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Hodge, Shine's Extra Early Prolific, and Webb. The first two 

 named are probably the earliest maturing varieties we have thus far 

 tested. They are especially adapted for growth in regions where 

 cotton is liable to be cut off by frost, mattering not whether the pro- 

 longed growth be due to climate or soil. 



MEDIUM MATURING VARIETIES. 



Culpepper's Improved, Cook's Improved, Excelsior Prolific^ Peter- 

 kin's Improved, and Edgeworth are varieties that matured during the 

 past year at a medium date. 



LATE MATURING VARIETIES. 



Russell's Big Boll, Black Texas Wood, and Moss' Improved were 

 the latest varieties tested. Some of these are good yielding varieties 

 when grown where the season is long enough for complete develop- 

 ment of their bolls before frost. 



VARIETIES WITH HIGH PERCENTAGE OF LINT. 



Of the varieties tested, Moss' Improved, King's Improved, Brown 

 Texas Wood, Peterkin's Improved, Cook's Improved, Tool's Early 

 Prolific, Hodge, Excelsior Prolific, Brown's No. 1, Edgeworth, and 

 Mortgage Lifter are the ones that have yielded the highest percentage 

 of lint to seed. With these varieties in 1904 the percentage of lint 

 to seed varied from 35.42 per cent with Excelsior Prolific at the 

 Edgecombe farm to 43.03 per cent with Moss' Improved at Iredell. 

 The percentage yield of lint alone of a variety is frequently an unsafe 

 guide in selecting a variety that will produce a large amount of lint 

 cotton per acre. 



VARIETIES WITH LARGE BOLLS. 



Russell's Big Boll, Culpepper's Improved, Edgeworth, Double- 

 header, and Brown's No. 1 are the five varieties thus far tested that 

 possess the largest-sized bolls as well as seed. As an average of four 

 years' tests at the Edgecombe farm and three years' each at the Red 

 Springs and Iredell farms, it has required the following number of 

 bolls to yield a pound of seed cotton : Russell's Big Boll, at Edge- 

 combe, 53; at Red Springs, 64, and at Iredell, 72. Culpepper's 

 Improved, at Edgecombe, 60 ; at Red Springs, 71, and at Iredell, 74. 

 Edgeworth, at Edgecombe, 66 ; at Red Springs, 77, and at Iredell, 79. 

 These are late varieties and heavy producers of both lint and seed 

 when planted upon soils that will mature them before frost. 



