, not by choice but because the seed were not available at planting time. With a detailed account of how the following data was collected it is hoped the cotton grower may be guided in selecting the best cotton variety for his own particular locality. It must be noted, however, that the experiments herein described were all conducted on one type of soil only: sandy loam with clay sub-soil. A most important factor in cotton growing, one which cannot be controlled or even pre-determined by the grower, is the weather, because: First, the weather may or may not favor the boll weevil as shown by the past few seasons, when in 1923 by poisoning, the weevil was controlled with difficulty, and where the grower did not poison, very little if any cotton was made. In 1924 and 19~5 the ,boll weevil was easily controlled and in many cases growers who used no poison at all made a creditable amount of cotton. Secondly, the weather may or may not favor cotton plant diseases such as "Cotton wilt" or "Black root," Anthracnose, and Angular leaf spot, all of which were but slightly in evidence this year. At times such varieties of cotton as Acala, Bank Account, and the Clevelands show as high as 60 percent loss of plants, while this past season practically all the varieties susceptible to wilt showed but a slight percent loss. Thirdly, weather conditions may favor one type of cotton plants one season and a different type the following season. The past two summers were especially adapted for late cotton and so such varieties as Dixie Triumph and Cook showed up unusually well. 4 In addition to the soil conditions which the grower can account for, and weather conditions which vary from year to year, careful selection of cotton seed must be considered. In selecting cotton seed for planting the grower should consider the variety of seed best fitted for his farm and pay special attention to the source of the seed. A widespread habit of growers is the introduction of new and untried varieties or strains of cotton which have made a good showing somewhere else. Buying seed of unknown variety is almost as dangerous a process as buying gin-run seed. Due to the large number of so-called varieties and strains of cotton now prevalent in the State, it is earnestly advised that cotton seed be obtained from some established seed firm, rather than from growers who are producing a new "variety" by selections from old ones. A new name by no means signifies an improvement. The idea is prevalent that seed will "run out" if one variety is grown in the same locality year after year. This is partly true, but any grower can easily prevent the seed from running out by making a few selections. At picking time a mass selection may be made easily and quickly by going through the cotton fields, marking off every desirable cotton stalk by tying a bit of white cloth on the top of the cotton plant or by sticking a stake in the ground next to the plant wanted. The cotton pickers are then told to skip fl,ll the marked plants and at the end of the picking season the .selected cotton is gathered in and ginned after the gin has been thoroughly cleaned. Though a number of growers have been able to improve their cotton seed greatly by making mass selections, it has been found that much better results can be had from individual selections. This method of selection is carried out by picking a number of the best looking plants, keeping the seed from each plant separately, and then next season, planting a row from each group of seed. By planting the seed in rows side by side the offspring of each parent stalk can be observed and selections made once more, this time, though, a selection of the best rows. These seed are planted in multiplying patches and the following year sufficient seed of good selected quality will be had to plant several acres. Subsequent tables are given as a suggestion for seed selection. 5 The cotton varieties herein described were planted April 4, 19U, using 600 pounds of 10-3-4 commercial fertilizer per acre. The Experiment Station soil consisted of sandy loam with clay sub-soil, common to the Coastal Plain region. Plots of 1-100 acre were marked off for tests with each variety, good stands were assured and the plants thinned out to hills of about 18 inch intervals, the rows 4 feet apart. Rigorous cultivation and active dusting with calcium arsenate were carried on throughout the season. The variety designated as "Lewis 63 (B-2)" results from mass selection for heavy yield. That marked "Lewis 63 (B-3)" is the result of 1.aass selection for earliness. These selections were made !',t the Thomasville Experiment Station along with a number of individual selections and crosses, of which reports will be made in the near future. 