Pedigree of Stoneville 2-B 
(Lone Star 65-389-842-1164) 
The Stoneville 2-B is a selection from Stoneville 
2-A as ixir the following pedigree:— 
BONE STAR 65—Thought to be a natural cross 
of INIississip])! Station Trice and Lone Star, first 
selected by Dr. H. B, Brown in 1916. 
STONEVILLE 2—(Lone Star 65-389)—A 1923 se¬ 
lection from Lone Star 65 by Dr. II. B. Brown. 
STONEVILLE 2-A—(Lone Star 65-389-842) — A 
1928 selection from Stoneville 2 by 0. A.. Tate. 
STONEVILLE 2-B—(Lone Star 65-389-842-1164) — 
A 1931 selection from Stoneville 2-A by C. A. Tate. 
According to our experience in tests over a i)eriod 
of six years the 2-B has the following characteris¬ 
tics :— 
PICKING QUALITIES — Excellent — Large fluf¬ 
fy bolls — Opens well — Has high percentage of five 
lock bolls. 
. PLANTS — Medium vigorous — Open and Spread¬ 
ing. 
MATURITY — Early. 
BOLL SIZE — Large — 60 to TO i>er pound of seed 
cotton. 
LINT LENGTH 
( Valley 1-1/16 to 1-1/8 inch. 
( High Land 1— to 1-3/32 inch. 
LINT PERCENTAGE 
Valley Land—34, to 30%. 
High Land—35 to 38% 
FOLIAGE—Medium light. 
STORM PROOFNESS — Good. 
1 official tests in Miss, its Staple aver- 
lifOO age was 34^32 inch and lint percentage 
34.79%. 
1 ^11 28 official tests in five States, its staple 
li/oD average wns 34.11/32 inch, and in 27 te.sts 
in four States its lint i)ercentage average 
was 34.71%. 
1 official tests in nine States, its staple 
Ic/Ol average was 33.4/32 inch, and its lint per¬ 
centage average was 36.4%. 
DEMOCRAT-TIMES GREENVILLE 
