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at the Red Springs farm; and liftli, eighth and fourth in VMH, l'J04 

 and 1005 rcsi)ectively at Iredell. This variety is earlier by about 

 ten days and seems to be more subject to variation than Russell's Big 

 Boll, but, notwithstanding this last defect, is considered a good, relia- 

 ble variety. Being a late-matiiring variety and having a short grow- 

 ing season last year, especially at the Iredell farm, it was cut off 

 some by frost. It has a large-sized weed with spreading limbs well- 

 boiled, and holds its cotton well. 



Feterhins Improved is a very popular variety on account of its 

 high-percentage yield of lint. It has a compact, b.ushy growth, with 

 small bolls, which make it difficult and tedious to gather, and hence 

 is very unpopular with pickers. About one-third of the seed are 

 naked. In value it stood second in 1901, second in 1902, fourth in 

 1903, sixteenth in 1904 and sixth in 1905 at the Edgecombe farm; 

 second in 1900, fourth in 1901, second in 1902, second in 1903 and 

 tenth in 1904 at Red Springs; and eighth in 1903, twenty-first in 

 1904 and twentieth in 1905 at Iredell. This variety has tolerably 

 high stalks with small, narrow leaves, and holds its bolls in clusters. 

 It is hardy and holds its cotton well. 



King's Improved has a boll a little smaller than Feterhins Im- 

 proved, but does not generally yield quite as high percentage of lint. 

 It has a tolerably small stalk with spreading limbs. This and Doziers 

 Improved are two of the earliest-maturing varieties thus far tested. 

 It occupied seventh place in 1902, and third in 1903 and 1904 at 

 Edgecombe; fourth in 1902, sixth in 1903 and 1904 at Red Springs; 

 and second in 1903, first in 1904 and eleventh in 1905 at Iredell, 

 where the growing season is comparatively short. 



Excelsior Frolific has large, deep-lobed leaves and short, well- 

 matured limbs that bear very small bolls of high percentage of lint. 

 It ranked second in 1903, seventh in 1904 and first in 1905 at Edge- 

 combe; sixth in 1900, fifth in 1902, first in 1903 and third in 1904 at 

 Red Springs; and sixth in 1903 and 1904 and tenth in 1905 at Ire- 

 dell. This is a very promising variety for growth in the eastern part 

 of the State. 



Edgewood stood first in 1903 and tenth in 1904 and 1905 at Edge- 

 combe; fifth in 1903 and ninth in 1904 at Red Springs; and fourth 

 in 1903, eleventh in 1904, and twelfth in 1905 at Iredell. It has 

 a tolerably heavy stalk, large leaves and short stems. It is, ordinarily, 

 a rather late-maturing variety. 



Moss' Improved stood first in 1900, sixth in 1901, seventeenth in 



1904 and eighth in 1905 at Edgecombe ; sixth in 1901 and seventeenth 

 in 1904 at Red Springs; and nineteenth in 1904 and eigthteenth in 



1905 at Iredell. This variety possessed as high percentage of lint 

 as any other variety tested this year. 