6 SOURCES OF SEED USED IN THE VARIETY TESTS Acala-United States Department of Agriculture; Washington, D. C. Addison's Prolific-W. P. Addison, Blackwell, Georgia. Bank Account-Chris Reuter, Pedigreed Seed Co., New Orleans, Louisiana. Bullard-W. W. Bullard, Edison, Georgia. Caldwell-E. M. Caldwell, Grantville, Georgia. Cleveland Straight No. 4- Pedigreed Seed Company, Hartsville, s. C. College No. 1 5-5-1-3-2-1-1-R. R. Childs, Athens, Georgia. College No.1 23-25-1-R. R. Childs, Athens, Georgia. Columbia-United States Department of Agriculture,Washington,D.O. Covington Toole-W. F. Covington, Headland, Alabama. Culpepper-W. L. Peek, Conyers, Georgia. Delfos 631-W. N. Ayres, Delta Experiment Station, Stoneville, Miss. Delfos 6102-W. N. Ayres, Delta Experiment Station, Stoneville, Miss. Delta Pine Land No. 4-Delta and Pine Land Company, Memphis, Tennessee. Deltatype Webber-Pedigreed Seed Company, Hartsville, South Carolina. Dixie Triumph-L. 0. Watson Seed Company, Florence, South Caro- lina. Durango 489-United States Department of Agriculture, Washing- ton, D. 0. Fitzpatrick's Cleveland-Fitzpatrick Seed Farm, Warrenton, Georgia. Half and Half-D. D. Cook, Tifton, Georgia. Hawkins Prolific-Chris Reuter, Pedigreed Seed Co., New Orleans, La. Hooper's Big Boll- M. J. Hooper, Cumming, Georgia. Lewis 63- S. E. Statham, Americus, Georgia. Lewis 63 (B-2)-Thomasville Experiment Station, Thomasville, Georgia. Lewis 63(B-3 ) -Thoma~?ville Experiment Station, Thomasville, Georgia. Lightning Express-Pedigreed Seed Company, Hartsville, South Carolina. Lone Star-United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.O. Lone Star 1926- United States Department of Agriculture, Washing- ton, D. C. Mathis Toole- J. W. Mathis, Dawson, Georgia. Meade-J. E. Hite, Sylvester, Georgia. Okra-W. W. Bullard, Edison, Georgia. 1-1/ 16" Cleveland-Pedigreed Seed Company, Hartsville, South Carolina. Over the Top-J. Hope Jackson, Hogansville, Georgia. Perry's Toole-J.P. Perry, Dawson, Georgia. Petty's Toole-H. A. Petty, Dawson, Georgia. Piedmont Cleveland- Piedmont Pedigreed Seed Farm, Commerce, Georgia. Poulnot-J. E. Bradberry, Athens, Georgia. Rexall-S. A. Rogers, Sumter, Georgia. Rhyne's Cook-Rhyne Brothers, Benton, Alabama. Salsbury-Delta and Pine Land Company, Memphis, Tennessee. Shivers Prolific- Rough Shiver, Camilla, Georgia. Sikes Cleveland-M. H. Sikes, Cadwell, Georgia. Simpkins Prolific-Chris Reuter, Pedigreed Seed Co. , New Orleans, La. Simpkins Prolific 56- Chris Reut er, Pedigreed Seed Co., New Or- leans, La. Steinheimer's Cleveland-R. P. Steinheimer, Brooks, Georgia. Trice- United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. 0. Wannamaker's Cleveland-Model Seed Farm, St. Matthews, South Carolina. Webber 49-101-3-3- Pedigreed Seed Company, Hartsville, South Carolina. 7 TABLE 1. Yield of the Varieties with per cent Lint and Yield in Terms of Cotton Lint. Cotton Variety Actual Yield Seed Cotton per Plot. Computed Yield Seed Cotton Per Acre Percent Lint Yield Lint per Acre. Dixie Triumph___ ___________ 15lb. 2 oz. Cleveland Straight No.4__ __ Poulnot___________ ___ _______ 14lb. 13lb. 2 oz. 1 oz. Steinheimer's Cleveland____ 11lb. 12 oz. Fitzpatrick's Cleveland___ __ 11lb. 4 oz. Petty's Toole _______________ 11lb. 3 oz. Lewis 63 (B-2) ____ ___ __ ______ 11lb. 0 oz. Piedmont Cleveland________ Durango 489 ____________ ____ 10 10 lb. lb. 13 oz. 12 oz. Lightning Express__________ 10 lb. 3 oz. Mathis Toole__ ______________ Columbia____ ______________ _ 10 lb. 9lb. 3 11 oz. oz. College No.1 5-5-1-3-2-1-L___ 9lb. 8 oz. Webber 49-101-3-3________ ____ Caldwell____ ________ ________ 9lb. 9lb. 7 oz. 5 oz. Perry's Toole ___ ______ __ ____ 9lb. 3 oz. Deltatype Webber___________ Salsbury__ __ _________ __ _____ B( )aknr ak_A__c_c__o_u_n__t ____________________________ 9lb. 9lb. 9lb. 9lb. 3 oz. 3 oz. 2 oz. 1 oz. College No.1. 23-25-L _______ 8lb. 15 oz. Shiver's Prolific __ __ ___ _____ 8lb. 14 oz. Sikes Cleveland_____ ________ CUlpepper __________________ 8lb. 14 oz. 8lb. 13 oz. Wannamaker' s Cleveland ___ 8lb. 11 oz. Rhyne's Cook_________ __ ____ Lewis 63_____________________ Delfos 6102__________________ 8lb. 8lb. 8lb. 8 oz. 8 oz. 7 oz. Simpkins Prolific 56_________ RexalL ___ ____ ____ ______ _____ B u l l a r d _____________________ Lone Star___ __________ ______ Trice__ _________ __ __ ___ ______ 8lb. 8lb. 8lb. 8lb. 8lb. 7 oz. 6 oz. 3 oz. 2 oz. 0 oz. Covington Toole_______ _____ 7lb. 15 oz. Hawkins Prolific___________ _ 7lb. 8 oz. 1H-1a/l1f 6a"nCdl eHvaellfa__n_d_-_-_-__- -_-_-_-_-_-__Acala ______________ _____ __ __ 7lb. 7lb. 7lb. 6 oz. 4 oz. 0 oz. Hooper's Big Boll__ ____ _____ Meade ______ __ ___ __ __ _______ 6lb. 10 oz. 6lb. 5 oz. Delfos 63L __ __ ___ __ ___ ___ ___ 6lb. 3 oz. Simpkins Prolific ___________ 6lb. 3 oz. Addison's Prolific __ ________ Lone Star 1925____ _________ _ 5lb. 5lb. 9 oz. 5 oz. ()ver the Top ____ ___ ___ __ ___ 4lb. 14 oz. Lewis 63 (B-3) ____ ___ ____ ____ 4lb. 12 oz. Delta Pine Land No.4 ______ 3lb. 15 oz. 1513 1413 1306 1175 1125 1119 1100 1081 1075 1019 1019 969 950 944 931 920 919 919 913 906 894 891 888 881 869 850 850 844 844 838 819 813 800 794 750 738 725 700 663 631 619 619 556 531 488 475 394 36.4% 551 36.3% 513 36.5% 477 35.0% 411 34.5% 338 34.9% 391 34.6% 381 33.5% 362 30 .9% 332 29.7% 303 34.3% 350 30.4% 295 34.3% 326 32 .8% 310 39.1% 364 33.1% 304 30.3% 278 31.0% 285 35.4% 323 26.7% 242 35.8% 320 33.2% 296 34.1% 303 32.1% 283 34.3% 298 35 .4% 301 31.9% 271 29.8% 252 31.4% 265 31.6% 265 31.4% 257 37.9% 308 27.8% 222 32.9% 261 33.6% 252 31.8% 