The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-02-09
|(H VARIETY OF
IS BEST?
which Variety Pays
Wv VIZ. . in Arkansas and
DO W. why It D0cs7
BY W. E. Ay ',',.,.,+v ~
Arkansas.

cotton belong to TWO
fiets es,s :. short-staple and long
al clss' sorsn or Rivers" being
Ds than a commercial trade
p ga. ayl to designate any ,t cotton
Vs.. ,.b soil in a humid climate
,' % rss producing superior lint.
'e a'.,.. having lint longer than
''.sss are long-staple varieties;
' having shorter lint belong to
' '...,sl the long-staple varieties
e, 's'' have lower per cent OF
=, y. shortstaples. However
: ~ The recently introduced long
4. .r earlier than the average
Ist, Die cottons and have other r
ri. characteristics which are
LIsr them into favor.
!. II !, Good Variety The money
NV acre produced by a variety
[,,sn 4 the criterion by which it
s,s,.,olv Judged, provided it has
..u.iss which are strikingly I'M
rsls. Such factors as length
y. cent of lint are usually I'M
4, in determining values, but the
r. which yields the highest per
n !, I'm, or the longest lint is often
when profits are considered.
bs,, size of bolls, ease OF picking
,,orm resistance are factors to be
,d.red in selecting a variety. I'm
Nj, veevil conditions, toward the
bsn limit OF the cotton belt, or on
land, earliness is very important.
h. Is an Early Variety? Since
advent of the boil weevil it is
d that the variety which will pro-
tbe most cotton in an area heav-
nfpsted with weevils is the earli-
ariety Small boiled, early matur-
;srieties often fail to yield as well
oils medium low in fertility as
medium early, large boiled varIe-
even under boil weevil condi-
The greatest difference be-
i the earliest and latest varieties
! in humid districts on poorly
nd rich bottom land. On such
such varieties as Trice, Shine,
etc., should be considered if
staple varieties are preferred.
llety Tests in 1916 Interesting.
Arkansas Experiment Station
ffty-fve varieties and strains
,tton at two different points in
tate last year. In addition, 5 to
rieties were tested in co-opera-
with the county agents in several
les One of the large tests was
lcted at SCOTS in cooperation
Mr. Conoway Scott and the
at Mena on the old substation.
test at SCOTS was on Arkansas
bottom land. The season was
able and the yields good. The
test was on hill land. The yields
were very low, due to extreme.
weather shortly after the plants
to set forms.
average results Of the tests At
sad Mena show that twelve OF
N-avs varieties produced seed
= Wrth (at market prices fer
NY, October and November
un Zee per acre, the average
N value Of these twelve varie-
ny more than $1o7.ss. The PER
vuss Of the same varistSes ut
avsrassd mere than Stree.
ssfat twelve varieties averaged
. ~ than s7see per sore in
y tests and s11s.ss ut sostts.
~ Yields were produced At
~ expense as the poor snss
u ssst Of harvesting and mar.
~ excess produced b. the
hsden. This would have
M 70 about IS pr acre for the
: oi the two tests and about
~ acre at SCOTS. II the aver
= per acre of production and
jug ior the poor yisiders was
sao tne cost at SCOTS $27.oo
: ns per acre proAt was $77.oo
A<h ylsiders and $500 for
Welding varieties. The per
'foht at SCOTS was e1oS "a