januarv 1997
Agronomy' and Soils Departmental Series No. 200
Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station
James E. Marion, Director
Auburn IiniversMr
Auburn University, Alabama

TABLE OF CONTENTS
IN TRO DU CTION ............................................................... 1
EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS..............................................1
EXPLANATION OF DATA ....................................................... 2
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS ....................................................... 3
LOCATIONS OF EXPERIMENTS ................................................. 3
TABLE 1. Performance of Early Season Cotton Varieties at Belle Mina, Alabama, 1996 ... 4
TABLE 2. Performance of Full Season Cotton Varieties at Belle Mina, Alabama, 1996 .... 5
TABLE 3. Performance of Early Season Cotton Varieties at Prattville, Alabama, 1996..... 6
TABLE 4. Performance of Full Season Cotton Varieties at Prattville, Alabama, 1996....... 7
TABLE 5. Performance of Early Season Cotton Varieties at Shorter, Alabama, 1996....... 8
TABLE 6. Performance of Full Season Cotton Varieties at Shorter, Alabama, 1996........ 9
TABLE 7. Performance of Early Season Cotton Varieties at Monroeville, Alabama, 1996 .. 10
TABLE 8. Performance of Full Season Cotton Varieties at Monroeville, Alabama, 1996 ... 11
TABLE 9. Performance of Early Season Cotton Varieties at Headland, Alabama, 1996 .... 12
TABLE 10. Performance of Full Season Cotton Varieties at Headland, Alabama, 1996...... 13
TABLE 11. Performance of Early Season Cotton Varieties at Fairhope, Alabama, 1996...... 14
TABLE 12. Performance of Full Season Cotton Varieties at Fairhope, Alabama, 1996....... 15
TABLE 13. Performance of Early Season Cotton Varieties in Alabama, Average of All
Locations, 1996 .................................................... 16
TABLE 14. Performance of Full Season Cotton Varieties in Alabama, Average 
of All
Locations, 1996 ................................................. 17
TABLE 15. Performance of Early Season Irrigated Cotton Varieties at Belle Mina,
Alabama, 1996.................................................. 17
TABLE 16. Performance of Full Season Irrigated Cotton Varieties at Belle Mina,
Alabama, 1996.................................................. 18
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Information contained herein is available to all persons regardless of race,
color, sex, or national origin.
Performance of Early Season Irrigated Cotton Varieties at
Shorter, Alabama, 1996 ..........................................
Performance of Full Season Irrigated Cotton Varieties
at Shorter, Alabama, 1996 .......................................
Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Belle Mina, Alabama, 1996 ...................
Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Prattville, Alabama, 1996..................
Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Shorter, Alabama, 1996...................
Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Monroeville, Alabama, 1996................
Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Headland, Alabama, 1996 ....................
Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Fairhope, Alabama, 1996 ....................
Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Irrigated Cotton, Belle Mina, Alabama, 1996 ....
Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Irrigated Cotton, Shorter, Alabama, 1996 .........
Growing Season Rainfall, 1994-96 .....................................
Soil Types for Cotton Trials, 1996 .................................
Sources of Seed for the 1996 Cotton Variety Trials ........................
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1996 ALABAMA COTTON VARIETY REPORT
A REPORT OF THE PERFORMANCE OF COTTON VARIETIES TESTED IN ALABAMA
K. M. Glass, C. D. Monks, C. H. Burmester and D. I. Bransby'
INTRODUCTION
The Alabama Cotton Variety Test is a continuing evaluation of available cotton varieties from
private companies and state agricultural experiment stations. Breeding lines that are likely to be released
as varieties are also tested. Tests are conducted on units of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station
by Experiment Station personnel. Cultural practices are those generally recommended by the 
Auburn
University Extension Service to producers. Data is reported on an irrigated test at both Belle Mina and
Shorter. No other tests received scheduled supplemental irrigation. Every effort is made to test the varieties
and present the results in an unbiased manner.
EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS
Tests were split into early season and full season varieties. Comparative basis for early season
varieties were Deltapine DP 5409 and Suregrow 125; full season varieties were Deltapine Acala 90 and
Suregrow 1001. The maturity category for each variety was chosen by the company or cooperator. Plot size
was two rows at Prattville, Headland, Belle Mina, Shorter, and Fairhope, and one row at Monroeville.
A randomized complete block experimental design with four replications was used in all tests. Row
length varied at different locations from 20 to 120 feet.
At most locations, rainfall and yield were good. At Fairhope, the full season test was not uniform
due to wet conditions creating a poor stand. Yields may have been slightly reduced due to the poor stand
of the first planting. All locations had light infestations of bollworm and budworm.
'Research Assistant, Assistant Professor, Extension Agronomist, and Professor of Agronomy and Soils.
EXPLANATION OF DATA
Harvest of Seed Cotton
Tests at Belle Mina, Shorter, Headland and Fairhpe were harvested by a mechanical spindle picker.
The tests at Prattville and Monroeville were harvested by hand. Average seed cotton yield was determined
for each variety at each location.
Lint Percentage
Seed cotton samples from each variety were ginned on a 10-saw gin. Lint percentage was calculated
by dividing weight of lint by seed cotton weight.
Yield of Lint
Lint yield was determined by multiplying the lint percentage by seed cotton yield.
Fiber Properties
Fiber qualities of all varieties were measured by the Auburn University Textile Engineering fiber
testing laboratory using High Volume Instrumentation (HVI). Data are reported on a single composite
sample of each variety from all locations including the regional tests at Shorter and Belle Mina.
Length. This is the fiber length measured with the HVI instrument. This measurement of length is
similar to the classer's staple.
Strength. This is a measure of breaking strength of a standard fiber bundle with the holding jaws
separated by 1/8 inch. "Tex" is a size measurement of the fiber bundle and the data given are the force in
grams needed to break this bundle.
Elongation. A measure of the percentage stretch before the fibers break..
Micronaire. This measures the fineness of the cotton fibers. The smaller the micronaire reading,
the finer and/or more immature the fibers.
Earliness
Earliness is reported as the percentage of the total yield harvested at the first picking where more
than one harvest was made.
Fusarium Wilt
Reaction of varieties to Fusarium oxysporum f. vasinfectum (fusarium wilt) was evaluated at the
Plant Breeding Unit, Tallassee. Selected varieties were grown in a field with a high natural incidence of the
fusarium wilt disease. In 1996, root-knot nematode damage was unusually light on cotton roots of all
varieties. Cooler than normal temperatures in the early fall and early spring may have reduced root-knot
nematode populations and there was little incidence of Fusarium wilt. For this reason, the Fusarium wilt data
is not reported.
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
Appropriate analyses of the yield data were made. For each location, the variability in the test was
measured and expressed as a percentage of the test mean, i.e., the coefficient of variation (C.V.). An
indication of the magnitude of difference between variety averages necessary to be considered a real
difference is given for each location. It is designated as the Least Significance Difference (L.S.D..
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LOCATIONS OF EXPERIMENTS
Tennessee Valley Substation ..................................
Prattville Experiment Field ...................................
E.V. Smith Research Center ..................................
Field Crops Research Unit, Shorter ...................
Monroeville Experiment Field ............
Wiregrass Substation, Headland ...............................
Gulf Coast Substation, Fairhope ...............................
B.E. Norris, Acting Supt.
H.E. Burgess
D.P. Moore, Supt.
J.S. Bannon, Dir.
D.R. Williamson, Supt.
J.R. Akridge, Supt.
L.N. Wells, Acting Supt.
B.E. Gamble
E.L. Carden, Supt.
