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SEED COMPANTt' 
A FIELD OF 
D. & P. L. (DELTAPINE) 11-A 
COTTON 
D. & P. L. (Deltapine) 11-A contains the "blood" of several varieties 
such as Mebane-Triumph, Express, Foster (or 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 productiveness are opposed to each 
other, and long staple and high lint percentage are highly antagonistic. 
Through hybridisation 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 quali¬ 
ties as we could combine in a single variety. Note its pedigree in the 
following diagram. 
DIAGRAM OF THE PEDIGREE OF DELTAPINE (D. & P. L. ii AND D. & P. L. ii-A) 
I 9 II 
FOSTER 
1911 
EXPRESS 
V 
FOSTER 120 
V 
EXPRESS 350 
V 
EXPRESS 432 
V 
FOSTER II 
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 
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LIGHTNING EXPRESS 
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1919 —zkzSR X EXPRESS 122-695 (D. & P. L. 3 ) 
1926 — 5242 A (NON-COMMERCIAL HYBRID STRAIN) 
4128 A (D. & P. L. 10 ) 
D. & P. L. II (DELTAPINE) 
D. & P. L. ii-A (DELTAPINE) 
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. 11-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 11-A as the only cotton to plant. 
Therefore, we are this year cataloging only D. & P. L. (Deltapine) 11-A 
foundation cottonseed, bred and grown by Delta & Pine Land Company, 
Scott, Miss. We are sure that our customers will be delighted to know 
that we are again exclusive distributors for Tennessee, Arkansas, Okla¬ 
homa, Missouri, Kentucky and Illinois. 
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) 11-A foundation cotton¬ 
seed are given on our Green Ink List enclosed. 
Only One Variety This Year 
FOR QUANTITY PRICES: SEE GREEN INK PRICE LIST ENCLOSED 
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