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BULLETIN 1478, U- 
S. DEPARTMENT OF 
AGRICULTURE 
TABLE 5.—Comparative yields in cotton-spacing ex periment A (unthinned, 6-inch, 
and 12-inch spacings), Greenville, Tex. 
, 1923 
[The rows in both sections were 150 feet long and were planted Apr. 17 and thinned June 1 (when the 
plants were 5 to 6inches high bearing about five true leaves). The first picking was Aug. 18 and the 
Section 1 
Section 2 
Yield of seed cotton 
| Yield of seed cotton 
\ 
Spacing Row a ge Dore 
S, | No. | Num- Num- | 
ber of | ber of | a8 
plants | First | neal | plants | First ano | 
| _ pick- | picke | Total pick- | ick. | Total 
j I ing | : | me > | Pp) 
ing | | Ing 
=o SE fee i |. | SE 
fd dee 455 | 31 1.4 | ideal Ban 89 | tae 5.2 
“ } at aap” - i blvd eel ee he 2d) | et 5 G 
Unthinned (block 1)_-_____--- | 3) 430-tNDea)| «1 Bal Ah tee 404 | £41) Bi OZ 
Hae [e465 |e BhBpL |S Gtalk eed 
SRE, Eat Sioa a 1,784 | 127] 70] 197) 1681|.180| 81) 26 
— i— _—— Is = == 
| Il 216 1 S28) |) 1 Gi 4 a OG ike ea 1.6 | 5.2 
2 1492) ST BELT yl] cumin et 135 | AED Ube fey: | 5.7 
12-inch (block 2)--_-_________- | 3| MO] g4] 20) 54 ERIS ee 1.6 5.6 
4; 130 2R85 | aie ON we aeg 139 | 4.0 1.4 5.4 
Diy ee We etal’ Santee (Eh Bad 588 | 12.1 | A eo hae Sees 
1 262 SESE 1 Ba 5G 1a 229 47 BS 6.2 
oF” 208° 3591] 556 Wp aS MORAN NE 40 ss emp 5.7 
6-inch (block 3) ____-__________ am Hose on6b| 108 |r postal Tee poets Men 4.9 
4 [7266.53.16 1, Tole AS | ets Aa Bae 5.5 
Total a. Sw Sa se aeesel ee alton, 05 ARTIST INNER SS UNOS. 5048S Se Tecan femenee | eoS 
15 $5104 Saar ee etcenl - Se0ale Zon) eon amen 5.1 
2.1 2605 e| beta D6 ered a Soon |e SO ceed eat 5.8 
Un tiered (bTocks4)- =e Bl 587 || ie Ble vl a GO) | er AT Sul angele TO 5.5 
4 )|. 2680 | eds lage Saheb. Se, S000) Mees 2,2 | 7.0 
ROtaIeA Sea ck ieee. 1d. 3] 2,332'| “186 (© “7.21 20.8.) “2 toe! here teiters | 23.4 
[=2 |e SOP ube) fal mes Netsigieers | 5.4 
2| 462"). 23 1aIb 2 Oebe oa |= eos] Pan ale 5.8 
one blo) | 31 52h 33d OO, a3). 148 bebaiodes | 5.5 
4; PM68 85 pL O Raley 160 |) paste earth res 
' | | 
otal eee. ee Powe ess Gaz AO FR 2027 A 649 ore gee | 23. 1 
| 1s|.) Boot a seod| 1 2.112 baron! ences pes ajo bie) menue 
425s 296 EN he] 18 |e baal bes (eee a0 eee oe Gee 
6-inch (block 6) ‘geal 3 261 3°6)|-) sand e 4h0 st e205 vc eae Gs eee. 
4|o 277} 3.9 |" 1.38 |> bea) eet. sel) Pele ao 
Doral as EO og Yc 2) bea Siero) Llerg | eit el Gh doa iisioh gees | 23.4 
(eeeeee Ss eee aie repeals sag hee 
vnthene (imc | RL ARIST Sse Vale Sale Since 
tegen 468 4.7 | eee | 6.41 630 5.1 | He 7 6.8 
| | a 
| Potala et aes a 1720 FOSRe | | 22. 9 At, GOD a7 OB. | 23.4 
) | —— : a = 
} | le 8S 3.0 | 1: 6 lee f45 | ABSA [ag Soot awa 4.5 
panna 2 140) NBbSH «Lie Z| be SO te LO A SER eS 5.1 
12-inch (block 8). ._.-___..-.. Fi x A798 |e NASS ist. ef | a tee sbs 6h Was 5.4 
Foe omg bie Ss | me ae Cdl ae eet 4.9 
Rotel SO | ee |; est | aaa]. 64|, 20.8] | 6g} aaa] bel ane 
a Oe |e | ee en ey 6.4 
Ge : ols Moone aol a le eee ea eaerere deere 5.5 
6-inch (block 9)~ -.-_-.----.__- 31 O5g [eed Tel: on Te Mogae | PS BED. weak 4: Os) te 5.8 
4e| = corp | Sebel 215 | Meese) a eoa shes Seeae a 5.7 
= |— —— == 
Pats Mates et ara ee 1,087}. 160] 6.4] 224) 1,16¢| 16.4| 7.0] 23.4 
Total 
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