16 THE CONTEOL OF COTTON WILT AND ROOT-KNOT. 



Note blank prepared hj the Department of Agriculture. 

 COTTON NOTES. 



No. 



Locality Farm of. 



Year. . 

 Notes bv . 



After what appear to be the best progeny rows have been picked 

 out, a number of the best individual plants should be selected from 

 them. 



Tlie person who does the selecting should have in mind a clear 

 picture of the type toward which he wishes to select and take only 

 those plants that conform as closely as possible to that type. This 

 is an all-important point, since if the type selected for each year is 

 different progress is impossible. Only by continuous selection 

 toward a certain ideal type can that type be attained or even ap- 

 pijpximated. 



For convenience in finding the plants for picking, a white or 

 light-colored piece of cloth should be tied to the top of the selections. 

 A tag should also be attached, bearing the number of the progeny 

 row plus tlie number of the individual selection made from that row, 

 as 2-2 or 4-3-1. Selections should be made at the time of the first 

 picking, which is best delayed until at least half the cotton is open, 

 as one can more easily judge of the plant's performance at that time 



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