84 



The above table shows that m the 1912 experiment 

 Cook (check) was the earliest and Modella the latest. 

 By September 12th over half the seed cotton of all 

 varieties was picked. 



The Brundidge test in 1914 shows that half of all 

 varieties except Dixie was picked by September 2nd. 

 Their earliness as measured by the percentage of total 

 cotton picked bj'^ this date ranged from Cook 73.8 

 percent to Dixie 43.2 percent. 



The Liverpool experiment showed that Dix-Afifi was 

 there the earliest of the wilt-resistant varieties and 

 Covington-Toole the latest, the ditference between 

 them being about 20 percent. 



The experiment at Lowndesboro was picked Sep- 

 tember 22nd for the first time. The difference between 

 the earliest and latest variety as shown by the first 

 picking is only about 10 percent. 



This small difference shows that when the first pick- 

 ing is late, the difference between the earliest and the 

 latest varieties is not wide. 



In the 1915 test by Mr. McGuire at Notasulga, the 

 earliest variety was Tri-Cook. In the same year a test 

 conducted by Mr. Richardson in Notasulga and picked 

 August 31st, showed Tri-Cook again the earliest. In 

 the Richardson experiment 27.3 percent of Modella 

 was gathered at the first picking and 50 percent of 

 Tri-Cook. 



In the ordinary cotton variety test at Auburn in 1915 

 the first picking was made September the 3rd. At this 

 time, 16.9 percent of Modella was picked; and 60.2 

 percent of Wood (this is an early strain of Wood) ; 

 35.6 percent of Triumph; 14 percent of Cleveland; 

 and 69.2 percent of King. It must be borne in mind 

 that the last three varieties are not wilt-resistant; they 

 are placed in this table in order that the relative earli- 

 ness of the wilt-resistant varieties may be compared 

 with some well known early and medium early non- 

 resistant varieties. 



The above table shows that among the different wilt- 

 resistant varieties there is not a wide difference in their 

 relative earliness. In comparison with such standard 

 varieties as Triumph, Cook and Cleveland, most of the 

 wilt-resistant kinds must be regarded as somewhat 

 later in maturing. 



A study of yields of varieties of cotton, as reported 



