102 COTTON 



merit and worth; adapted to soil, climate, and 

 methods of fertilization and culture, is "highly 

 bred" cotton in name and in fact, and in every 

 sense is pedigreed stock. 



Such strains are worth many times their cost, 

 and give ample reward for any additional labor 

 that needs to oe given them. 



BREED COTTON TOWARD AN IDEAL 



The animal breeder has succeeded in producing 

 marvelous strains of various classes of farm animals. 

 He has succeeded because he worked toward an 

 ideal. Some standard of excellence is no less 

 surely needed that the cotton planter may be 

 guided in the improvement of his crop. 



And in working toward such an ideal, as has al- 

 ready been suggested, those traits which count for 

 much in the sale of the commercial product, must 

 be given first consideration. Those factors are: 



An abundance of bolls 



A boll of large size 



Heavy yield in lint 



Fiber of good length 



High percentage of lint 



Fiber that is fine 



Fiber of good strength 



Fibers uniform in length. 



With these factors and their relative importance 

 in mind we suggest a score card as follows : 



A PROPOSED SCORE CARD FOR COTTON 



(Large, 15 points 

 Medium, 10 points 

 Small, 5 points 



