History of Stoneville Cottons 
The original Stoneville strains, No. 1 and No. 2, were developed by 
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 
Co. Lone Star 65 is thought by Dr. Brown to have resulted from an acci¬ 
dental cross between Texas Lone Star and Mississippi Station Trice. 
The two original strains of Stoneville differed from each other ac¬ 
cording to the following description: 
Stoneville No. 1: Dwarfy, medium spreading plant, big boll, very good lint 
percent, and very prolific for a big boll cotton. The No. 4 
and No. 4-A, are selections made by The Stoneville 
Pedigreed Seed Co., from Stoneville No. 1. 
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? 
Stoneville Pedigreed Seed Co. 
The Breeders of Delfos and Stoneville Cottons 
Stoneville, Mississippi 
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