235 41.2% 299 31.8% 223 32.4% 215 22.7% 143 28.2% 175 31.1% 193 36.4% 202 35.6% 189 26.8~ 131 32.9 0 156 35.6% 140 8 The growing of cotton with lint measuring less thim 7-8' is not recommended. The seed of cotton with long lint, as Lightning Express, should be kept clean by avoiding crossings with short staple cotton and by taking necessary precautions in cleaning the gin out thoroughly before ginning. When it is felt to be an advantage to plant more than one variety of cotton in a community, care should be taken to select cotton of about the same lint length as, for example, an early strain of Lewis 63 and Dixie Triumph, which is a late cotton, both with lint measuring 7-8' ; or Lightning Express, an early cotton, and Deltatype Webber, both measuring about 1-3-16'. In many localities there is no premium paid for lint length, and where this is the case it is recommended that the grower write the Georgia State Board of Entomology for the addresses of reliable cotton brokers who do pay premiums for lint lengths. Growers should become familiar with the percent lint yielded by the cotton varieties and the lint length as the yield of seed cotton in it,Belf is a poor index to the value of a variety. However, froli,l year to year there is a slight change in lint lengths in the same variety, a condition found this year when practically all the varieties showed a shorter lint length due, in all probability, to the weather conditions. When a variety is found suitable the grower should keep the seed up by selections or should buy a new supply of seed every three years. There is really no one best variety but a number of good ones, but it is necessary to remember that the earliness of a variety and its ability to fruit continuously are the outstanding qualifications of cotton under weevil conditions. Further limitations are met with when cotton wilt is present and it is doubtlessly risky to plant any variety which is susceptible to wilt. The varieties planted for these tests which showed wilt damage were: Acala, Addison's Prolific, Bank Account, Cleveland Straight No. 4, College No. 1 5-5-1-3-~-1-1, College No. 1 ~3-~-1. Culpepper, Delfos 681, Delphas 6102, Deltatype WebbeT, Durango 489, Fitzpatrick's Cleveland, Half and Half, Hawkin's Prolific, Hooper's Big Boll, Lightning Express, Lone Star, Lone Star 19~, 1-1/16" Cleveland, Piedmont Cleveland, Rhyne's Cook, Sikes Cleveland, Simpkin's Prolific, Steinheimer's Cleveland, Trice, Wannamaker's Cleveland, and Webber 49-101-3-3. The others appeared to be wilt resistant. 9 The reader is advised to make a careful study of Table 1, which gives the total yields of seed cotton per plot and the estimated yield of seed cotton per acre along with the percent lint realized and cotton lint yield per acre. In yield of seed cotton Dixie Triumph led by a large margin, and ranking fourth in percent lint held the lead in yield of cotton lint. This is to be expected when wea$er conditions are favorable for late cotton as was the case this past season. With unfavorable weather conditions, a short growing season and average weevil infestation, this variety would suffer while an early variety such as Lewis 63 or Lightning Express (Table 8) would yield a leading amount of seed cotton. Cleveland Straight No. 4, Steinheimer's Cleveland and Fitz patrick's Cleveland, all susceptible to wilt, yielded high this year in the absence of severe wilt damage. Another year with conditions favoring wilt, these varieties may be cut as high as 60 percent in cotton production. The error of selecting a cotton for growing on the farm merely because of a high percent lint is best demonstrated by the variety, Half and Half, which ranked first in percent lint but ranked twenty-first in cotton lint yield per acre. The small boiled wilt resistant cottons as Petty's Toole and Lewis 63, though yielding well enough this season usually grow cotton when other varieties fail altogether in bad wilt land. Delta Pine Land No. 4 was planted l.ate and so all data for this variety concerning yield should be disregarded. The yields of the Lone Star cottons were greatly reduced by a boll rot, Diplodia gossypia Edgerton. 10 TABLE 2. A Record of the Blooms Which Opened Throughout the Season. Cotton Variety Number Blooms. June 20 Cotton Variety Number Blooms. June 27 Lewis 63 (B-2) _______________ _ 86 TLeriwcies_6_3__(_B__-_3_)_-_--------------_-_-_-_-_-_--_ 8862 Durango 489 ______ ____ _____ __ 56 Lightning Express__________ _ 56 Deltatype Webber __________ _ 55 1-1/ 16" Cleveland..___________ _ 54 Over the Top _______________ _ 53 Bullard_____________________ _ 52 Delfos 63L ________________ ___ 50 Meade ______________ -- ____ --_ 48 Acala ___________ ------------- 48 Simpkins Prolific 56_________ _ 45 Bank Account______________ _ 42 Delfos 6102__________________ _ 42 College No. l. 5-5-1-3-2-1-L __ 40 Hooper's Big BolL _________ _ 39 College No. l. 23-25-L ______ _ 35 Cotumbia___________________ _ 32 Lone Star__________________ _ 27 Steinheimer's Cleveland____ _ 24 Rhyne's Cook _______ ___ ____ _ 25 Half and HalL _____________ _ 25 Caldwell__ _____ _____________ _ 25 Mathis Toole _______________ _ 25 Culpepper________ _______ ___ _ 22 Shiver's Prolific_____________ _ 21 Cleveland Straight No.4____ _ 21 Lone Star 1925______________ _ 21 Fitzpatrick Cleveland_______ _ 20 Covington Toole____________ _ 20 Wannamaker's Cleveland___ _ 16 Hawkins Prolific___________ _ 16 Perry's Toole _______________ _ 15 Addison's Prolific ____ ______ _ 15 PoulnoL __ _________________ _ 14 Rexall_______________________ _ 13 Salsbury___________ _________ _ 13 Simpkins Prolific___________ _ 12 Dixie Triumph______________ _ 12 Lewis 63 ___ _______________ __ _ 12 Webber49. 