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atmosphere ; hence, bolls held in a horizontal plane contain fibers of 

 most perfect development on top and at the ends' of the locks extend- 

 ing beyond the divisions of the bolls. 



Also, immature and miripc fibers do not take dye well, and their 



OF THE FIBER OF TWELVE REPRESENTATIVE VARIETIES OF 

 COTTON.i 



averages of from five to ten measurements of both length and tensile strength of fibers. 



Effect of Variety upon Percentage of Lint. — In the following 

 table are incorporated the results of three years' work conducted at 

 the Edgecombe and Red Springs Test farms of the Department with 

 four well-known varieties of cotton: 



SOIL, ETC., UPON THE PROPORTION OF LINT AND SEED. 



