The foUowiug tHl)le shows the classification aud grade of 

 each kind of the twenty varieties of cotton as furnished by 

 Mr. C. E. Porter, cotton broker of Opelika, Ala., whose long 

 experience and good judgment guaranteed a correct report. 

 A sample of the lint of each variety was taken and num- 

 bered so as to compare with the numbers on our record, 

 sent to Mr. Porter and his report which follows, it is hoped 

 will prove of interest to cotton producers : 



o; 



Classification. 



Length of 

 staple. 



Grade. 



1 



2 



3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



9 



10 



11 



12 



13 



14 



15 



16 



17 



18 



19 



20 



Strict Low Middling 



^^ inch 

 1 5-16 to r^i 



I inch 



Good Middling |1 3-16 to ^4 



Strict Middling ! ^4 to ,^„ 



Low " •'(! inch 



Strict Middling 1 inch 



I 1-16 inch . 



Middling 1 inch 



Strict Middling l^^ to l'„. 



?4 to 'a 



Good Middling U4 inch 



Middling 15-16 to 1 in 



Strict Middling |'h to linch. 



" " ^K to 1 inch. 



Middling 134 i"ch 



(■iood Middling 1 1-16 to 1',, 



Middling % inch. 



Strict J.ow Middling. .1 3-16 inch. 

 Strict Middling ^ inch^ 



Verj' weak 

 irregular, but strong 

 Regular and fine lint 

 Irregular, moderate strength. 



Very irregular 



Very weak, poor staple 



Moderate strength 



Strong and regular 



Regular and fine lint 



Weak lint 



Irregular and fine lint. 

 Regular and strong 

 Une lint and irregular 

 Irregular, very fine lint 

 Irregular, fair strength 



Regular and strong 



Very irregular, but strong . 



Very weak staple 



Very weak staple 



Very fine an d regular staple 



