
on. 
OUR METHOD 
OF HANDLING 
COTTON SEED 
Our constant aim is to produce the finest seed 
that can be anywhere obtained. To accomplish this 
purpose, no single detail that makes for quality can 
be neglected. Following the long and arduous task 
of breeding a superior variety or strain of seed, the 
growing, harvesting, ginning and all other phases 
of handling must likewise receive the most careful 
attention. The following step by step description 
shows how our seed are handled, from field to bag, 
to insure maximum quality. 
1. Our seed fields are selected with care. All are 
so located as to permit regular observations. 
Best cultural and weevil control measures are 
used. 
2. Fields are carefully inspected and all variant 
or off-type plants are destroyed. 
3. Our cotton is harvested as promptly as possible 
to protect both seed and lint against possible 
weather damage. 
4. All cotton is carefully conditioned before gin- 
ning so as to give the best sample of seed and 
lint. 
5. Our cotton is ginned on private gins where a 
rigid schedule is maintained to insure purity. 
6. The seed from each individual bale is bagged 
separately and given a lot number. This number 
appears on tags both inside and outside the bag. 
From this number we can trace the complete i * 
history of any bag of seed. Drawing cotton seed samples for 
7. Our first ginned seed are put up in half bags germination tests. 
which are turned daily to prevent heating. S 
8. After the seed are sufficiently dry, they are 
stacked in well-ventilated warehouses, with 
ample space between each stack, and allowed to 
further cure out. 
9. Germination samples are taken from each bag 
of seed and two preliminary tests are run on 
the seed from each bale. 
10. When preliminary tests are complete on a par- 
ticular variety or strain of seed, the whole 
lot is assembled in our mixing warehouse. Each 
bag is opened and carefully examined. The seed 
are relotted according to germination, where 
grown and time of ginning. All lots are then 
blended together in a series of five mixings 
which results in the seed running uniform 
throughout the entire lot. This eliminates the 
possibility of a difference in stand between two 
or more bags of seed of the same variety or 
strain, due to differences in germination, size of 
seed, amount of lint on seed or other variations 
that might otherwise exist. 
11. After blending, our seed are thoroughly re- 
cleaned on a specially constructed 24-ft. screen 
and air cleaner. 
12. Our cotton seed are all treated with 2% Ceresan 
as an aid in securing and maintaining stands. 
13. After recleaning and treating, our seed are re- 
sampled and again tested for germination. Al- 
though our minimum standard is 80%, our seed 
are running much higher this year due to the 
ideal weather of last season. 
14. Each bag of seed that we ship carries a tag 
which gives a complete analysis of the seed. If 
for any reason a customer receives a bag of 
seed which he feels does not measure up to the 
prescribed standard, we will consider it a 
favor if he will immediately call the matter to 
our attention. 
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O.K. tag and seal are affixed after 
final inspection. 