N.R. McDaniel, M.D. Pegues
Appreciation is also expressed to Mien-Huei Tzeng, Applied Statistics Consulting Lab, Discrete and
Statistical Sciences, for the computation, summarization, and analysis of the data in this report.
Table 1. Performance of Early Season Cotton Varieties at Belle Mina,
Alabama, 1996
1996 2-yr. 
av. 3-yr. av.
Brand-variety Lint/Acre Lint Earliness Lint/Acre 
Lint/Acre
Lb. Pct. Pct. Lb. Lb.
Stoneville 474 1,345 43 83 1,046 
1,122
Suregrow 125* 1,254 42 87 
1,005 1,110
Suregrow 501 1,233 42 77 
994 1,100
Hartz H 1215 1,148 42 88 958 
1,070
DES 119 1,190 42 81 928 
1,061
Suregrow 404 1,207 40 81 
895 1,050
Deltapine 51 1,297 41 82 979 
1,038
Deltapine 20 1,165 39 85 930 
1,010
Suregrow 1001** 1,101 40 80 898 
996
Hartz Var H 1244 1,029 41 82 885 
990
Hartz H 1220 1,029 40 86 897 
988
Terra 366 1,116 39 85 
879 987
Deltapine DP 5409* 1,115 39 83 
839 967
Deltapine Acala 90** 1,084 38 81 
893 965
Deltapine 50 1,070 37 86 
862 957
Terra 292 1,085 37 86 820 
951
HS 23 853 38 77 
723 899
Terra 302 934 41 
72 756 887
Paymaster HS-26 1,034 37 83 
778 885
Stoneville 3M002 1,240 
43 81 -
-
Deltapine NuCotn 
33
B 1,212 40 82 - -
Stoneville X 47 1,194 
42 88 -
-
Hartz HX 6204 1,155 
39 78 -
-
Stoneville X 470 1,135 
39 76 -
-
Deltapine DP 5415 976 
40 63 -
-
Test Mean 1,128
L.S.D. (.05) 110
C.V. 7%
*Early season check variety.
**Full season check variety.
Table 2. Performance of Full Season Cotton Varieties at Belle Mina,
Alabama, 1996
1996 2-yr. av. 3-yr. 
av.
Brand-variety Lint/Acre Lint Earliness Lint/Acre Lint/Acre
Lb. Pct. Pct. Lb. Lb.
Suregrow 125* 1,323 41 81 1,080 1,160
Stoneville LA 887 1,211 41 80 990 1,095
HS 44 1,228 38 74 1,009 1,084
KC 311 1,097 38 71 970 1,065
Suregrow 1001** 1,111 39 77 969 1,043
Deltapine DP 5690 1,158 39 79 986 1,040
Deltapine Acala 90** 1,211 40 78 983 1,025
Georgia King 1,089 41 73 910 1,022
Deltapine DP 5415 920 40 59 857 991
HS 46 1,010 40 70 866 972
Hartz H 1560 
1,228 41 77 
991
Deltapine NuCotn 
33
B 1,312 40 80 -
GA 90-89 1,253 39 77
Deltapine 51 1,232 39 81
GA 91-227 1,133 37 76
Deltapine NuCotn 
35
B 1,118 38 71
Deltapine DP 5409* 1,071 39 82
GA 92-161 1,028 37 73
Acala MAXXA 796 41 80
Test Mean 1,133
L.S.D. (.05) 106
C.V. 7%
*Early season check variety.
**Full season check variety.
Table 3. Performance of Early Season Cotton Varieties at Prattville,
Alabama, 1996
1996 2-yr. av. 3-yr. av.
Brand-variety Lint/Acre Lint Earliness Lint/Acre Lint/Acre
Lb. Pct. Pct. Lb. Lb.
