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fiber; (3) strength of fiber; (4) a greater yield in 

 lint and seed. 



THE STAPLE SHOULD BE LONG 



If you examine the staple in several bolls of any 

 variety, you will find a certain degree of variation 

 in length. We all know that the longer the staple 

 is, the better price we get for it. Hence, every 

 cotton grower should endeavor to grow a longer 

 staple. This can be done by going into the field 

 and carefully examining bolls of the most promising 

 appearance, selecting for seed purposes such as 

 have greater length of staple than the average. 

 This practice should be followed year after year, 

 whatever the variety you are growing. 



FIBERS SHOULD BE OF UNIFORM LENGTH 



Cotton, like wool indeed like any fiber of com- 

 mercial importance is graded according to its 

 evenness and uniformity of length. And this 

 practice of grading is not limited to fibers, but goes 

 out in all directions and includes corn, wheat, and 

 other field crops. 



Consequently seed cotton should be so selected 

 that the tendency to produce fibers of uniform 

 length may be bred in the plant. 



FIBER SHOULD BE STRONG 



Not only length, but strength of fiber also, is a 

 most desirable quality, and should be considered 

 in every operation that pertains to the improve- 

 ment of any variety of cotton. The Sea Island 

 type is especially noted for the quality of strength, 



