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History of Stoneville Cotton 
The original Stoneville strains, No. 1 and No. 2, were developed by 
plant selections 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 Pedi¬ 
greed Seed Co., from Stoneville No. 1. 
Stoneville No. 4-A was accepted as a new variety, Am¬ 
bassador, in 1936 by the American Society of Agronomy. 
Stoneville No. 2: More vigorous and spreading plant than No. 1, smaller 
boll and seed, but very prolific and a good picker. No. 
2-A, No. 2-B, No. 3, No. 5 and 5-A are all descendants 
of Stoneville No. 2, bred by 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¬ 
tion to supply you with the very best seed of their strains at a reasonable 
price. 
Why Buy Cheap Seed and Take a Chance? 
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