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BULLETIN 1056, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



through the soil on the cotyledons of the cotton seedlings and a closely 

 delinted seed offers less resistance than gin- run seed. Also the 

 united action of the young plants, resulting from the simultaneous 





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Fig. 1. — Cotton seed, n and c, Gin-run ; b and d, delinted. All natural, size. 



germination of the delinted seeds, enables them to break through 

 soil that has been compacted by rains with comparatively little dif- 

 ficulty and helps to insure a stand of plants under adverse conditions. 



