Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-01-10

of this cotton was harvested, Mr.
Williams was advised to gin 1t on
Sea Island or roller sin. This was
done, and the entire crop of tive
bales was shipped to Savannah ana
sold for 70 II cents per pound
which was II cent per pound more
than the price of Sea Island cotton
the same day. The report of this
sale attracted the attention of cot
ton growers everywhere and created
a demand for the seed that could not
This variety was planted on the
college demonstration field along
with thirty-seven others in 1917, and
ranked first when the total value OF
the seed and the lint was considered.
It produced 2,039. pounds of seed cot
ton which yielded 500 pounds of lint,
worth $509.95, and 1916 pounds of
seed which contained 24.27 per cent
oil, thus making them worth $84.34
duced. The total value of the crop
being $566.11 per acre.
Again, in 1918, this variety ranks
first among thirty:-eight varieties
tested, the total yield of seed cotton
per cent lint, or 465 pounds per acre
with value of 70 cents per pound,
or $325.50. The 1,139 pounds of
seed, after being analysed, were found
to be worth $46.30, or $81.3 per ton
oil. The total value of cotton and
seed was, therefore, $371.8O per
acre.
The premium paid for Meade cot
ton is due to the quality and the
length of the staple. 1t is from
l 1-2 to 1 rs inches in length, very
fine and silky in texture, has a beau
| tiful, creamy color and" high 1uStre.
When spun it produces a yarn of
equal tensil strength of yarn, the
Se.1S ont
| ton.
The casual observer would never
anything other than an ordinary
short staple variety since the stature
shape of plant, character of leaf,
and maturity are all similar to other
| upland varieties. Examination of
the lint, however, shows it to be dis
tinctIy superior to the other upland,
| long staple varieties such as Weber,
Columbia, DiXafifi and Aliens long
| staple, since it is longer and finer in
| quality. In fact, when ginned on a
sea island or ROLLER gin, the sample
| requires close inspection even by an
expert to distinguish it from sea is
| land cotton.
The sYeed are somewhat different
| from the other upland types since
| they are not covered with fuzZ. They
| resemble the sea island seed in that
IllGy dire, LOT the 11lOSI part, SIuOOIu
with the exception of a tuft of fuZz
at the small end and are brown rath
er than black. They are somewhat
| larger than sea island, however, and
| for that reason best results are OBJ
| tanned with sea island gins only
when a special grid with larger open
| ingS is used.
The earliness of Meade cotton
makes it especially adapted to the
needs of the farmer in boil weevil
| sections. Reports from many sec
| tionS of the state indicate that it is
just as early as the short staple
varieties and also resistant to cot
! ton wilt or blackroot. One test of
| this variety was located on a field
| in the Coastal Plains area that was
| known to be heavily infected with
showed that other varieties sup
posed to be wilt resistant died
throughout the season and not a
single plant of the Meade cotton
Succumbed to the disease.
A distinct advantage of this va
| riety over Sea Island is that it can
be profitably grown in any part of
the. cotton belt: whereas, Sea Is
land can only be produced over a
limited area. Because of the rank
growth and late-maturing propensi-
ties of Sea Island cotton, it's pro-
duction lis proving 1]unprofitabfe% an
der heavy boil Weevil infestation.
-MOSL cOGLOn growers III DOLL WS6NIl.
territory are planting short staple
upland varieties instead of Sea Is.
land because they are better yield
ers. and more profitable even with
the enormous difference in price OBJ
tanned for the lint. Since Meade
cotton is now developed to the ex-
tent that the staple it produces can
be substituted for Sea Island, and
quantities sufficient to plant large
areas. all growers who have decided
to abandon Sea Island cotton should
substitute the Meade variety and
grow it in preference to all others.
The plants are much smaller than
Sea Island, and for this reason
Meade seed should be planted in
narrow rows and left closer in the
drill. All subsequent operations
connected with it's production, in
Guiding harvesting, ginning, baling"
and marketing are similar to those
used by growers of Sea Island cot
ton and for this reason, it will be
the most satisfactory and profitable
substitute for abandoned Sea Is
land varieties. s5 - Cd.
duced by Sea Island and Meade
serves to show more strikingfy the
distinct advantages of the Meade
Meade weighed 50 grams. and when
ginned, they produced 20 grams of
lint and 49 grams of seed; where
as, ten four-locked bolFs of the Sea
Island weighed only 34.5 grams and
ginned only 11:5 grams of lint and
2S grams of seed This shows that
tho same number of Meade bOllS