101-3-3__________ _ 10 Piedmont Cleveland________ _ 10 Okra____ _____ ---------- ____ __ 8 Petty's Toole _______________ _ 6 Sikes Cleveland_____________ _ 2 Delta Pine Land No.4______ _ 0 Lewis 63 (B-2) _________ _______ 386 TLeriwcies_6_3__(_B__-3__)_--_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-.-_-__-_-_- 331582 Dirango 489__ ________________ 279 Simpkins Prolific 56__________ 258 Meade _______________________ 255 Deltatype Webber ___________ 249 Delfos 63L__ __ _______________ 248 Hooper's Big Boll____________ 247 Lightning Express___________ 241 Bullard______________________ 240 1-1/ 16" Cleveland----~- ------- 226 College No.1. 5-5-1-3-2-1-L __ 216 Columbia____________________ 212 Delfos 6102_______ ____________ 210 Over the Top ________________ 205 College No.1. 23-25-L ________ 200 Bank Account_______________ 196 Acala _______________________ _ 192 Steinheimer's Cleveland____ _ 191 Cleveland Straight No.4_____ 176 Shiver's Prolific ________ _____ 176 Culpepper _______ ____________ 165 Caldwell____ __ _____ __________ 154 Mathis Toole ____ _____ _______ 152 Okra_______________ __________ 147 Poulnot______ ________________ 145 Lone Star_________ ___ _______ 144 Perry's Toole ________________ 137 Fitzpatrick's Cleveland____ __ 133 Rhyne's Cook__ ______________ 133 Addison' s Prolific ___________ 132 Dixie Triumph_______________ 128 Lewis 63 _____________________ 126 Covington Toole_____________ 126 Hawkins Prolific ____________ 124 Half and Half________________ 121 Salsbury__ _______ ____ _______ _ 115 Petty's Toole ________________ 114 Lone Star 1925__ ___________ __ 113 Piedmont Cleveland_________ 112 Webber 49. 101-3-3____________ 106 Rexall________________________ 101 Simpkins Prolific ____________ 95 Wannamaker's Cleveland____ 94 Sikes Cleveland______________ 40 Delta Pine Land No.4_______ 14 11 Cotton Variety Number Blooms July 4 Cotton Variety Number Blooms July 11 Lewis 63 (B-2) _______ __ _____ __ 814 Lewis 63 (B-3)------- ------ -- - 717 Hooper's Big Boll____________ 604 Durango 489 _________ ____ ____ 591 Deltatype Webber __ __ _______ 568 Simpkins Prolific 56__________ 557 Trice ___ _____________ ________ 553 Meade __ _____________ __ ______ 545 Light ning Express____ _______ 502 Delfos 63L ____ _____________ __ 483 College No.1. 5-5-1-3-2-1-L___ 482 Columbia___ _________________ 482 Bullard__ __ __________________ 467 Cleveland Straight No.4_____ 458 Steinheimer's Cleveland___ __ 457 Bank Account__________ _____ 446 1-1/ 16" Cleveland_____________ 441 Delfos 6102____ __ _____ _______ _ 439 Okra___ ______________ ________ 432 Shiver's Prolific _____ ________ 428 Culpepper____ _______________ 423 Petty' s Toole __ ____ __________ 415 Poulnot______________________ 412 Over the Top ________________ 409 Mathis Toole ___ _________ _____ 408 Caldwell_____________________ 404 Acala ___________ _____________ 390 Fitzpatrick's Cleveland______ 362 College No. 1. 23-25-L_______ 355 Rhyne's Cook _______________ 322 Half and Half__ ____ ____ ______ 319 Lewis 63 _____________________ 317 Perry's Toole ________________ 307 Covington Toole___________ __ 295 Hawkins Prolific_____ ________ 294 Dixie Triumph_______________ 289 Lone Star___ _________________ 281 Piedmont Cleveland_______ __ 274 Rexall__ _____________________ _ 273 Addison's Prolific____ ____ ____ 259 Salsbury___________________ __ 256 Wannamaker's Cleveland____ 244 Simpkins Prolific ____ __ ______ 238 Webber 49-101-3-3__________ ___ 234 Lone St ar 1925_____________ __ 223 Sikes Cleveland____________ __ 120 Delta P ine Land No. 4_____ __ 87 Lewis 63 (B-2)_______ _______ __1535 Lewis 63 (B-3)__ ______________1367 Hooper' s Big BolL_________ __1234 Simpkins Prolific 56__________1192 Durango 489 _________________1176 Meade _________ __ _____ _____ __1155 Trice ______________________ __1125 Deltatype Webber____________1124 Light ning Express____ _______1084 Q,kra____________ ____ ______ ___1050 Mat his Toole ___ ______ ___ ____l046 Pet t y 's Toole____________ ____1045 College No. 1. 