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SCORE-CARD FOR THE COTTON PLANT (Continued) 



THE COTTON PLANT 



Fruiting, 24 points : 



Bolls, large, abundant, uniformly developed, plump, 

 sound, firm, well rounded, apex obtuse, singly or in 

 clusters 4 



Number of bolls, according to variety, soil, and season 4 

 . Bolls per plant, thin uplands, 10-20 ; fertile uplands, 

 20-25; "bottoms," 50-100; special selection, 

 100-500 4 



Bolls per pound of seed cotton, large, 40-60 ; me- 

 dium, 60-75; small, 80-110 4 



Character of bolls, number of locks 3 to 5 ; kind of 

 sepals ; retention of cotton 4 



Opening of bolls, uniform including top crop, classify 



as good, medium, poor 4 



Yield standard 1 bale per acre, 30 points : 



Seed cotton, estimated by average plant, distance 

 of planting, per cent of stand, plants per acre; 

 thin uplands, 10,000; fertile uplands, 6500; "bot- 

 toms," 4500; distance of plants 3| by If feet, 4| 

 by 1 \ feet, 4| by 2 feet, respectively 12 



Per cent lint, not less than 30, standard 33 to 35 . 12 



Seeds, 30-50 per boll, large, plump, easily delinted, 

 color, according to variety ; germination not less 



than 95 per cent 6 



Quality and character of lint, 21 points : 



Strength, tensile strain good, even throughout length 5 



Length, common standards for upland, short 1 to 

 1 inch, premium ly-g- to If inches; long staple, ly\ 

 inches and better 5 



Fineness, fibers soft, silky, and pliable, responsive to 

 touch 5 



Uniformity, all fibers of equal length, strength, 

 fineness 5 



Purity, color dead white ; fiber free from stain, dirt, 

 and trash 1 



No. of plant Source 



Type 



Remarks on plant 



Date ... . . , 19 . . Name of student . . 



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