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were located on fairly uniform rich "second-bottom" soil, capable of 

 producing- during favorable seasons about 1 bale of cotton to the 

 acre. Bollworms had been especially destructive to the cotton grown 

 on this land the year previous. According to Captain Wilson, their 

 injury on the plantation during 1902 was such that from 850 acres 

 planted in cotton only 28 bales were gathered. 



Experimental collon plats of the Department of Agriculture at Hetty, Tex. , 1903. 



Plat 1. 5 acres. 



King seed. 



Planted May 1. 



Thorough cultivation. 



Yield, 6,741 pounds seed cotton, or 

 1,348.20 pounds per acre. 



Plat 2. 5 acres. 



King seed. 



Planted May 1. 



Average cultivation. 



Yield, 5,020 pounds seed cotton, or 

 1,004 pounds per acre. 



Plat 3. 5 acres. 



King seed. 



Planted June 1-2. 



Thorough cultivation. 



Yield, 1,804 pounds seed cotton, or 

 360.80 pounds per acre. 



Plat 4. 5 acres. 



King seed. 



Planted June 1-2. 



Average cultivation. 



Yield, 1,379 pounds seed cotton, or 

 275.80 pounds per acre. 



Plat 5. 5 acres. 



Gin seed. 



Planted May 1. 

 Keplanted May 20. 



Thorough cultivation. 



Yield, 938 pounds seed cotton, or 

 187.60 pounds per acre. 



Plat 6. 5 acres. 



Gin seed. 



Planted May 1. 

 Replanted May 20. 



Average cultivation. 



Yield, 887 pounds seed cotton, or 

 177.40 pounds per acre. 



Plat 7. 5 acres. 



Gin seed. 



Planted June 1-2. 



Thorough cultivation. 



Yield, 692 pounds seed cotton, or 

 138.40 pounds per acre. 



Plat 8. 5 acres. 



Gin seed. 



Planted June 1-2. 



Average cultivation. 



Yield, 647 pounds seed cotton, or 

 129.40 pounds per acre. 



It will be noted that the scheme includes the comparison of an early- 

 maturing variety of cotton (King) with cotton grown from common 



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