946 
Journal of Agricultural Research 
Vol. XXVIII, No. 9 
Table \ I. N umber of flowers produced and bolls shed per day, and, number of bolls 
matured by 25 representative plants of six cotton varieties in 1923 
Pate 
Harts ville 
Durango 
Pima 
Acala 
Mebane 
Lone Star 
Flowers 
Bolls shed 
Bolls re¬ 
tained 
Flowers 
Bolls shed 
Bolls re¬ 
tained 
Flowers 
Bolls shed 
Bolls re¬ 
tained 
Flowers 1 
i 
Bolls shed 
Bolls re¬ 
tained 
Flowers 
Bolls shed 
Bolls re¬ 
tained 
Flowers j 
Bolls shed 
Bolls re¬ 
tained 
June [21 .... 
1 
1 
0 
1 
0 
1 
1 
0 
1 
'28.... 
1 
0 
1 
0 
0 
0 
2 
1 
1 
29. 
4 
0 
4 
3 
0 
3 
2 
5 
1 
1 
o 
80..... 
1 
0 
1 
3 
1 
2 
4 
j i 
3 
5 
2 
3 
2 
2 
o 
Julyj 1_ 
1 
0 
1 
4 
o 
4 
8 
7 
3 
1 
2 
5 
4 
1 
2.. 
2 
0 
2 
5 
1 
4 
6 
1 3 
3 
10 
8 
2 
6 
4 
2 
3__ 
5 
2 
3 
8 
3 
5 
5 
1 2 
3 
6 
Q 
o 
4 
1 
3 
4. 
7 
3 
4 
3 
1 
2 
9 
! 7 
2 
8 
5 
3 
6 
3 
3 
5... 
7 
4 
3 
9 
0 
9 
7 
j l 
6 
15 
11 
4 
3 
1 
2 
6. 
12 
6 
6 
3 
1 
2 
2 
1 
1 
5 
2 
3 
15 
9 
6 
7 
7 
0 
7.. 
13 
4 
9 
6 
0 
6 
4 
1 
3 
8 
3 
5 
20 
13 
7 
7 
1 
6 
8... 
12 
4 
8 
7 
5 
2 
11 
2 
9 
16 
3 
13 
5 
4 
1 
10 
4 
6 
9. 
14 
5 
9 
2 
1 
1 
1 
0 
1 
14 
12 
2 
18 
6 
12 
12 
2 
10 
10. 
14 
6 
8 
12 
6 
6 
10 
0 
10 
22 
8 
14 
14 
7 
7 
27 
9 
18 
11. 
26 
12. 
14 
8 
5 
3 
8 
1 
7 
21 
12 
9 
29 
21 
8 
19 
9 
10 
12.-. 
21 
7 
14 
19 
14 
5 
9 
0 
9 
14 
10 
4 
26 
21 
5 
17 
9 
8 
13.. 
40 
26 
14 
13 
9 
4 
17 
3 
14 
39 
31 
8 
52 
42 
10 
49 
30 
19 
14.. 
27 
9 
18 
21 
14 
7 
19 
1 
18 
36 
31 
5 
33 
24 
9 
35 
24 
11 
15. 
29 
20 
9 
13 
9 
4 
17 
1 
16 
20 
15 
5 
33 
31 
2 
25 
22 
3 
16... 
35 
20 
15 
29 
25 
4 
17 
1 
16 
32 
24 
8 
45 
42 
3 
46 
40 
6 
17. 
38 
28 
10 
26 
20 
6 
16 
1 
15 
32 
27 
5 
39 
35 
4 
26 
22 
4 
18. 
45 
32 
13 
21 
16 
5 
29 
4 
25 
35 
23 
12 
28 
24 
4 
48 
37 
11 
19. 
25 
18 
7 
27 
20 
7 
12 
4 
8 
23 
16 
7 
50 
39 
11 
49 
41 
8 
20. 
51 
38 
13 
50 
20 
30 
26 
2 
24 
52 
37 
15 
63 
45 
18 
54 
44 
10 
21-. 
37 
28 
9 
21 
11 
10 
21 
4 
17 
39 
24 
15 
44 
18 
26 
43 
22 
21 
22.. 
39 
28 
11 
20 
9 
11 
29 
6 
23 
53 
22 
31 
43 
20 
23 
58 
23 
35 
23. 
46 
32 
14 
31 
16 
15 
31 
1 
30 
50 
26 
24 
42 
23 
19 
55 
34 
21 
24... 
34 
28 
6 
27 
21 
6 
20 
4 
16 
48 
39 
9 
46 
21 
25 
73 
47 
26 
25. 
45 
37 
8 
34 
25 
9 
36 
7 
29 
54 
42 
12 
43 
31 
12 
57 
51 
6 
26.— 
50 
39 
11 
46 
31 
15 
22 
5 
17 
70 
61 
9 
52 
45 
7 
65 
65 
0 
27-... 
49 
38 
11 
40 
34 
6 
25 
7 
18 
48 
44 
4 
20 
19 
1 
50 
49 
1 
28.. 
40 
33 
7 
40 
33 
7 
23 
6 
17 
47 
46 
1 
38 
29 
9 
48 
44 
4 
29. 
37 
33 
4 
30 
28 
2 
20 
7 
13 
46 
40 
6 
35 
33 
2 
56 
44 
12 
30. 
