cord Yield of 
other re Be <2 
Delfos 9169 renore. Johnson i .Nichols, Bento Pomme 22169 
by MississipP! Planter ae iontest. cep 91 CAR ea owe M Use 
MR, JAMES COLEMAN, Of his arec\iChols predjcgstimated "3.6.1, count by 
Carter, Meith Staple, too! 2 will plant thie WE 29d more fer? 
ey . ers 
the mechanical 
picker, this clean, fluffy pe 
is a pleasant ayy pea aed 
n, Last year | 
of Delfos) his yield from ae 
acres was 9090 bales. pee. os 
he estimates 650 bales a : 
400 acres. He states, Nee 
cotton can compare with ae : 
in any phase of mechanizatio 
—and extra staple means more 
” 
money, too. 
Direct from 
An increasing number of South 
Carolina Planters are praising 
Delfos 9169. Mr. Vernon Ott of 
Branchville, S. C. is one ex- 
ample. He states ‘“‘We got more 
lint, longer staple—and larger 
bolls for easier picking . . . next 
year we will plant nothing but 
DELFOS 9169.” 
The Advent of the 
ECHANICAL PICKER 
Development of the mechanical picker brought a 
new era in cotton production methods. Yet, this 
great advancement in modern farming brought on 
a new series of problems in cotton breeding. . . 
that of the cotton plant, itself. A boll that fluffed 
well . . . that did not string or pull out became a 
necessity. Minimum foliage and an upright plant 
with fruit well off the ground were required for 
the ultimate success of mechanical harvesting. 
Heavier production and extra staple were greatly 
needed to insure profitable and practical operations. 
The Inception of 
Delfos 9169 
With the heralding of the first Mechanical Picker, 
the breeding staff at Stoneville was alert to en- 
vision the type of cotton required to meet the 
growing demands of industry. Experiments and re- 
search were intensified to develop the character- 
istics required in adapting the cotton plant to me- 
chanical farming. Many years of testing, reproduc- 
tion and maintenance brought into being the strain 
that is being acclaimed as the most complete an- 
swer to the needs of Mechanical production. It is 
the Improved DELFOS 9169 with an outstanding 
record of success from the Rio Grande in Texas 
to the Pee Dee in South Carolina. 
Keeping pace with industry, the science of cotton breeding has played an impor- 
tant role in the success of mechanical farming. Delfos 9169 is an outstanding 
example of using modern genetic and plant breeding techniques in developing a 
cotton for a specific purpose. This new cotton is the result of 14 arduous years 
of intensive breeding in selections from a natural cross of Delfos 531 and the 
famed Stoneville 2B. New characteristics have been added and undesirable quali- 
ties have been eliminated. Based upon the same scientific principles as cattle 
breeding, the NEW improved DELFOS 9169 brings to cotton growers a new 
concept in profitable production. 
Early Indication 
of a big harvest 
of Delfos 9169 
M. P. ‘Mike’ Sturdivant 
shows a field of Delfos on 
his place at Glendora, 
Miss. to Dr. Walker. Mr. 
Sturdivant was particu- & 
larly pleased with the : 
drouth resistance of Del- zo 
fos 9169 and the fact  ‘ 
that it out-yielded other 
varieties by as much as 
'% bale per acre. 
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wt Delfos 9169 
Throughout the long years of experimentation, successful planters have 
watched with interest the year-after-year increased yield and extra staple 
shown by Delfos 9169. With the Government control of acreage and the rising 
costs of production, cotton growers are realizing the significance of more effi- 
cient farming methods. The greater yield of Delfos 9169 on decreased acreage 
—the extra staple and adaptability to mechanization of this great Cotton is 
being proven by a rapidly increasing number of experienced cotton growers. 
THE RECORDS OF DELFOS 9169 have been outstanding 
in the history of cotton growing. A world’s record yield 
was officially recorded in 1951. A five-year average of cottons 
tested within the Mississippi Delta shows DELFOS 9169 to 
have the highest money value of any cotton tested. Three 
out of five years DELFOS 9169 won the famed Mississippi 
5-Acre contest. ‘These records plus the strong endorsements 
of many of America’s most successful planters attest the out- 
standing qualities of “THE KING OF COTTONS” ... 
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