Suregrow 125* 1,107 40 87 726 937
Stoneville 474 1,191 42 85 765 927
Deltapine Acala 90** 1,088 39 81 685 906
Suregrow 404 1,032 37 87 669 906
Suregrow 501 1,050 39 85 695 906
Deltapine DP 5409* 1,015 39 87 697 901
Suregrow 1001** 1,006 37 80 672 860
Terra 302 1,023 39 83 675 855
Hartz H 1220 1,072 39 89 692 853
Deltapine 20 1,021 38 82 648 843
Deltapine 51 963 36 82 650 841
DES 119 1,035 39 83 667 838
Terra 292 1,000 37 83 672 836
Terra 366 974 37 84 638 822
Hartz H 1215 953 39 90 665 817
Deltapine 50 973 38 83 646 814
Hartz Var H 1244 854 38 89 594 809
HS 23 915 38 81 594 776
Stoneville 3M002 1,113 40 84
Stoneville X 47 1,075 39 84
Deltapine NuCotn 
33
B 1,035 38 84
Hartz HX 6204 987 40 89
Stoneville X 470 940 38 83
Deltapine DP 5415 865 38 75
Test Mean 1,012
L.S.D. (.05) 100
C.V. 7%
*Early season check variety.
**Full season check variety.
Table 4. Performance of Full Season Cotton Varieties at Prattville,
Alabama, 1996
996 2-yr. av. 3-yr. 
av.
Brand-variety Lint/Acre Lint Earliness 
Lint/Acre Lint/Acre
Lb. Pct. Pct. Lb. Lb.
Suregrow 125* 1,126 40 87 
690 913
HS 46 1,071 40 86 
628 893
Deltapine DP 5690 990 38 83 
596 866
HS 44 1,018 38 83 
611 850
Stoneville LA 887 1,006 40 85 618 
847
Deltapine Acala 90** 979 39 81 
596 847
Deltapine DP 5415 942 38 
79 582 844
Suregrow 1001** 974 38 84 
593 807
Hartz H 1560 
990 38 87 
600
Deltapine NuCotn 
3 5
B 1,070 38 
89-
Deltapine 51 1,035 38 86
Deltapine NuCotn 
3 3
B 1,021 37 88
Deltapine DP 5409* 
1,019 38 90 
- -
GA 90-89 
971 36 84 
- -
GA 92-161 
945 37 87 
- -
GA 91-227 
941 36 79 
- -
Test Mean 1,006
L.S.D. (.05) 92
C.V. 6%
*Early season check variety.
**Full season check variety.
Table 5. Performance of Early Season Cotton Varieties at Shorter,
Alabama, 1996
1996 2-yr. av. 3-yr. av.
Brand-variety Lint/Acre Lint 
Earliness Lint/Acre Lint/Acre
Lb. Pct. Pct. Lb. Lb.
Suregrow 125* 1,600 42 
- 1,044 1,112
Hartz Var H 1244 1,509 
41 - 1,027 1,092
Deltapine DP 5409* 1,470 41 
- 959 1,052
Deltapine 20 1,425 38 
- 967 1,013
Suregrow 404 1,452 39 
- 922 998
Deltapine 51 1,406 39 
- 929 990
Hartz H 1220 1,411 40 
- 960 988
Hartz H 1215 1,442 39 
- 980 988
Stoneville 474 1,436 42 
- 913 987
Suregrow 501 1,506 41 
- 968 976
Terra 302 1,384 40 
- 908 967
Deltapine Acala 90** 1,473 39 
- 975 949
Terra 366 1,415 40 
- 896 948
DES 119 1,300 39 
- 862 935
Deltapine 50 1,407 
37 - 910 928
Suregrow 1001** 1,478 
40 - 953 
917
HS 23 1,327 
39 - 845 862
Terra 292 1,415 
38 - 915 
857
Paymaster HS-26 1,157 
38 - 790 750
Hartz HX 6204 
1,525 41 
- -
-
Stoneville 3M002 
1,512 43 
- -
-
Stoneville X 47 
1,499 41 
- -
-
Stoneville X 470 
1,462 41 -
- -
Deltapine DP 5415 
1,423 40 
- -
-
Deltapine NuCotn 
33
B 1,407 38 -
Test Mean 1,434
L.S.D. (.05) 153
C.V. 8%
*Early season check variety.