40 
33 
T ~ 
48 
42 
6 
17 
3 
14 
43 
38 
5 
26 
22 
4 
42 
41 
1 
31... 
45 
36 
9 
42 
36 
6 
25 
11 
14 
41 
40 
1 
27 
25 
2 
46 
36 
10 
Aug. 1. 
57 
47 
10 
54 
49 
5 
23 
8 
15 
45 
42 
3 
28 
28 
0 
30 
30 
0 
2___ 
47 
38 
9 
63 
57 
6 
38 
13 
25 
50 
49 
1 
35 
33 
2 
47 
47 
0 
3.... 
41 
32 
9 
44 
31 
13 
30 
12 
18 
47 
43 
4 
16 
16 
0 
30 
28 
2 
4_.. 
48 
39 
9 
36 
20 
16 
27 
10 
17 
32 
21 
11 
15 
13 
2 
19 
17 
2 
5.- 
33 
23 
10 
29 
15 
14 
19 
8 
11 
34 
17 
17 
12 
6 
6 
17 
9 
8 
6—... 
35 
30 
5 
47 
16 
31 
21 
8 
13 
19 
7 
12 
12 
1 
11 
9 
5 
4 
7__ 
21 
13 
8 
31 
10 
21 
27 
8 
19 
16 
6 
10 
8 
3 
5 
12 
2 
10 
8. 
26 
22 
4 
37 
21 
16 
24 
6 
18 
12 
5 
7 
4 
2 
2 
5 
3 
2 
9. 
19 
18 
1 
45 
42 
3 
25 
19 
6 
16 
16 
0 
7 
5 
2 
4 
3 
1 
10. 
13 
12 
1 
29 
23 
6 
21 
8 
13 
4 
4 
0 
0 
0 
0 
2 
0 
2 
. ii _ : _ 
23 
22 
1 
34 
30 
4 
32 
15 
17 
11 
9 
2 
4 
3 
1 
2 
1 
1 
12... 
7 
6 
1 
14 
14 
0 
11 
5 
6 
3 
1 
2 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
13. 
20 
17 
3 
32 
28 
4 
13 
4 
15 
6 
5 
1 
4 
3 
1 
1 
0 
1 
14.. 
10 
9 
1 
20 
19 
1 
20 
4 
16 
3 
2 
1 
2 
2 
0 
2 
1 
1 
15. 
9 
9 
0 
10 
8 
2 
21 
4 
17 
3 
3 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
16.— -. 
6 
6 
0 
11 
11 
0 
15 
5 
10 
4 
1 
3 
2 
2 
0 
0 
0 
0 
17. 
7 
7 
0 
13 
13 
0 
21 
7 
14 
1 
0 
1 
2 
1 
1 
0 
0 
0 
18.. 
8 
8 i 
0 
14 
11 
3 
33 
8 
25 
2 
0 
2 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
19. 
6 
6 1 
0 
6 
3 
3 
15 
3 
12 
3 
3 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
20.. 
0 
0 
0 
9 
7 
2 
16 
2 
14 
1 
0 
1 
0 
.0 i 
0 
0 
0 
0 
21. 
5 
4 
1 
8 
5 
3 
17 
5 
12 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 ! 
0 
0 
0 
0 
22.. 
5 
2 
3 
0 
0 
0 
19 
7 
12 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
23-._. 
1 
1 
0 
2 
2 
0 
15 
5 
10 
0 
0 
0 
0 
o ! 
0 
0 
0 
0 
24—..— 
4 
3 
1 
2 
1 
1 
12 
5 
7 
0 
0 
0 
2 
0 
2 
0 
0 
0 
25.. 
1 
1 
0 
0 
0 
0 
7 
4 
3 
0 
0 
0 
1 
0 
1 
0 
0 
0 
26.. 
1 
0 
1 
1 
1 
0 
20 
7 
13 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
27.. 
0 
0 
0 
17 
9 
8 
1 
0 
1 
0 
0 
o 
0 
0 
o 
28.. 
0 
0 
0 
i 
11 
9 
2 
0 
0 
0 
0 
o 
o 
6 
6 
0 
29.. 
0 
0 
0 
| - 
7 
3 
4 
1 
0 
1 
0 
0 
0 
o 
o 
o 
30..... 
0 
0 
0 
8 
2 
6 
0 
0 
0 
0 
o 
0 
o 
6 
o 
31__ 
0 
0 
0 
11 
5 
6 
2 
0 
2 
0 
o 
o 
1 
o 
1 
Sept. 1—.. 
1 
0 
1 
11 
6 
5 
0 
0 
0 
0 
o 
o 
o 
6 
o 
2___ 
2 
0 
2 
8 
4 
4 
1 
0 
1 
0 
0 
0 
o 
6 
o 
3.. 
1 
0 
1 
8 
2 
6 
5 
0 
5 
1 
0 
1 
2 
6 
2 
4.. 
3 
0 
3 
.4 
0 
4 
0 
0 
0 
0 
o 
o 
o 
6 
0 
5 .. .. 
1 
1 
0 
7 
5 
2 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
6 
o 
o 
6-..-_ 
3 
0 
3 
10 . 
3 
7 
1 
0 
1 
0 
0 
6 
0 
6 
0 
7.__. __ 
1 
0 
1 
7 
4 
3 
1 
0 
1 
0 
0 
0 
o 
o 
0 
8.—. 
0 
0 
0 
3 
0 
3 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
