THE BAGLEY SIGNAL PAGE THREE 
DING METHODS 


SCIENTIFIC BREE 
KEEP BAG 

We do not entrust the breeding of our Newest Improved BAGLEY PEDIGREED COTTONSEED to others. We attend to every 
single phase of the work ourselves. The three members of our firm devote their entire time and thought to the continued im- 
provement of BAGLEY COTTON. By having a firm member to look after each department of work we are better able to 
maintain and improve the quality of BAGLEY SEED than are those men who, by necessity, have to place any phase or all of 
this important work in the hands of disinterested parties who only “half-do” the job. Shipping you quality seed means some- 
thing to us. We are in the business to stay and satisfied customers are our best advertisement. We offer you better seed backed 
by 26 years of good, sound breeding. When you invest in State Registered BAGLEY PEDIGREED COTTONSEED you can be 
sure of getting seed that have been properly bred, grown, ginned and handled. 

D. R. BAGLEY 
Mr. D. R. Bagley devotes his untiring efforts chiefly to the Field Work 
in the breeding, growing, ginning and storing of Bagley Pedigreed Cot- 
tonseed. Through every stage of the growing season he carefully watches 
the progress of the cotton taking note of each particular family of cotton 
which we develop each year. The hybridization work, and the thousands 
of individual boll, stalk, row, and increase progenies carried on each 
year demand the utmost careful attention. 
W. W. BAGLEY, JR. 
The primary duties of W. W. Bagley, Jr., are to attend to the Office Detail 
im connection with the breeding, growing, ginning, storing, selling, and 
shipping of Bagley Pedigreed Cottonseed, This department of work requires 
constant every day attention and close personal supervision which is pre- 
. requisite to the advancement of the business in giving better seed service 
to our friends and customers. 



Ordinarily our BAGLEY 
COTTON makes from 10 
to 20% More Per Acre 
than common varieties. 
During our breeding pro- 
cedure, year after year, 


BAGLEY PEDIGREED 
COTTON has a Smooth, 
Even, Strong, Hard 
Staple of an inch to an 
inch and one-sixteenth in 
length, depending on soil 



















and season. It is not un- 
common to hear of grow- 
ers selling their BAG- 
LEY COTTON from 100 
to 200 points on which 
gives them from $5.00 to 
$10.00 per bale premium. 
The uniformity and 
good character of the 
Bagley Fiber, produced 
under normal conditions, 
commands a nice prem- 
jum wherever cotton is 
particular attention has 
been focused on develop- 
ing a sturdier, more vig- 
orous stalk; one that will 
develop squares and set 
bolls rapidly. Our present 
compact, pyramid - type 
stalk (shown at left) 
gives you an idea of the 
prolificnesse of our, cot- 
ton. Our short - jointed, 
heavy -bearing fruiting 
branches with a maxi- 














mum of large, five-lock drooping bolls are added advantages of our 
BAGLEY COTTON. The Bagley Boll is easily picked, yet it will stay 
in the boll during wind and rain. It has a reasonably thin burr that 
opens nicely and picks clean. It is often reported by growers that a 
bale of good Bagley Cotton can be picked in one-half the time required 
sold on staple merits. Cotton Textile Mills can afford to pay more for 
BAGLEY STAPLE COTTON which shows little waste in the spinning 
process. Much attention is being devoted each year to maintaining 
and improving the high quality staple which we now have. 



















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BAGLEY COTTON is 
bred to give you an 
average Gin Turn-out 
of from 40 to 42%, de- 
pendent on soil and 
season. Lint Per Cent 
or Gin Turn-out is an 
important factor in 
figuring your returns 
per acre in Dollars and 
Cents. Every farmer 
likes to get a good 
Turn-out. It means you 
fl 
sn Ht EZR war will save on your pick- 
ing and ginning and, 
production being the 
same, a good gin turn- 



to pick a bale of smaller boll cottons. 