5-5-1-3-2-1-1____1039 Columbi a ________ ____________1021 Bank Account______ _____ ~ __ _l009 Cleveland Straight No.4 __ __ 990 Delfos 6102_______________ ____ 977 Over t h e Top _________ _______ 956 Culpepper___________________ 953 St einheimer's Cleveland_____ 937 Shivers Prolific ____________ __ 934 Delfos 63L ______ ______ __ _____ 934 Caldwell__ ______ ______ ____ ___ 919 Poulnot ______ ________ _______ _ 913 1-1/ 16" Cleveland ------------- 907 Bullard______________________ 881 Fit zpatrick' s Olevelankra____ _____________ __ ___ ___2999 Petty's Toole ___ ________ __ ___2966 Lewis 63 (B-2) ____ ___ ___ ____ __2806 Dixie Triumph_______________2669 CaldwelL _______ ___ _____ ___ __2662 Durango 489 _________________2593 Cleveland Straight No. 4____ _2591 Simpkins Prolific 56__ ___ __ ___2585 Shivers Prolific _______ _____ __2449 Hooper's Big BolL _____ ._____2449 RexalL ______ __ ________ __ ____2458 PoUlnot ______________ _______2436 Bullard______ __________ ______2419 _.2409 TCroilcleeg_e__N__o_.1___5_-_5_-1_-_3_-2__-1_-_1_._______2366 Webber 49-101-3-3______ ___ ____2340 Bank Account___________ ___ _2318 Piedmont Cleveland__ ____ ___2265 Lightning Express_________ __ 2256 CUlpepper ________ __ _________ 2216 C o l u m b i a____________________ 2214 Meade ____________________ ___2209 Lewis 63 (B-3) ________ ________2188 Fitzpatrick's Oleveland______ 2168 Simpkins Prolific ____________2165 Deltatype Webber ___________2124 Perry's Toole ________________2119 Stei:o.heimer's Cleveland____ _2117 Rhyne's Cook______________ __2061 Salsbury_____________________2049 College No.1 23-25-L ___ ____..-2031 Lewis 63 ______________ _____ __2031 Wannamaker's Cleveland____2028 Delfos 6102___ ________________2021 Covington Toole_____________1972 1-1/ 16" Cleveland_____________1917 Half and Half____ ___ _________1849 Sikes Oleveland____ ___ __ ____ _1842 C>ver the Top________________1788 Lone Star_ ___ ___________ ____ _1748 Hawkins Prolific__ ___________1654 Addison's Prolific____________1654 Delfos 63L _______ ____ _______ _1551 LAocnaleaS__t_a_r_1_9__2_5______________________________11452278 Delta Pine Land No. 4___ ____1236 A count o the blooms opening in each variety plot was ma.de every day throughout the blooming season. Table ~ gives a tabulation o the total number of blooms counted at the end of ea.ch week. Table 3 gives a summary of .Table 2, showing the ra.nk in number of blooms of the several varieties. Table 4 gives the number of bolls picked from each variety plot throughout t}le picking season. From Table 2 and Table 4 the percent of blooms which opened as bolls can be determined. This data is shown in Table 6. From Table 4 the relative earliness of the cotton varieties can be determined. This data is given in Table 8. 15 TABLE 3. Summary of the Bloom Count Showing the Rank in Earliness of each Variety. Jun Jun July July July July Aug.Aug. Aug. 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 Lewis 63 (B-2) __ _________ _ 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 Lewis 63 (B-3) ______ ______ Trice_____ _____ _______ __ __ Durango 489 ______ ____ ___ 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 5 2 1 5 3 1 8 5 7 17 22 22 8 13 15 15 6 7 7 6 Lightning Express_______ 2 8 7 7 12 12 17 17 19 Deltatype Webber______ __ 4 5 3 6 7 15 22 24 25 1-1/ 16" Oleveland__ _____ __ 5 10 15 23 24 28 33 35 35 Over the Top ___________ _ BUllard___ ___ ______ __ ____ 6 7 14 9 22 11 16 24 21 19 27 17 36 12 37 13 38 13 DelfQI!63L _____ __ ____ ____ Meade____________________ 8 9 6 4 8 19 31 37 41 43 43 6 4 9 14 20 22 22 Acala___________ ---- ----- 9 17 25 26 37 41 44 45 45 Simpkins Prolific 56_____ _ 11 3 4 2 2 5 5 8 8 Bank Account_ __________ 12 16 14 13 11 11 14 16 17 Delfos 6102_______________ 12 13 16 15 22 24 28 31 33 College No. 1. 5-5-1-3-2-1-L ___ __ 14 11 9 11 13 10 10 14 14 Hooper's Big Boll________ 15 7 1 1 1 4 8 9 9 College No.1. 23-25-L ____ Columbia ______ __________ Lone Star__ ______________ 16 17 18 15 12 26 27 9 35 31 12 38 29 16 38 30 19 40 27 19 38 29 21 39 30 21 39 Rhyne's Cook_______ _____ 19 28 28 26 25 23 26 28 28 Half and Half____________ 19 Caldwell _________________ 19 Mathis Toole_____________ 19 35 22 23 29 24 23 29 21 9 32 18 4 34 9 2 37 4 1 36 4 1 36 5 1 Steinheimer' s Oleveland_____________ _ 23 18 13 18 20 21 24 26 27 CUlpepper __ ____ -~ _______ 24 21 19 17 14 18 18 20 20 Shivers Prolific __ ___ _____ 25 19 18 19 15 16 9 10 9 Oleveland Straight No.4. 25 19 12 14 10 7 6 6 7 Lone Star 1925 ___________ 25 38 44 44 44 44 45 44 44 Fitzpatrick's Oleveland_____ _________ 28 28 26 25 23 20 21 23 23 Covington Toole____ __ ___ 28 32 32 30 28 32 31 34 34 Wannamaker's Cleveland_____ ---- -- ___ 30 43 40 37 36 33 29 30 32 Hawkins Prolific_________ 30 34 33 33 34 35 39 41 41 Perry's Toole __ _________ _ 32 27 31 32 26 25 25 25 26 Addison's Prolific________ PoUlnot_________________ _ Rexall__ __________ __ ______ 32 34 35 30 25 41 38 21 37 41 22 35 43 17 27 43 43 13 11 22 . 