COTTON-SPACING EXPERIMENTS 27 
unthinned rows, the latter yielding about 47 per cent and the rows 
with two plants every 12 inches about 53 per cent of the crop in the 
first picking. 
TABLE 12.—Comparative yields in cotton-spacing experiment with two plants every 
12 inches and unthinned rows, Greenville, Tex., 1924 
[The rows, which were 100 feet long, were planted Apr. 23 and thinned June 13 (when the plants were about 
514 inches high and bearing about nine true leaves). The first picking was Sept. 26 and the second 
one Oct. 15] 
Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 
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eI Yield of seed cot- a Yield of seed cot- | EI | Yield of seed cot- 
Spacing a ton (pounds) a ton (pounds) aa ton (pounds) 
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a | Z Bl/naa) « Z| S|eel ae |v | Bee) eo 
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Hi} 5134 | 0:4 ol 400.| 0 44 eros) 1g aleo oss: le BaSh tOoe) - 16%, 3.0 | 4.7 
Two plants every 12 J) 2| 184) 10) 37) 47) 167) 1.5) 19/ 3.4) 200) 12) 21) 3.3 
inches (block 1) ._---- 3| 145] 1.2] 30] 42] 184] 20] 22] 4.2] 202| 16] 1.7] 3.3 
A t58 3) 124)) (2h74 4.1 ete |, -3.4jlese| 4 0ulin2 | 1 2)| ao oe 
Metal... ses _...| 621} 4.0] 134/174] 711) 7.2] 82/154] 746] 5.7] 83) 140 
yesa7 f29.( 737 | 4.62307)| 1.8) 20] 3.8) 320) Lol oe) 34 
er oeaaters 9 On| 391 99K 17. | 231 |) 4 OFF. Sil | Ole dey fe oe 
Unthinned (block 2)_--/) 3 | 399] 1.1] 3.1] 4.2] 328] 1.9] 1.5] 3.4] 279! 1.7/| 18! 3.5 
Melr2eOe 182.8.) 4.1 1 874 li I. Ovo 1.8) 3. 7 G59 | 1 ee lee 
Metal. eee 5 ingo5ou 4-20) A 9: 16:1 14, 303"|) 7-88) 7-6'| 14.9 11,269!) 5. 2) 78 uals 
f ecisenl sie oa | 3) 8) 100 | 25-1 ee aie oomr le 172 | tee et 
Mwosplantssevenys|JalijegnieloQriels tole WS iloo 3. | 184eleol els 1 Salees.0) |) 2098) 15s | alco, 3.0 
inches (block 3) _--_-- BalamteOgl tet 956 lees 7 | 92.12. 1\59| 20 30 O81 | i 7 iey aed 
a debe feted | ede | 2 Gs| 188s oe 5 |, | 34) TOR). 16310 intl ee 
Totalits: base ses (Peri 05.0) 83 | 183 | 763 | 7.2 | 7.5 [147 | 844:|- 6205.7 | a9 
fe eSEr essa | ghia 350)| 898 (oae4. |) 200 (ala ll e171 eae 9 
: PF Aoile feee DOT. | 484 ie | OT giz.) 307 1420 | ae 
Unthinned (block 4)---) 3 979| 1.0| 21| 31| 302] 1.4| 18] 3.2] 358] 1.4] 14] 28 
Mel 208i etal 2-0 ir 12) 387 | 8) -2.0'|. 848) 9041-131 1.5 |e 28 | 
So cae eae { 
Potalc eters ‘i234 | 48/81/1129 ,401| 62) 79)141 0,466| 5.2) 67) 119 
OOO Olt s hss | ieee | ia | lDee2ie| 14 1a os 
Two plants every 12 2 170 1.4 LE Se evon2 192 1.9 Skea: Se 215 Pall NES A ary 
inches (block 5) __---- Sele t03 lear let (eS: 45) Deu 9 | 1.5) ae alle 9307 we Tels feel) « 303 
‘| 212180 | 10) 3 | 3.2) 208 221) 141-361 2151 18] Leh 33 
| igtale: Fo 25) 57337204116... | 18.6:| 28108), 7.6 | 5.5) 13. 1.) 885 | (6.0) 5.81) 18 
| } SS | == 
| fle 2O0 Worle el ederd fo Del ee2SoMieCs (Is SsiesPsGrlke sl) dos. ere By 
| aie Feel 16826 eel 7 a 01 3,7 | e270 ee 7) 1, Bon 8? 2) 18 9201) Lol 6) 
| Unthinned (block 6)---1) 3) 3¢6| 1.5] 1.6| 31{ 307| 1.8/ 1.5| 33| 320] 1.3) 17| 3.0 
| Bosh tooule te 7 3-le R0zele Or AAR. BI7-| 1.7) 1A) Bd 
‘ Wotaless fee _..[1,234| 6.2| 7.0 | 13.2 (1,195 | 6.8 6.0] 128 |1,273| 5.5| 6.4] 11.9 
5 TA poo de sieve! 3.0.1 200memInO) | Taube dete 237. | fear lb leon moat 
| Two plants every 12 |} 2| 205| 1.8) 1.5] 3.3| 188] 1.9] 1.4] 33] 217{ 1.9] 1.3] 3.2 
| inehes (block 7).:--.-|)3| 186| 20] 1.4] 34] 195] 1.7] 1.5] 32] 217| 15/17] 3.2 
AN 1g2 natant cz. | 3.4 | 206 le LOM y 36 293 | 12 | 14 es 
minha tes _---| 775| 68| 63(|13.1| 780| 7.4] 5.8|132| 838] 61) 60| 12.1 
: Jnl 453) |, sIs2 1) 24 le a.64l4 d0sslnteS |. day |. 3000|. 320 | asa eae ay|eao 
? DrlPsgon as lo dea | 2.9 | S46 lite) oD: On) 3.6) 490 1) Ted: 1h 8. | aang 
Unthinned (block 8)---) 3 | 339| 13] 16) 29] 334| 16| 20] 36) 342| 1.3| 17] 3.0 
Ae SG i ie Dea) AB |. B00.) cle del Denier Sug) AGRA eI. Iolo) Oph ag 
Migiaies S02. 5c _-.-[1,472 | 5.1| 7.8 | 12.9 1,427| 5.9| 7.9|13.8(|1,451| 46] 7.5] 121 
