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STONEVILLE 
ON DEER CREEK 
Located on Deer Creek in the heart of Mississippi's 
rich, cotton-growing Delta, Stoneville Pedigreed Seed 
Company has dedicated its resources and personnel to 
the important job of developing the highest quality pedi- 
greed cotton seeds. 
An outstanding research staff composed of C. A. 
Tate, Dr. George Rea Walker and Dr. J. Winston Neely, 
is constantly busy developing, testing, and improving 

G. B. WALKER 
foundation strains. From these registered breeder’s foun- 
G. B. Walker, founder dation stocks, the company supervises the growth of in- 
and president of the 
Sitionie villes Pediereed erease lots in order to produce these seeds in large quan- 
Seed Co., Stoneville, tities. 
Miss., is known around 
the world for his de- Today, Stoneville seeds are accepted as the standard 
velopment of these fa- 
mous Stoneville and 
Delfos cottons. as well as in many foreign countries. 
of excellence in every cotton-producing state in the Union, 


@ (ABOVE) Stoneville Pedigreed Seed Company’s research staff. Left to right, 
Dr. J. Winston Neely, plant breeder and geneticist; Dr. George Rea Walker, 
plant breeder and general manager; and Mr. C. A. Tate, plant breeder and 
production manager, 
@ (BELOW) Although Stoneville Pedigreed Seed Company's cottons are not hy- 
brids, constant research in hybridization is carried on in order to keep abreast 
of developments along these lines. 

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@ (ABOVE) Famous Stoneville cottons being loaded and shipped to cotton areas 
throughout the world. 
@ (LOWER LEFT) Moisture tests cre carefully run on Stoneville seeds before 
they are put away in storage. 
@ (BELOW) The unloading building is shown at left in this picture. Cotton seeds 
are transferred by air into modern storage buildings, shown at right of picture. 





