JUDGING COTTON 



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There are several other groups of varieties, but the three types 

 mentioned are much more popular than the others. 



Judging Cotton. Methods of selecting seed have been dis- 

 cussed in the chapter on Breeding. 



The grower should not only keep in mind the characteristics 

 of the plant, bolls, maturity, productiveness, early and rapid 

 fruiting, and influences of environment, but should also bear in. 



Fia. 191. A typical cotton plant of the Dixie wilt-resistant variety. Note the short-inter- 

 nodes and the compact habit of the plant. (U. S. D. A.) 



mind the market requirements for the product he is growing. The 

 following scale of points is used in judging both the upland cotton 

 and Sea Island cotton : 



SCORE CARD 



Counts. 



Size of bolls 15 



length of lint 20 



Fineness of lint 10 * 



Yield 20 



Uniformity in length of lint 7 



Strength of lint 10 



Per cent of lint . . 18 



Total.. . 100 



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