8 BULLETIN 14738, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
The growing season was extremely dry and there was little difference 
in the development of the plants in the different spacings and 
likewise little difference in the yields. 
POUNDS SLR SOLE 
2 
WTMMMD le CE 6 tt CCH 2 Meh CU WYCUMEL lh CUA LUMP t2 MM 6 404 
Fig. 3.—Yields (in pounds) of seed cotton per row from comparison of 6-inch and 12-inch spacings 
and unthinned rows in experiment B, Greenville, Tex., 1922 
TABLE 3.—Comparative yields in cotton-spacing experiment B (unthinned, 6-inch, 
and 12-inch spacings), Greenville, Tex., 1922 
{The rows, which were 109 feet long, were planted May 23, thinned June 29 (when the plants were 7 to 9 
inches high and were beering five to eight true leaves), and picked Sept. 25] 
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| | Yield of is ea | Yield of 
SE ae | Row; Number | seed | : ow Number seed 
QPaCMe | No. |of plants! cotton Spacing No. | of plants| cotton 
| | (pounds) | | (pounds) 
| jets shoe 
lee > | Li 
| 1 | 274 4.2 la! 294 | 4.6 
= 3 | % ; 999 | 4. 
Unthinned (block 1).... 2 263 4.4 | Gnthinned (block 7)---2 2 ay a 
| 3 i 279 4-3 3 246 ‘ 4.6 
I eee 284 | 5.6 4 284 | 5.7 
Motaleee ac EAC o.oo |) oy Ro Total ee... es baton | 1,046 | 19.0 
| — ——— — ———_—_ 
ifeesiia 114 4.1 | 1 | 100 | 4.4 
12-inch (block 2)______ h 3 i 5-3 || 12-inch (block 8)-..---- zeae | ae 
It 4] 108 4.7 4 103 | 4.5 
| ———— — ) ——— }} | —_ 
Potaleer ao. pe fSee ee 430 19.4 || Totals 53. oah pions | 411 | 18. 
Kaa 162 | eae Veen 191 | 4.9 
6-inch (block 3)___.__.. mob en 3.4 || @inch (block 9)... er, ts 
4 | 188 4.1 || 4 | 170 | 4.2 
otal es LANES EER 608 19.0 Total). eee Ls tate 17.6 
{ 1 | 561 |p mae mel 403 43 
Unthinned (block 4)...\) 2) 348 ‘7 || Unthinned (block 10)-\) 3 ae se 
| 4 | 353 | 5.1 4 412 | 5. 4 
Rotalmemeinws Ripe [eigen 18.9 | TO tal at. ae lee 1,541 | ‘17.6 
1 | 101 3.5 ae 104 3.8 
i2-inch (block, 5)._-<|y 4 || Mw tq 47 || 12-inch (block 11)-_..-- paki cabaarne cs 
4 | 99 4. 4 | 110 4.3 
Potalis vases teces eee 409 16.7 Notable seats 422 | 17.3 
it | 168 5.2 || | 1 | 182 | 45 
| 2 | 6 i Dy a5 
6-inch (block 6) ------_:| 3 1c 7 || 6-inch (block 12)- al 3 | 291 43 
| 4 | 167 4.3 4 | 190 | 3.8 
Motalysee ay te: if ei Pree 18. Mota Welk s TL Waa | 88d | 17.1 
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