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(3) Determine lint percentage, and discard all samples 

 under 30 per cent. lint. 



(4) Favour silkiness and lustre, and discard for dulness 

 and harshness of lint. 



(5) From all approved bags which have passed the 

 above tests, envelope samples of lint numbered to corre- 

 spond with field number should be filed for future 

 comparison. 



Second year in field. 



(1) Sow the seed from each bag in separate ridges 

 arranged according to lint percentage. 



(2) Make notes regarding germination, general pro- 

 gress, and maturity. 



(3) Uproot before flowering all lines which show no 

 fixity of type, appear sensitive and unsuited to climatic 

 conditions, or are specially subject to disease, also delete 

 number from Register. 



(4) Harvest each line separately, and mark bag with 

 number to correspond with sample in laboratory. 



Second year in laboratory. 



(1) Compare average samples from bags, with num- 

 bered samples of previous year. 



(2) Re-test for lint percentage, and discard under 30, 

 or for any other undesirable character, such as irregu- 

 larity, shortness, or weakness of staple. 



(3) Take further samples for reference, give same 

 number as in first year, but place it over 2 to indicate 

 second year's crop. 



Third year in field. 



(1) Sow seed from each number separately in acre 

 plots, using the seed carefully, in order to grow if 

 possible a plant from every seed and so expedite multi- 

 plication. 



(2) Uproot undesirable plants if in minority; if -in 

 majority, discard the whole acre. 



(3) Harvest each acre separately. 



