100 COTTON 



Why this difference ? 



They are grown on the same soil; moistened by 

 the same rains; brightened by the same sunshine; 

 they have enjoyed the same tillage, fertilization and 

 culture; and yet they differ in many ways. 



The solution of the problem is heredity. Like 

 begets like. 



We expect much from civilized races of men; 

 but less from the untrained, the child-like. In the 

 vegetable world we can readily apply the same 

 principle. We will not use for seeding purposes 

 the small yielders, the little doers. 



But this elimination must be done in the field 

 at picking time. We can do no mixing. We must 

 secure seed from the superior plants and keep it 

 separate from the general lot. It must be ginned 

 separately, too, else our pains and labor will come 

 to naught. 



By discarding seed from poorly producing 

 plants, and securing it only from the best, the pro- 

 cess of improvement will work quickly and surely, 

 and will reward the planter even more liberally 

 than he might expect. 



This means, furthermore, that we shall abandon 

 the practice of getting seed for planting at the gin 

 except from cotton previously gathered from 

 selected plants and set aside for planting purposes. 



SELECT MORE THAN ONE PLANT 



The plan of selecting more than one plant for 

 breeding stock is a good one, since it gives you 

 better opportunity for the study of the transmitting 

 power of each individual; and this increased num- 

 ber of plants for breeding purposes also aids you 

 greatly in approaching the special type you are 

 endeavoring to evolve. 