The Deep, Penetrating 
Root System makes 
Bagley Cotton a real 
Drought Resister and 
insures you of a good 
yield per acre where 
other varieties suffer, 
Because of this feat- 
ure the Bagley Plant 
continues to put on 
long after ordinary va- 
rieties, with poor root 
systems, have become 
completely exhausted, 
The Bagley stalk also 
has a healthy, vigor- 
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out gives you more 
lint per acre. None of us grow cotton for the fun of growing it; what 
we are interested in is the returns we receive in Dollars and Cents. 
The Good Turn-out of BAGLEY COTTON lessens your cost of pro- 
duction thereby helping you to realize more Dollars and Cents on 
every acre. 
that helps to increase 
production. The foun- 
dation of any structure should be of the very best material. You can 
rely on the Bagley Root System to do its part in making yqu more 
Dollars since we have emphasized this in our breeding work each 
year realizing that this is a very important feature. 


















Bagley Cotton Is Being Made Better Each Year 
The efficient and painstaking manner in which BAGLEY PEDIGREED COTTON is being 
bred and grown each season accounts for its widespread endorsement and popularity among Cotton 
Growers everywhere. Since the origination of BAGLEY COTTON it has been gradually growing in 
the favor of Cotton Growers until today it is recognized as “A Truly Great Cotton”; one that is 
known for its big money-making features. In addition to the good features represented and depicted 
by the photographs on this page BAGLEY PEDIGREED COTTON is Karly Maturing and is well- 
acclimated and adaptable to practically every soil and climate where cotton is grown. It begins set- 
ting fruit quickly during the growing season and Matures Early, thereby reducing somewhat the 
possibility of excess damage by insects, ‘ 

He Seaene _ High Grade BAGLEY PEDIGREED COTTONSEED, 
; : es a é we realize fully the vital importance of proper ca t 
BAGLEY COTTON has a maximum of long, short-jointed fruiting branches with an absolute a pees ae a for sale. We ove tint, every: tere eee 
oie 4 ; ‘ seed of uniform size that pl i r 
After BAGLEY PEDIGREED SEED have been properly cured they | minimum of vegetative branches that decrease the @mount of foliage on the stalk. The fact that | in order to get a better germination and stands ae 
are put through the culling, cleaning, treating and sacking processes, 1 , : . va : - : 
All of our séed are run through modern, electrically-powered, air-blast BAGLEY COTTON has few vegetative branches (imbs that do not bear fruit) Is par tly respon- 
Culling Machines (like the one pictured above) which remove inert mat- ; r the heavij r ; rieties, The Ba ‘ley Plant utilizes the most of structed especially for curing purposes ; 3 
ter, lint, undeveloped seed, oversized seed, LEAVING ONLY THE WELL, | Sible fo avier yields it makes over other va Bley Ras et poses and are equipped with ventilators _ 
FILLED OUT, UNIFORM SIZED SEED WHICH WE SHIP OUR CUS- | the plant food derived from your soil in bearing fruit and no undue amount goes to produce use- | seed. Large ventilators are built in the toot 
TOMERS, These culled seed are then carefully treated with a dust . Ae A hi . Y raft of air throughout the buildi ; 
disinfectant which aids germination and engenders faster, early growth, | less vegetation. BAGLEY PEDIGREED COTTON has a Varietal Purity of 99 1-2 per cent. This underneath the floor i. © building. Air passages 
After treatment they are weighed and sacked in our new, 8-bushel, trade- 
marked bags ready for shipment. We wish it were possible for every 
Cotton Grower to visit our Breeding Plant while we are preparing 
BAGLEY PEDIGREED COTTONSEED for sale, in order that every 
insures uniform growth in your field and a uniform quality of cotton; and, in addition, means that 
you should have very little, if any, off-type stalks in your second year seed unless you receive a 
the building keeping the Seed as cool on the bottom as th 
While in the “green” state BAGLEY PE P | 
spread out and are turned almost cohnyeunie, Ga revent ang Heo 
We take pride in the High Quality Seed 
one might see for himself the thorough methods which we employ. mixture from some other source, expense or time in the necessary care and preparation of our seed, 
