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Culpepper's Improved^ too, is a large-boiled variety, yielding gen- 

 erally a little less per boll than Russell's Big Boll. It ranked^ fourth 

 in 1900, third in 1901, fifth in 1902, ninth in 1903, seventeenth 

 in 1904, second in 1905, and thirteenth in 1906 at the Edgecombe 

 farm ; first in 1900, second in 1901, first in 1902, third from Red 

 Springs seed and fourth from Edgecombe seed in 1903, second from 

 Red Springs seed in 1904 at the Red Springs farm; and fifth, eighth, 

 fourth, and sixteenth in 1903, 1904, 1905, and 1906, respectively, 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, reliable variety. Being a late- 

 maturing variety and having a short growing season this year, espe- 

 cially at the Iredell farm, it was cut off some by frost. It has a large- 

 sized weed with spreading limbs well boiled, and holds cotton well. 



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

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

 It has a tolerably small stalk with spreading limbs. This and Dozier's 

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

 It occupied seventh place in 1902, third in 1903 and 1904, and six- 

 teenth in 1906 at Edgecombe; fourth in 1902, sixth in 1903 and 

 1904 at Red Springs; and second in 1903, first in 1904 and 1906, 

 and eleventh in 1905 at Iredell, where the growing season is com- 

 paratively short. 



Edgewortli^ stood first in 1903, tenth in 1904 and 1905, and eighth 

 in 1906 at Edgecombe; fifth in 1903 and ninth in 1904 at Red 

 Springs; and fourth in 1903, eleventh in 1904, twelfth in 1905, and 

 thirteenth in 1906 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, eighth in 1905, and tenth in 1906 at Edgecombe; sixth in 1901 

 and seventeenth in 1904 at Red Springs ; and nineteenth in 1904, 

 eighteenth in 1905, and seventeenth in 1906 at Iredell. This variety 

 possessed as high percentage of lint as any other variety tested during 

 the past two years. 



Cook's Improved ranked second in 1904, fifth in 1905, and first in 

 1906 at the Edgecombe farm; and tenth in 1904 and third in 1905 

 at Iredell. It is a medium early maturing variety. 



Wehh occupied eighth and seventeenth j)laces at Edgecombe in 1904 

 and 1905, and fourth place in 1906, seventh at Red Springs in 1904, 

 and third, fifth, and eleventh in 1904, 1905, and 1906, at Iredell. 

 Has rather small bolls and seeds. 



' All ranks of varieties of cotton are based on value of total products (lint and seed) per acre. 

 *This variety has been tested heretofore under the name of Edgrewood. 



