48 FIELD CROPS FOR THE COTTON-BELT 



Allen (Fig. 13), Columbia, Flemming, Moon, and. 

 Peeler. 



56. High ranking varieties. — Extended variety tests 

 conducted in all of the cotton producing states furnish 

 conclusive evidence that there is no one best variety of 

 cotton for all conditions. The readiness with which the 

 cotton plant is modified by such factors as length of grow- 

 ing seasonj,soil type, and moisture supply, has resulted 

 in the development of varieties particularly adapted to 

 more or less local conditions. On the western plains of 

 Texas and Oklahoma the storm-proof varieties are most 

 profitable. In North Carolina and Tennessee where the 

 growing season is short, the early cottons are largely 

 grown. Long-staple upland cottons are successfully grown 

 only on rich soils such as are found in the Mississippi 

 Valley. 



According to information furnished the author by the 

 directors and agronomists of southern Experiment Stations 

 the following are representatives of the high ranking 

 varieties for the different states: 



List op High Ranking Cotton Varieties 



Alabama Cook 



Cleveland 

 Covington-Toole 

 Poulnot 

 Layton 



Arkansas Trice 



Rublee 

 Cleveland 

 King's Improved 

 Simpkin's Prolific 



