Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-02-03
Varieties of Cotton for 1923

Our correspondents are intensely
interested in the matter of obtaining
good planting seed for 1923. 1t is
we'll that they should be, for the
type of seed selected for planting is
one of the determining factors in
the kind of crop which will be har-
vested in Georgia in 1923, provided
every possible aid in combating the
boil weevil is used. There is no
factor of more Importance to our
cotton growers than that Of obtain
ing an early strain of cotton that
yields a superior type of lint and
makes a good outturn per acre. This
matter is of such grave import that
the Georgia State College of Agrl-
culture has conducted variety tests
of cotton for the last sixteen years.
The findings obtained in 1922 are as
important as any which have been
obtained up to the present time. A
summary of these results has been
prepared. Do not fail to examine
this record carefully, and profit
by the suggestions made relative
thereto
The land on which these tests
were conducted is red clay loan
Cecil clay loam). A crop of oats
followed by soy beans occupied the
land the previous season. The soy
beans were cut off and the stubhle
turned under in October with a two
horse plow. In March, 1922, the
land was double-disced. rows laid
off four feet apart and a low bed
thrown UP with a Planet, Jr., culti-
vator about March 25. Just before
planting, 600 pounds per acre of
a 1882 fertilizer was applied in
the drill, being well-mxed with the
soil. Planting was done on April 1S.
Cold weather after planting stunt
ed the small plants and caused many
to die. Early growth was very slow.
The rainfall through July was not
extremely heavy, but frequent
showers fell, making the fight on
the weevil difficult. From August
Is to October 10, it was extremely |
dry.
Weevils were found on the cotton
soon after it came up. This was
the fourth year of weeVil infesta-
ton, and very severe damage &C.
Cured where no fight was made.
busting with calcium arsenate was
began about July 1, Just before the
first blooms appeared, and was |
continued until August Is. Eleven
applications of poison were made.
but four of them We're washed off
by rain the same day it was APP
piled, necessitating the operation be-
ing repeated the following day. On
an adjacent farm, where no poison |
was used, the yield was very low,
and the results from busting on
these tests was very satisfactory. |
The cotton was chopped to stand
of two plants per hill, every eight
cen inches.
Frequent and shallow civilizations
with a Planet, Jr., cultivator were
given until the middle of August.
Picking was begun on September |
6. and completed October %. AS soon |
as all cotton. was picked, the stalks |
were. turned under with a two-horse
plow with chain drag for pulling |
stalks down in the burrows.
The table shows the varieties rank |
ed in order Of total yield Of lint cot !
ton per acre, The yield of seed |
cotton per acre does not follow in |
the same order as the yield of lint,
due to variation in the per cent lint. |
The per cent lint was extremely low |
for all varieties, probably due to dry |
weather in late August and Septem- |
Der. All varieties are from four to |
seven per cent below normal.
From the yield at different pick /!
ings, it will be noted that some va
rieties were much earlier than 9TH
ers, but that on the whole, the me-
dunn early, continuous fruiting va
rieties, gave the highest yields.
Among the big boil cottons, Col |
lege No. I, Piedmont Cleveland, |
Cooks, Wannamaker-C Cleveland and
Texas Burr gave good yields, and
the average for several years shows
then to be consistent yielders.
OF the extremely early varieties,
Trice and Over-the-Top have shown
up best.
OF the long staple upland varieties, |
Lightning Express and Delfos stand
out much ahead of all others. Acala
also give fair yield, but was some
what late in maturing. Meade did
not give very high yield, but the
value per acre was fairly high.
OF the wilt resistant varieties.
Mathis Toole, Petty's Toole, Councils
Toole, Lewis SO and Dixie all showed