History of Stoneville Cottons | 
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The original Stoneville strains, No. 1 and No. 2, were developed by j 
plant selection from Lone Star 65, the original selections being made by 
Dr. H. B. Brown in 1923, while working for the Stoneville Pedigreed Seed j 
Co. Lone Star 65 is thought by Dr. Brown to have resulted from an acci- j 
dental cross between Texas Lone Star and Mississippi Station Trice. ( 
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The two original strains of Stoneville differed from each other ac- j 
cording to the following description: j 
Stoneville No. 1: Dwarfy, medium spreading plant, big boll, very good lint \ 
percent, and very prolific for a big boll cotton. The No. 4 j 
and No. 4-A, are selections made by The Stoneville 
Pedigreed Seed Co., from Stoneville No. 1. I 
Stoneville No. 2: More vigorous spreading plant than No. 1, smaller boll 
and seed, but very prolific and a good picker. No. 2-A, 
No. 3, and No. 5 are all selections from No. 2, made by 
The Stoneville Pedigreed Seed Co. 
The men who develop new and better strains of cotton are public ben¬ 
efactors and deserve your seed business. The Seed Breeders are in posi- 
tionto supply you with the very best seed of their strains at a reasonable 
price. 
Why Buy Cheap Seed and Take a Chance? 
St oneville Pedigreed Seed Co. | 
The Breeders of Delfos and Stoneville Cottons 
Stoneville, Mississippi 
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