LEY SEED IS THE FAB¬ 
ER’S FRIEND — A RIO 
RANDE VALLEY CUS- 
3MER IS WELL PLEAS- 
D. 
L. P. COLLINS 
N. Bagley & Sons, 
tindale, Texas 
r e planted 100 bushels of BAG- 
{ COTTON SEED this year just 
;ry out, and it turned out to be 
i what you said it would be. We 
raged 4314% lint, length 1 inch. 
he valley plants - cotton 
which takes about 1600 lbs. to 
:e 600 lbs. of lint. Of course, 
-makes the gins more 
ey, but not the farmers. As I 
j said before BAGLEY SEED 
tie Farmer’s friend. 
Yours truly, 
pied) W. E. Collins & Son 
Brownsville, Texas 
NT PER BALE OF 
THER VARIETIES 
GFIELD 
this blank with a sample of 
tie of seed in our garden. We 
lbs. of seed cotton. We finger 
re seed in 1936 of which we 
137 I planted half of my crop, 
lbs. more lint per bale of seed 
planted. 
i crop of 40 acres in BAGLEY 
d 2 bales of this seed to plant 
ED has the other varieties beat 
on three bushels or more of 
Yours very truly, 
) J. G. Benningfield 
Route 4, Box 231, 
Clarksville, Texas 
agley Cotton Has 
Taken This County 
C. H. GRAHAM 
. Bagley & Sons, 
idale, Texas 
ring obtained information 
Mr. W. E. Driver, my neigh- 
s to your address, I am wnt- 
ou hoping to get the dealer- 
m BAGLEY COTTON in this 
unity as there is no dealer 
is part of the county. I was 
cted with the county agent 
the past summer and know 
farmer in this part of the 
y. 
; me know by return mail as 
LEY COTTON has taken this 
y. 
Yours truly, 
iigned) C. H. Graham, 
Aspermont, Texas 
l 
THE BAGLEY SIGNAL 
PAGE THREE 
21,000 TESTS EACH SEASON 
MAKE BAGLEY COTTON “BETTER 
W. W. BAGLEY & SONS EMPLOY MOST MODERN 
SCIENTIFIC METHODS IN PERFECTION OF 
BAGLEY PEDIGREED SEED 
Nearly a quarter century ago the scientific breed¬ 
ing of BAGLEY PEDIGREED COTTONSEED was 
begun. After many years of rigid breeding and 
careful selection W. W. BAGLEY & SONS felt that 
they had perfected a new variety of cotton that would 
lead the field in money value per acre. Not until 
then, ten years ago, did they offer any of their seed 
for sale. They have never been satisfied with just 
keeping up their variety. Due to their thoroughly 
modern Breeding Procedure BAGLEY COTTON 
shows improvement each year. 
During the growing season W. W. BAGLEY & 
SONS are continually in the field making boll, stalk 
and individual selections. These selections are 
ginned on a small motor drawn gin. The lint and 
seed from each selection is then carefully weighed 
on special scales and the lint per-cent and gross pro¬ 
duction is computed. The lint of each selection is 
thoroughly tested for length, strength and unifor¬ 
mity of fibre. Thousands of such selections, are 
each season, tested for any deficiency which they 
may possess, and all that do not meet the high stan¬ 
dards set by BAGLEY & SONS are, then and there, 
discarded. The selections that meet BAGLEY & 
SONS standards are carried on in their breeding 
work. 
In this manner W. W. BAGLEY & SONS are con¬ 
stantly improving BAGLEY BETTER PEDIGREED 
COTTONSEED each year. 
BAGLEY & SONS also use Modem Scientific meth¬ 
ods in the preparation of BAGLEY PEDIGREED 
COTTONSEED for sale. 
All BAGLEY seedhouses are constructed espec¬ 
ially for curing purposes and are properly ventila¬ 
ted. After BAGLEY SEED have been thoroughly 
cured they are tested for germination, treated with 
a dust disinfectant, culled and sacked in our new 
3-bushel, trade marked bags ready for shipment. 
BAGLEY PEDIGREED COTTONSEED are State 
Registered and each bag shipped bears the State 
Registered Blue Tag along with a germination tag, 
which shows the germination percent as tested by 
the State Department of Agriculture. 
DON’T GAMBLE BY PLANTING CARELESSLY 
HANDLED CHEAP SEED. PLANT STATE REG¬ 
ISTERED BAGLEY PEDIGREED SEED AND 
MAKE MORE DOLLARS AND CENTS FROM 
YOUR TIME, LABOR AND LAND. 
PERSONAL SUPERVISION MEANS BETTER SEED 
BAGLEY STAPLE ACCLAIMED BY TEXTILE MILLS FOR 
GREATER VALUE AND LESS WASTE IN 
SPINNING PROCESS 
NEW YORK OFFICE 
• O WORTH BT 
New Braim fels 
Textile Mill 
(incorporated) 
NewBraurxfels ,Tex&s 
SEPTEMBER 8, 1937. 
