The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-10
auAIir,as iN COTTON PLANT.
Many varieties ef Upland Gotten
 Yhat Ar Undesirabie.

Along with the effort to get the largest possible yield per aors in cot ton growing. and yield is the first and most important thing. there are quail ties in the cotton plant that help . grower in getting profits from his crop. These qualities to a large ex- tent are not always fully appreciated, but their value becomes moro appar- ent with changed conditions, such as scarcity of labor In picking, insects and other influences. In the many varieties of upland cotton In the southern states there are some that have undesirable qualities. A real variety, of course, has it's origin and beginning in single plant that trans mitted it's distinctive qualities to its progeny. Other varieties will be orig mated in the same way and be given q name. but the process and the name do not prove the cotton to be worthy of purchase and growth by cotton growers Some of the desirable quali- ties that help to make profits in addi- ton to d high yielding power may be briefly mentioned.
 Early fruitins and rapid fruiting. which are indicated by short joint In the main stem, primary and fruit branches. or throughout the plant, are desirable qualities that are easily appreciated and valued by growers Large bolls as a quality are appreci- ated. There are very few cottons that have a boil of size that sixty will make a pound of seed cotton. Many varieties are grown that have bolls of a size which require ninety to one hundred to make a pound of seed cot ton. A picker must do nearly twice the work or pick about half as much cotton In day. Where labor is scarce this quality Of large boil Is very inn portant, And as there Is more boil trash picked in the small boil cotton the market value is lowered. Storm proof or storm resistance is an impor- tant quality where high winds blow, or rains occur The grower wants the cotton to remain well in the boil until the picker comes along. This quality is common with large boil cottons as they have thick hulls and do not fold backwards in drying and leave the cotton unprotected and unsupported. Big bolls are generally drawn down ward by their weight before or after opening.
 High per cent of lint to the seed Is a valuable quality. The general aver age is 39 1-3 per cent of lint. but there are few yarities that yield 3S per cent at gins The per cent yield of line varies some seasons. Eventually by selection cotton will grow 40 per cent of lint, and as lint is the valuable product the more we grow on the seed the greater the profit without extra cost to produce or pick. Thero are many varieties of cotton the fiber of which is coarse and less than an inch ! in length. and are therefore undesir- able Length of staple is a quality that Is paid for and Is desirable quality. Strength and fineness of staple are valuable qualities that are paid for, and when they show up uin a sample an advanced price Is paid. Minimum sized seed Is desirable quality for several reasons. A cotton with noticeably small seed. or an extra large seed, Is undesirable Where. as in our cotton investiga- tons all varieties are studied. inter- esting facts appear besides the I'm portant one of quantity of cotton yielded