72 KNAPP METHOD OF GROWING COTTON 



of a good variety and is practicable for farmers 

 who cannot devote much time to cotton 

 breeding. 



Plant-to-the-Row Method. A much better 

 plan and one that should be adopted by the 

 farmer who wants to do careful seed breeding 

 is to have a breeding patch, separated as far 

 as possible from any other cotton to avoid 

 cross fertilization. It will be best to have 

 this breeding patch at least one fourth of a 

 mile from any other cotton. Select a plat 

 of ground for this purpose having uniform 

 character and fertility of soil. From the best 

 field of cotton each year select one hundred 

 stalks, or as many as can be conveniently 

 handled, and gin the cotton from each stalk 

 separately. A specially constructed small gin 

 will be best for this purpose, but if this cannot 

 be had the seed can be planted without ginning. 



Lay off the seed patch in rows of equal 

 length and uniform width and plant the seed 

 from each stalk in a separate row. Mark 

 the rows off in checks of equal width and plant 

 the seed in hills. Plants may show marks of 

 excellence due to favorable environments but 

 by keeping the seed from each plant separate, 



