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adaptability, productiveness, earliness, habit of 

 growth, length and strength of fiber, size of 

 seed, and susceptibility to disease. A desir- 

 able type of upland cotton is one having a 

 strong, vigorous, short-jointed stalk with plenty 

 of fruit limbs on the lower half; fruit limbs 

 short-jointed and extending to the outer 

 border of the plant and fruiting to the end; 

 large bolls, storm resisting; a high percentage 

 of lint; medium-size seed; staple at least one 

 and one eighth inches, and strong; plant 

 hardy, early, and prolific. 



Simplest Method of Seed Selection. The 

 simplest method of seed selection is for one 

 careful hand to go ahead of the pickers at 

 the first or second picking and take the best 

 bolls, from near the heart of the stalk, from 

 such plants as nearest approach the type 

 for which the grower is selecting. Store this 

 selected seed cotton in a dry place and wait until 

 the gins are not crowded, then carefully clean 

 the gin, put down a sheet to catch the seed, 

 and run the selected cotton through. Store 

 these seeds in a dry place until it is time for 

 planting. This kind of seed selection will 

 aid in maintaining the excellence and purity 



