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 l)olls required per jwuiid 



of seed cotton) 15 



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



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

 tor 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 h 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 I's inches; long 



staple, 1% inches) 8 



LTniformitj' in length of fillers on same seed 8 



Strength 3 



Fineness 3 



Color 2 



Maturity 2 



Uniformity of Seed in size, color, etc. ....... 2 



Total 100 



LiTEHATUHE 



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. 



