314 SOUTHERN FIELD CROPS 



FORM, short-jointed, well-branched, indicating fruitfulness . 15 

 YIELD (standard 1 bale or more per acre) : 



(a) Size of bolls (standard 40 per pound; 1 point de- 

 ducted for each additional 5 bolls required per pound 



of seed cotton) 15 



(6) Per cent lint (standard 40 per cent for short-staple 

 varieties ; 32 per cent for long-staple ; 1 point cut 



for each 1 per cent below standard) 10 



(c) Number of mature bolls per plant 15 



(Standard, unfavorable conditions .... 20) 

 (Standard, medium conditions ..... 60) 



(Standard good conditions 100) 



Total yield (a and b and c) \ or weighed yield seed cotton 

 times average per cent lint of that variety ... 40 

 EARLINESS (standard being the earliest plants of King) . . 10 



HARDINESS of plant towards disease 3 



STORM RESISTANCE 2 



COMPLETENESS OF OPENING and ease of picking .... 2 

 LINT 



Length of lint (standard, upland, 1 to \% inches; long 



staple, \y 2 inches) 8 



Uniformity in length of fibers on same seed 8 



Strength 3 



Fineness 3 



Color 2 



Maturity 2 



UNIFORMITY OF SEED in size, color, etc 2 



Total 100 



LITERATURE 



WEBBER, H. J. Improvement of Cotton by Seed Selection. 



U. S. Dept. Agr. Yearbook, 1902, pp. 365-389. 

 WEBBER, H. J., and BOYKIN. U. S. Dept. Agr., Farmer's Bui. 



No. 285. 

 BENNETT, R. L. Breeding an Early Cotton. Tex. Expr. Sta., 



Bui. No. 79. 

 Proceedings American Breeders' Association. 



