From the above tuMe it wilJ be set^n that? the l?*etei-kin i\n(V 

 vaiMeties havinji similar qualities were decideclly in the h^art 

 at Auburn in 11H)4 in the produetion of lint. Takin** the 

 yield of lint made by the lVt<'rkin jiroiip as KM); we tlnd that 

 the averaijt^ relative yield of the semi cluster jirouj) may \>r 

 represented by 7S; <»f the Kinj>- type by 7S: of the bi;^ b<»ll 

 .Uroup by 77; and of the lonj;- stajde ,<>roui» by tWi. This 

 thi-ows some light on the question of thv ditference in i»ro- 

 ductiveness on ujdand soils of the loni-- stajde varieties as 

 oompared with the other ••roups. The varietit^ Allen lon<»- 

 staple and Simms lonj; staple are not included in this aver- 

 ai^e for the reason that they i-rcw on the l«>west, and doubt- 

 less the richest, plots in the lieFd. 



The local markets usually ]»ay little or no premiuhi f(U- 

 the lonj;- staple varieties, which, however, command a premiuuk, 

 of several <ents a ]M>und in the larj^er southern seaport 

 markets. This year at Auburn for the four Ion*;- staple 

 varieties to have nearly equaled the Peterkin jinui]) in value 

 per acre it would have bt'en necessary for lonj; stajde lint to 

 sell for 15 cents per pound wlien I'eterkin was lU cents. «»r 

 for 10 1-- cents when IVterkin was worth 7 cents. If we 

 vompare the long staple with either ojf the^ other groups a, 

 much smaller premium would equalize the values. J.ong 

 staple cotton should have rich bottoiu land for its best de- 

 velopment. 



While the I'eterkin group is ahead this year, it by no 

 means follows that it will maintain its Icud when scasimai 

 conditions and soils are d liferent. 



Fkk Cent, of Lint in \'.\Biirni-:,s Testkd I^i Tlpts -Vi; At bvrn, 



IN 11)0 i. 



During a study of cotton varieties extending over a num- 

 ber of vears a large ainount o€ data have been obtained re - 

 garding the proportions of seed and lint of 175 or more 

 varieties which have recently been grown. The following 

 table «-ives owlv so uiuch of this data as. was obtained in 1004,, 



