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Bagley Signal 
W. W. BAGLEY & SONS 
VOLUME NO. 17 
MARTIN DALE, TEXAS 
1940-41 SEASON 
NOT ONE ' BUSHEL 
RELEASED UNTIL H 
FULLY SATISFIED ^ 
THAT WE HAD A ^ 
COTTON POSSESSING^ 
SUPERIOR FEATURES 
W. W. BAGLEY 
Founder, Breeder and Grower, 
as He Appears Today. 
ENGAGED A 
IN BREEDING 
QUARTER CENTURY 
A BETTER COTTON 
THE DEVELOPMENT OF 
A PROFITABLE COTTON 
_ , the first selections and early experimental work on Newest Improved 
BAGLEY PEDIGREED COTTONSEED was begun. For a Quarter of a Century the essential 
Bleeding Technique of constant hybridization and careful selection has been carried on in S 
most thorough manner. 
Chi this (our 25th birthday) when we pause and look back over each of our 26 years of 
Plant Breeding there are two comments uppermost in our minds: The first is “We feel that 
we have done the job well and to the best of our ability” and second “If we were to start 
over again 25 years ago today, we would use exactly the same procedure and breeding nieth. 
oas as we do not believe they can be improved upon. 
Just as the glass-less, square-bodied cars of earlier days appear obsolete by the side of tha 
ultra-modern, sleek limousines of today; I”- - ' . '■ . or ina 
fectly balanced features incorporated in P 
breeding of BAGLEY COTTON was started 
ncf been fortunately blessed with the insatiable desire 
Up„^ and his .suiroundings. The power and foresight enabling man to change 
best fit Ins needs is his greatest asset insofar as progress is concerned. Forging 
a lapid pace has brought on the Age of Specialization. 
:s in every field of industi-y are certainly to be eompiimented on their rugged per- 
in soh ing the difficult problems by which they were confronted and by laving the 
s on which future accomplishments could be made either by themselVes or their 
with great pleasure to announce that W W B4 
their 25TH ANNIVERSARY^ of Plant Breeding. 
likewise the 1914 cottons were devoid of the per- 
BAGLEY PEDIGREED COTTONSEED of today 
COTTON was started many years ago NOT K 
until we were fully and unconditionally satisfied that 
• Merits. To obtain 
the fullest degree ---- 
best of Families are retained and we are able 
to check more accurately and thoroughly the 
development of our cotton. 
Some varieties produce-a long-staple,-others 
may produce a good lint turn-out and soma 
produce large yields with “inferior” staple. 
While there are other varieties that are adapt¬ 
able to only certain types of soil. 
In our New'est Improved BAGLEY PEDI¬ 
GREED SEED you have all the good features 
bred into the seed that help you to grow a 
money-making crop. When you plant BAG- 
LEY SEED you have a seed that have bred 
mto them a good lint turn-out, usually averag¬ 
ing 40 per cent and better, depending on 
weather conditions and soil. A seed bred with 
a large boll and a heavy producing plant. A 
seed bred with a long, even fiber that will 
bring top market price. A seed that is not 
partial to any particular section, but will give 
good returns on any soil that will grow cotton. 
A visit to the Breeding Farms owned by 
W. W. BAGLEY & SONS reveals the propor¬ 
tions of their endeavors. Highly gratifying 
are the rows and rows of cotton plants hold¬ 
ing for onlookers the result of their sagacity. 
DIRECT FROM OUR WAREHOUSE TO YOU 
ur,! .^uiNb are this year 
A quarter of a century ago. 
storm remstmg, feature—early maturity and 
adaptability to different soils—and the varietal 
purity. As these were being developed special 
care was exerci.sed that the three main fea¬ 
tures of Production, Staple and Lint Turn-out 
were maintained at the same high level. 
In a few years after this new strain of 
BAGLEY COTTON began to show up in the 
tield, at the gin and on the market, farmers 
of surrounding communities began purchasing 
all the surplus seed Mr. Bagley could produce. 
Ihey, too, received more dollars per acre for 
their BAGLEY PEDIGREED COTTON and 
the demand for these seed was becoming 
greater each year. 
In 1926 Mr. Bagley’s t(vo sons became ac¬ 
tively enpged with him in the further de¬ 
velopment of their cotton and their offices 
and main warehouses were established in Mar- 
tindale, Texas, to take care of the rapidlv 
since. These unsurpassed qualities present in 
BAGLEY COTTON are not merits received 
from idle hopes of the Breeder that he might 
plant in his field a superior cotton, nor from a 
season or two of attention in planting. Rather, 
they are the realization of botanical knowl¬ 
edge and practical e.xperience focused on plant 
processes, urged on by man’s keen longing for 
an ideal cotton of greater money-making 
ability. 
In view of the fact that BAGLEY PEDI- 
originally started and 
—/ one 
plant which is a 
es sought since only 
. present family traits 
t his IS primary reason why 
the Breeding Block 
more uniform cotton, 
retain a high varietal 
years if properly isolated 
■e and provided no seed mix- 
- —e gin. 
DOUBLY TESTED ....S?, t£, ™„bl” 
Breeding Plats and Multiplying 
Blocks are tested bv inrlivirl„oi ® 
LUliON was _^ 
is presently being carried °on from only 
strain of cotton assures a ; ’ ' ‘ ’ 
true holder of the qualiti' 
one ancestry type can 
in reversion, 
we can sell seed closer to' the b" 
and offer a balanced and 
BAGLEY COTTON will 
purity for several 
from field mixture __ 
ture is received at the 
more money out of thei 
60% AHEAD 
REMEMBER 
A recent check-up of our 
records reveals that book¬ 
ings are 60 per cent ahead 
of last year. This means 
that more growers are 
booking their orders earl¬ 
ier in anticipation of the 
heavier demand for good 
seed. Also it means our 
supply will be cut down 
more rapidly and you will 
be using wise judgment in 
placing your order with 
us at the earliest possible 
date to make sure of get- 
tinp- your sunniv of BAG- 
LEY PEDIGREED 
SEED. Order Blank is on 
last page of this folder 
for your use. 
The Original and Genuine 
BAGLEY PEDIGREED 
COTTONSEED are bred, 
grown and sold only by 
W. W. BAGLEY & SONS, 
MARTINDALE, TEXAS. 
Accept no substitutes . . . 
Order direct from the 
Originators and Breeders 
to be sure you get pure 
seed and full value for 
your money. Every bag 
we ship bears our trade¬ 
mark for your protection. 
BREOAND ®0WN BY 
W.B4GLEY«50NS 
COTTON BREEKRS I 
HAfiTINMLE.TEX® 
W. W. BAGLEY, JR 
D. R. BAGLEY 
MARTINDALE, TEXAS 