16 42 12 11 41 12 11 Salsbury ______ _____ ______ 35 36 39 39 40 38 35 33 29 Simpkins Prolific ________ 37 42 41 42 39 36 32 27 24 Dixie Triumph ______ _____ Lewis 63___________ _______ 37 37 31 32 34 30 34 28 35 30 26 31 15 30 5 32 4 30 Webber 49-101-3-3____ __ ___ 40 40 43 43 41 39 34 19 16 Piedmont Oleveland______ Okra________ _____________ 40 43 39 36 24 17 36 8 33 3 28 1 23 2 18 2 18 2 Petty's Toole ____________ 44 37 20 10 6 3 3 3 3 Sikes Oleveland__ ______ __ 45 45 45 45 45 45 42 38 37 Delta Pine Land No.4, __ _ 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 )6 TABLE' A Record of the Bolls Which Opened Throughout the Season. Cotton Variety Number Bolls August 1 Cotton Variety Number Bolls August 8 Lewis 63(B-3) _____ ___________ 165 Lewis 63 (B-2) __________ ______ 95 1rrice_____ _________ _________ _ 88 Over the 1rop_______ __ ______ _ 64 Lightning Express__ _______ __ 62 Bullard_____ ______ ___________ 45 Simpkins Prolific 56__ ________ 41 Hooper' s Big Boll____ __ ______ 37 College No.1 23-25-L __ __ ____ 36 1-1/ 16" Cleveland __ ___ ______ __ 33 Durango 489 _______ _____ ___ __ 29 College No.1 5-5-1-3-2-1-L ___ 29 Delfos 63L __________ -- -- - - __ _ 29 Delfos 6102___________________ 28 Bank Account______ _______ __ 24 Culpepper__________ _______ __ 20 Addison's Prolific ___ ____ ____ 20 CaldwelL ________________ ____ 18 Okra________________ _________ 17 Half and Half _______________ 17 Acala ________________________ 14 Deltatype Webber ___________ 14 Rhyne' s Cook __ ___ ____ ______ 14 Simpkins Prolific ____________ 14 Hawkins Prolific ______ ______ 13 Mathis 1roole_______ ____ __ __ _ 13 Fitzpatrick's Cleveland______ 13 Cleveland Straight No.4____ _ 10 Salsbury__ _______ ___ _________ 9 Steinheimer's Cleveland_____ 8 ShiversProlific __ _____ _______ 7 Covington 1roole____ __ __ __ __ _ 7 Rexall ________ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ 6 Meade ______________ ___ ______ 5 Perry's 1roole _______ _________ 4 Piedmont Cleveland ________ _ 4 Wannamaker's Cleveland____ 4 Dixie 1rriumph_______________ 4 Lewis 63 ______________ _______ 3 Columbia____ _______ ____ _____ 3 PoUlnot ______________________ 2 Petty's 1roole________________ 2 Lone Star 1925___ __ __ __ __ __ __ 2 Webber 49-101-3-3_________ ____ 2 Lone Star ___________________ 1 Sikes Cleveland______________ 1 Delta Pine Land No.4_______ o Lewis 63 (B-3)_________ ___ ___ _ 346 Lewis 63 (B-2) _________ ____ ___ 262 1rrice___________ __ ________ ____ 212 Over the 1rop___ __________ ___ 140 Lightning Express_______ __ __ 140 Bullard________________ ____ __ 130 Simpkins Prolific 56_______ ___ 129 Hooper's Big Boll________ ____ 100 College No.1 23-25-L _______ _ 89 College No.1 5-5-1-3-2-1-L ___ 89 Okra_____________________ ____ 87 1-1/ 16" Cleveland_ ___ ______ ___ 86 Delfos 63L ____ ___ ________ ___ _ 78 Durango 489 ____________ - - - - _ 75 Delfos 6102_________ ______ __ __ 74 Culpepper __________________ _ 73 Deltatype Webber_ ________ __ 69 BankAccount__ __ __ _____ ____ 67 Hawkins Prolific _______ __ ___ 56 Shivers Prolific __ ___________ _ 49 Fitzpatrick's Clevela nd____ __ 48 Cleveland Straight No.4_____ 48 Addison's Prolific _______ ___ _ 48 Acala _______ ____ _________ ___ _ 46 Caldwell________________ __ ___ 45 Mathis 1roole______________ ___ 41 Columbia _________________ ___ 40 Salsbury _________________ _-- - 40 Rhyne's Cook_____________ ___ 38 Simpkins Prolific _____ ___ __ __ 38 Steinheimer's Cleveland___ __ 34 Half and HalL _________ ___ __ _ 33 Lewis 63____________________ __ 33 Rexall _______ _____ ________ ___ 29 Covington 1roole__________ __- 28 Piedmont Cleveland ______ __ _ 28 Pet ty's 1roole________________ 27 Perry 's 1roole_____________ __ _ 24 Wannamaker's Cleveland____ 24 Meade __________________ _____ 22 Dixie 1rriumph_______________ 19 Webber 49-101-3-3_________ ____ 16 PoUlnot____________ _____ ____ - 14 Lone Star_ _____________ ______ 14 Sikes Cleveland__________ ____ 7 Lone Star 1925___ __________ __ 6 Delta Pine Land No.4__ ____ _ 0 17 Cotton Variety Number Bolla Aug- ust 16 Cotton Variety Number Bolla Aug- ust22 Lewis 63 (B-2)_______ _________ 713 Lewis 63 (B-3) _____________ __ _ 634 Hooper's Big BolL __________ 534 Lightning Express____ _______ 489 Simpkins Prolific _______ ____ _ 467 Trice ___ ______ ____________ ___ 435 Okra____ ______ ______ __ ___ ____ 429 College No.1 5-5-1-3-2-1-L ___ 392 Bullard__ ____________________ 386 Bank Account __ ______ ____ ___ 378 Over the Top ________________ 358 Cleveland Straight No. 4_____ 351 Deltatype Webber_ ___ _______ 350 Culpepper_ __________________ 347 Durango 489 ________ _________ 327 Petty's Toole ________________ 325 College No.1 23-25-L ________ 320 Caldwell _________ __ __________ 310 Fitzpatrick's Cleveland______ 303 Delfos 6102-- ---------~----- -- 300 1-1/ 16" Cleveland__ ___________ 281 Steinheimer's Cleveland_____ 275 Mathis Toole____________ _____ 270 Hawkins Prolific________ _____ 256 Delfos 63L ___________________ 243 Poulnot ___ __ ________________ 239 Shiver's Prolific____________ __ 229 Rhyne's Cook______ __ ______ __ 227 Acala ________________________ 217 Piedmont Cleveland______ __ _ 217 Covington Toole____ _______ __ 211 Perry's Toole ____________ ___ _ 209 Lewis 63 ____ __ _____________ __ 209 Rex all___ ________ _____ _______ 208 Columbia ______ ___ ____ _______ 199 Half and Half_____________ ___ 184 Wannamaker's Cleveland____ 176 Meade _____ ___________ ______ _ 175 Salsbury____ ____ ___ ______ ____ 175 Addison's Prolific ___ ____ __ ___ 155 Simpkins Prolific ______ _____ _ 154 Dixie Triumph________ ______ _ 141 Webber49-101-3-3________ _____ 129 Lone Star_______ ____________ 119 Lone Star 1925_______________ 74 Sikes Cleveland__ ____ ___ _____ 68 Delta Pine Land No.4 _____ __ 44 Lewis 63 (B-2) ________________ 939 Lightning Express___________ 866 Okra___ ___ ____________ _____ __ 806 Hooper's Big BolL__ ________ 746 Petty's Toole ________________ 740 Simpkins Prolific ____ __ ___ ___ 732 Lewis 63 (B-3) ____________ ____ 722 Cleveland Straight No. 4 ____ 717 College No.1 5-5-1-3-2-1-L ___ 668 Trice__ ___ __________ ______ ___ _ 643 Fitzpatrick's Cleveland____ __ 622 Mathis Toole__ _______________ 610 Bank Account ____ ___________ 609 Culpepper_ __________________ 605 Bullard__ ________ ____________ 588 Deltatype Webber ___________ 586 Caldwell_____ __ _____ ______ ___ 578 Durango 489 _________________ 578 Poulnot ______________________ 574 Steinheimer's Cleveland_____ 570 College No.1 23-25-L ___ ___ __ 560 Over the Top ________________ 557 Shiver's Prolific _____ ___ _____ 511 Delfos 6102___ ______ _______ - - _ 507 Rexall_________________ _______ 494 Perry's Toole ________________ 491 Covington Toole_____________ 473 Rhyne's Cook ______ _____ ____ 465 Hawkins Prolific ___________ _ 459 1-1/ 16" Cleveland__ ___ ______ __ 452 Piedmont Cleveland _________ 448 Lewis 63 ____________ _____ ____ 440 Columbia ____________________ 435 Wannamaker's Cleveland____ 415 Delfos 63L ____ ____________ ___ 403 Half and Half___________ ____ _ 389 Dixie Triumph_______ __ ______ 371 Meade ___ _______ __ __________ _ 359 Acala_____ ___________________ 355 Salsbury__________ ___________ 342 Simpkins Prolific ____________ 337 Webber49-101-3-3____________ _ 325 Addison's Prolific _____ ______ 301 Lone Star____________________ 202 Lone Star 1925___________ __ __ 199 Sikes Cleveland______________ 190 Delta Pine Land No.4_______ 185 18 Cotton Variety Number Bolls Aug- ust29 Cotton Variety Number Bolls September 6 Lewis 63 (B-3) ________ ________1066 Petty's Toole ___ _________ __ __1022 Lightning Express________ ___1004 Okra____ ____ __ ---- - ---------_ 986 Cleveland Straight No.4 ____ 956 Mathis Toole ____ __ _______ __ _ 924 PoUlnot __ ___ __ __ _______ _____ 920 Simpkins Prolific ___ ___ __ __ __ 853 Hooper's Big BolL________ ___ 822 Steinheimer's Cleveland_____ 814 College No. 1 5-5-1-3-2-1-L____ 813 Fitzpatrick's Cleveland__ ___ _ 803 Durango 489 ____ ___ ___ ___ ____ 782 Culpepper_ ____ _____ ______ ___ 763 Deltatype Webber _______ ____ 762 Bank Account __ ___ ___ ___ ____ 757 Perry's Toole ___ ____ __ _______ 755 Trice____ ____ _______ _____ ____ _ 750 Lewis 63 (B-3) _____ __ ____ ____ _ 743 Shivers Prolific ___ __________ _ 738 Bullard_____ __ _____ ___ ____ ___ 732 Caldwell__ __ _________ __ ______ 725 College No.1 23-25-L _____ __ _ 717 Delfos 6102________ ______ ___ __ 716 Rexall_______ ____ ____ _____ ___ 711 Covington Toole_____________ 708 Piedmont Cleveland______ __ _ 700 Dixie Triumph_________ ____ __ 672 Lewis 63___ ___ _____ ______ ___ __ 638 Columbia___________ _______ __ 636 Rhyne's Cook__________ ___ __ 627 Wannamaker's Cleveland____ 610 Over the Top ____ _____ ___ ____ 607 Hawkins Prolific ___ __ __ ___ __ 583 1-1/ 16" Olevelanukrraa_n_g_o_ _4_8_9___________________________________ 37% 36% 36% 753 891 940 Ethyne's Cook_______ ____ ___ __ Mathis Toole_____ ________ __ __ 36% 36% 35% 1071 733 1095 Simpkins Prolific 56__ __ ______ Hooper's Big BolL ________ ___ 35% 35% 910 853 87 689 100 891 87 1075 118 906 86 850 107 1019 108 844 129 663 College No. 1 5-5-1-3-2-1-L ____ 35% 854 90 950 LBeawniks ~6c3c(oBu-n3)t____-_-_-_-_-_-_--__--_-__-_-_Half and HalL __ _______ ______ C>ver the Top ________________ Delfos 63L __ ___ ___ __ ___ ______ Bullard________ ___ ___________ 35% 35% 35% 35% 35% 34% 818 761 645 620 541 823 90 160 89 127 87 101 913 475 725 488 61 9 819 TCroilcuem__b_i_a______________-_-_- -__-_--_-_____________ 34% 749 33% 782 1-1/ 16" Cleveland ___ ______ ___ _ 33% 637 77 969 98 800 86 738 MDeelatdaeP__i_n_e__L_ a__n_d_ _N__o_._4_______________ Caldwell________ _____________ 31% 30% 30% 387 660 795 98 105 85 394 631 931 Simpkins Prolific___ -- --- - - __ _ 29% 634 102 619 Lone Star 1925_____ ____ ___ ___ 29% 445 84 531 ~ddison's Prolific____________ Lone Star____ ____ ____________ . 29% 28% 485 480 87 556 59 813 Average Length Lint Taken from t he Varieties of Corresponding Numbers in Table 6. TABLE 7. The Shortest, Longest, and Average Lengths of Lint Taken from l'fft7 Samples of Each Variety. VARDTY Shortest Longest Average Lint Lint Lint Length 1. Okra______________________ 2. Mathis Toole_______ _____ _ 3. Simpkins Prolific_________ 4. Simpkins Prolific 56______ 5. Sikes Cleveland________ __ 6. Bullard___________________ 7. Cleveland Straight No.4_ 8. Lewis 63 (B-3) __________ __ 9. Culpepper________________ 10. Addison's Prolific__ ______ 11. Lewis 63 (B-2) ___ __ ____ ___ 12. Dixie Triumph ____ _______ 13. Wannamaker's Cleveland 14. Petty's Toole_____________ 15. Rhyne's Cook________ ____ 16. Piedmont Cleveland______ 17. Perry's Toole_____________ 18. Steinheimer's Cleveland 19. Hooper's Big Bo)L_______ 20. Covington Toole ______ ~ -21. Caldwell______________ ____ 22. College No. 1 5-5-1-3-2-1-L 23. Bank Account _______ ____ 24. Shivers Prolific____ _______ 25. Lewis 63--- -- - --- - ----- ~ -2276.. THrailctea_n__d__H_a__lf____-_-_--__-_-_-_-_-_- -_ 28. College No. 123-25-L _____ 3209.. FRietxzaplal _t_r_i_c._k_'s__C__l_e_v_e_l_a_n_d_____ 31. Poulnot ____ ____ ___ _______ 32. Hawkins Prolific ____ _____ 33. Salsbury_________________ 34. 