D. 6* P. L. (DELTAPINE) ll-A 
Foundation Planting 
COTTON SEED 
D. & P. L. (Deltapine) ll-A contains the “bloo 1” of several varie¬ 
ties such as Mebane-Triumph, Express, Foster ( r Delfos) and of 
Polk, each of which possessed certain valuable characters, but was 
handicapped by certain other undesirable qualities. It is a well- 
known fact that certain characters, much desired in cotton, are 
antagonistic to each other. For example, long staple and productive 
ness are opposed to each other, and long staple and high lint per¬ 
centage are highly antagonistic. Through hybridization we have 
succeeded somewhat in breaking down some of these antagonisms. 
The present variety has been built up to comprise, as it does, as many 
desirable and as few undesirable qualities as we could combine in a 
single variety. Note its pedigree in the following diagram. 
DIAGRAM OF THE PEDIGREE OF DELTAPINE (D. & P. L. u AND D. & P. L. n-A) 
1911 
FOSTER 
1911 
EXPRESS 
V 
FOSTER 120 
V 
FOSTER 11 
V V 
EXPRESS 350 EXPRESS 432 
V 
1914 —MEBANE TRIUMPH X EXPRESS 15 
1917 —POLK X MEBANE TRIUMPH 
V 
DELFOS 
V 
MISSDEL 
V V 
1919 — 4421 A (D. & P. L. 4 ) X FOSTER 11 - 63-91 
V V V 
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M X 
r 73 
‘V 73 
73 M 
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in in 
in 
V 
LIGHTNING EXPRESS 
V 
1919 — 2 k 2 8 R X EXPRESS 122-695 (D. & P. L. 3 ) 
1926 — 5242 A (NON-COMMERCIAL HYBRID STRAIN) 
X 
V 
4128 A (D. & P. L. 10 ) 
D. & P. L. 11 (DELTAPINE) 
D. & P. L. 11-A (DELTAPINE) 
Only One Variety This Year 
For years we have stocked numerous varieties of cottonseed, offering 
our customers choice of 8 or 10 different cottons. Cotton prices are 
so low this year that it seemed to us there would be less demand for 
so many different cottons. On the other hand, it is unquestionably 
true that D. & P. L. ll-A is better known in the Memphis territory, 
and more planted than any other variety of cotton. Further there 
are any number of one-variety communities over the South that have 
adopted Deltapine ll-A as the only cotton to plant. 
Therefore, we are this year cataloging only D. & P. L. (Deltapine) 
ll-A foundation cottonseed, bred and grown by Delta & Pine Land 
Company, Scott, Miss. We are sure that our customers will be de¬ 
lighted to know that we are exclusive distributors for Tennessee, 
Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kentucky and Illinois. As a matter 
of fact, we have sold before November 15th, over 21,000 bags of it, 
containing 100 lbs. each. 
We have been handling cottonseed for 25 years and in all that 
period we recall no cotton that has enjoyed the widespread popularity 
and success that Delta & Pine Land Company cottons have had 
throughout that period. Write for complete booklet, D. & P. L. 
Deltapine foundation cotton seed. 
Prices: Current prices on D. & P. L. (Deltapine) ll-A foundation 
cottonseed are given on our Green Ink List enclosed. 
Green Ink List Enclosed 
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