Mr. W. W. Bagley, Pres., 
W. W. Bagley & Sons. 
Martindale, Texas. 
Dear Mr. Bagley 
We feel sure you will be interested in having for your records the results of certain 
tests which have been run at New Braunfels Textile Mills, using as a cotton mix, cer¬ 
tain bales of “Bagley” cotton. 
We have been running these tests at various times in the past three seasons and 
the result of each test is about the same. This confirms your statement that pedigreed 
seed of one-variety cotton is advantageous to the spinner. 
Our 30/1 yarns, the basis on all of these tests, were made from 31/32-1” strict mid¬ 
dling cotton. The percentage of waste through the picking and carding operation, the 
two processes in a cotton mill which take out the greatest amount of waste, shows an 
average of 7.50%. Our experience shows this to be about 2% less waste than the aver¬ 
age mix of regular cotton of same grade and staple. 
The breaking strength on these tests averaged, for 30/1 yam, about 101% of high 
Draper standard against 97 to 98% of high Draper standard for regular run. 
Translated into weave room efficiency which is, after all, the deciding factor in 
running any cotton, means a difference of 1 to 3% increased efficiency. This is occasioned 
by the uniformity of the staple, the less amount of waste and the good character of this 
cotton. 
The tests referred to in this letter cover the two seasons of 1935 and 1936. We are 
anticipating running additional tests of your 1937 cotton, as our experience with this 
high grade one-variety cotton justifies continued experimentation with an idea of estab¬ 
lishing a standard both as to quality and staple of cotton fibres. 
Assuring you of our desire always to cooperate with you, and thanking you for your 
interest in good running work in our mill, and with kindest personal regards, we are, 
Yours very truly, 
NEW BRAUNFELS TEXTILE MILLS 
(COPY) (Signed) Walter Dillard, Jr. 
Vice President & General Manager. 
BAGLEY EVEN UNIFORM STAPLE 
In the picture above, W. W. Bagley & Sons are shown inspecting some of those 
high producing, money making, Bagley Better Pedigreed Cottonseed, which 
are bred to give the greatest possible returns per acre in dollars and cents. 
Because of it’s even uniform staple, BAGLEY 
BETTER COTTON generally brings a nice premium 
wherever cotton is sold on staple merits. Bagley 
Seed, under favorable conditions, produce fibres which 
are uniform and even and which sell at a premium 
at cotton textile mills. 
The lint index in BAGLEY BETTER COTTON 
runs very high. BAGLEY BETTER PEDIGREED 
SEED produce the greatest possible fibres per seed 
which increases gin turn-out. When you purchase 
Pedigreed Planting Seed you want a seed with a high 
lint index which brings you a greater income from 
your cotton crop through more lint per acre, a better 
gin turn-out, and a uniform, even staple which buy¬ 
ers demand. BAGLEY BETTER COTTON is the 
highest in lint index and has more fibres per seed 
which means more dollars per acre. Accept no sub¬ 
stitute. Insist and rely on BAGLEY BETTER PED¬ 
IGREED SEED to give you the greatest possible re¬ 
turns in dollars and cents. Bagley Staple, because 
of its uniformity and spinning qualities, usually 
brings a premium over ordinary inch cotton. 
HOW JILL JONES MADE HIS LAND “PAY OFF” 
Bill Jones and John Smith had been neighboring 
farmers for a number of years. Both had good 
land and were hard workers, but somehow, John 
always managed to make a better crop than Bill. 
Bill couldn’t figure it out until one day JohD told 
him that the difference might be in the seed they 
planted and suggested that he try BAGLEY BET¬ 
TER PEDIGREED COTTONSEED. 
Bill had never given any seri¬ 
ous thought to the kind of seed 
he planted. John gave him an 
extra order blank that he had 
recently received from W. W. 
BAGLEY & SONS at Martindale, 
Texas, and the next day Bill 
filled it out and mailed it. 
[ a short time Bill’s 
E Y BETTER PEDI- 
COTTONSEED arrived 
. at his station, and upon 
!g them he was more 
ised with their fine, well 
•nndition and uniform 
Bill planted his seed carefully that next season and kept his 
fields clean, and the crop he made would have gladdened the heart 
of any progressive minded cotton farmer. At the end of the season 
Bill figured out his profits and found that he had made exactly 20% 
more profit from his BAGLEY SEED than he had made before from 
ordinary seed. Bill is now a regular customer of W. W. BAGLEY 
& SONS and he is still thanking John for recommending BAGLEY 
BETTER PEDIGREED COTTONSEED to him. 