1-1/16'" Cleveland__ _______ 35. Lone Star__ ______________ 36. Delta Pine Land No. 4____ 37. Over the Top __ ____ ______ 38. Lone Star 1925____________ 39. Webber 49-101-3-3 _________ 40. Deltos 6102 __ __ ___ ____ ____ 41. Acala_____________________ 42. Deltos 63L _______________ 43. Durango 489___ __ _________ 44. Deltatype Webber________ 45. Lightning Express __ _____ 46. Columbia____________ __ ___ 47. Meade ______ ______ _____ ___ 9/16" 10/16.. 10/16.. 11/16" 11/16" 10/16 .. 11/16" 11/16.. 11/16" 10/16" 11/16" 11/16" 10/16.. 11/16.. 12/16'" 12/16.. 11/16.. 12/16'" .12/16'" 11/16'" 12/16 .. 13/16 .. 11/16 .. 12/16" 13/16'" 13/16" 12/16'" 13/16'" 12/16" 12/16" 13/16" 13/16" 12/16" 14/16" 11/16 .. 14/16" 13/16" 12/16" 14/16" 14/16'" 15/16" 1.. 1 .. 1" 1" 1- 1/16" 1- 4/16" 14/16.. 14/16.. 14/16.. 1.. 15/ 16" 1" 1- 1/16" 1" 1" 1" 1- 1/16.. 1- 1/16" 1 .. 1.. 1- 1/ 16" 1" 1" 1 .. 1 .. 1- 1/16" 15/ 16" 1" 1 .. 1 .. 1.. 1" 1- 3/ 16.. 1" 1- 1/16" 1- 1/16" 1- 2/16" 1- 2/16" 1- 3/16" 1- 2/16" 1- 3/16" 1- 3/16" 1- 3/16" 1- 4/16.. 1- 3/16" 1- 4/16" 1- 4/16.. 1- 4/16" 1- 6/16" 1- 7/16.. 1- 5/16" 1- 6/16" 1-11/16" 12/16..minus 12/16.. 12/ 16.. plus 13/16.. minus 13/16" minus 13/ 16" plus 13/16" plus 13/16" plus 13/ 16" plus 13/ 16" plus 14/ 16" minus 14/ 16" minus 14/ 16.. minus 14/ 16" minus 14/ 16" minus 14/ 16.. minus 14/ 16" 14/ 16" 14/ 16" plus 14/ 16" plus 14/ 16" plus 14/ 16" plus 14/ 16.. plus 14/16" plus 14/16" plus___ 14/ 16" plus___ 14/ 16.. plus 15/16" minus 15/16" 15/ 16" plus 15/ 16" plus 15/ 16" plus 1'" minus 1" minus 1" minus 1.. minus 1" 1" plus 1- 1/ 16.. minus 1- 1/ 16" minus 1- 1/ 16.. plus 1- 2/ 16" 1- 2/16" 1- 2/16" plus 1- 3/ 16" minus 1- 4/16" minus 1- 8/16.. minus 24 TABLE 8. The Relative Bank in Earliness Shown by the Varieties. TABLE 9. Germination Percent shown by the Varieties. Lewis 63 (B-2) Lightning Express Okra Simpkin's Prolific 56 Hooper's Big Boll College No. 1 5-5-1-3-2-1-1 Cleveland Straight No.4 Lewis 63 (B-3) Durango 489 Trice Mathis Toole Bullard Petty's Toole Fitzpatrick's Cleveland Deltatype Webber Culpepper Bank Account College No. 1 23-25-1 Steinheimer's Cleveland Poulnot Over the Top Caldwell Shiver's Prolific Rexall Perry's Toole 1-1/ 16" Cleveland Covington Toole Piedmont Cleveland Dixie Triumph Hawkins Prolific Rhyne's Cook Delfos 631 Lewis 63 Columbia Half and Half Salsbury Wannamaker's Cleveland Acala Simpkin's Prolific Webber 49-101-3-3 Addison's Prolific Meade Sikes Cleveland Lone Star Lone Star 1925 ebber 49-101-3-3_____________ 96% kra________ __ _______________ 95% erry's Toole __ ______________ 93% Covington's Toole___________ 92% ewis 63_____ ----- ___ _____ ---90% Simpkins Prolific 56__________89% iutlzlpaardtr_i_c_k_'_s__C_l_e_v_e_l_a_n_d__.._________-8887%% Culpepper____________ __ _____87% athis Toole ________________87% exall ________________________ 87% Coellfleogse61N0o2.__1_2__3_-2_5_-1_____________________8866%% ank Account_______________85% hivers Prolific ______________85% ikes Cleveland______________83% Salsbury____________ _____ ____83% edmont Cleveland_________81% awkins Prolific________ __ __ 79% Addison's Prolific____________ 78% alf and Half________ _______ .77% ixie Triumph______ _________ 77% hyne's Cook________________ 76% annamaker's Cleveland____ 75% Simpkins Prolific______ ______ 74% Cocallleag_e__N_o__. _1__5_-_5_-_1_-_3_-_2_-_1_-_1______7743%% one Star------- _______ __ ____ 73% ce_____ __ __________________ 69% eltatype Webber ___________ 69% etty's Toole _____ _____ ______ 68% 1-1/ 16" Cleveland..__________ __ 67% Steinheimer's Cleveland____ _66% Oleveland Straight No. 4.... . 64% Caldwell _____________________61% one Star 1925_______________61% ewis 63 (B-2) _______________ .60% Delfos 63L ___ _______ _________ 59% Durango 489 __ ____ ___ ________ 57% ghtning Express_____ ___ __ _57% ewis 63 (B-3) ________________ 56% eade _______ ___ ___________ __ 55% oulnot ________ ____ _____ __ __ 53o/o Delta Pine Land No. 4_______ 51% Columbia ___ _______ ________ _.50% Hooper's Big Boll_______ ____ .41% Over the Top ____ _________ __ .40% 25 CONTENTS. Introduction------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 Recommendations -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Varieties used and sources of seed ------------------------------------------------ 7 Table 1. Yield in pounds with percent lint and pounds lint per acre. -------------------------------------------- 8 Table ~- Bloom count records__------------------------------------------------ 11 Table 3. Bloom count ranking__________________________________________________ 16 Table 4. Boll count records_______________________________________ _______________ 17 Table 5. Boll count ranking -------------------------------------------------- 21 Table 6. I Pe;:e:~d~~:l~p;:::~~~~-~~~-~~~~~-~-i-~~~~: 22 l 1 Size of yield bpoelrlsa. crNeu- -m- - b--e--r-- b--o--l-l-s--p--i~c--k-e- -d--.- ---P--o- u- - n--d- -s- 23 Table 7. Lint length__________________________________________________________________ ~4 Table 8. 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