**Full season check variety.
Table 6. Performance of Full Season Cotton Varieties at Shorter, Alabama, 1996
1996 2-yr. av. 3-yr. av.
Brand-variety Lint/Acre Lint Earliness Lint/Acre Lint/Acre
Lb. Pct. Pct. Lb. Lb.
Suregrow 125* 1,472 41 - 932 
1,038
Stoneville LA 887 1,514 41 - 977 
1,034
HS 46 1,403 41 - 880 
938
Deltapine DP 5690 1,406 40 - 916 
908
Deltapine Acala 90** 1,406 40 - 907 
904
HS 44 1,309 40 - 882 
900
KC 311 1,389 40 - 897 
890
Deltapine DP 5415 1,215 41 -
804 883
Suregrow 1001** 1,347 40 - 888 
874
Georgia King 1,456 40 - 912 
874
Hartz H 1560 1,466 42 -
918
Deltapine NuCotn 
3 3
B 1,378 38 
- -
GA 92-161 1,368 40 - -
Deltapine DP 5409* 1,360 40 - -
Deltapine NuCotn 
35
B 1,349 39 - -
GA 91-227 1,331 
38 - -
GA 90-89 1,295 
38 - -
Deltapine 51 
1,266 39 -
-
Acala MAXXA 
897 40 -
-
Test Mean 1,349
L.S.D. (.05) 179
C.V. 9%
*Early season check variety.
**Full season check variety.
Table 7. Performance of Early Season Cotton Varieties at Monroeville,
Alabama, 1996
1995 2-yr. av. 3-yr. av.
Brand-variety Lint/Acre Lint Earliness Lint/Acre Lint/Acre
Lb. Pct. Pct. Lb. Lb.
Stoneville 474 1,058 43 - 921 968
DES 119 1,094 39 - 875 940
Deltapine 51 898 37 - 792 
931
Suregrow 501 920 41 - 744 
926
Suregrow 404 1,044 38 - 880 
921
Hartz H 1220 1,031 39 - 852 
907
Deltapine Acala 90** 998 40 - 803 
897
Suregrow 1001** 1,008 38 - 812 
887
Hartz Var H 1244 1,001 40 - 820 
880
Deltapine 50 950 37 797 
876
Suregrow 125* 1,086 40 - 831 
874
Deltapine 20 977 39 - 822 
848
Terra 292 925 36 - 763 
845
Deltapine DP 5409* 1,011 39 - 800 
844
Terra 366 866 36 - 750 
831
HS 23 804 35 - 757 
826
Hartz H 1215 1,029 41 - 791 
818
Terra 302 901 39 -
734 813
Stoneville 3M002 1,130 
41- -
-
Stoneville X 47 
1,056 42 -
Deltapine NuCotn 33B 994 37
Deltapine DP 5415 988 40
Stoneville X 470 888 39
Hartz HX 6204 783 40
Test Mean 977
L.S.D. (.05) 179
C.V. 13%
*Early season check variety.
**Full season check variety.
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Table 8. Performance of Full Season Cotton Varieties at Monroeville,
Alabama, 1996
1996 2-yr. av. 3-yr. av.
Brand-variety Lint/Acre Lint Earliness Lint/Acre Lint/Acre
Lb. Pct. Pct. Lb. Lb.
Stoneville LA 887 937 37 - 814 927
Deltapine Acala 90** 1,025 38 - 822 910
HS 46 1,061 39 - 878 902
HS 44 896 35 - 798 893
Suregrow 1001** 910 38 - 785 869
Suregrow 125* 893 37 - 808 859
Deltapine DP 5690 889 37 - 803 850
Deltapine DP 5415 950 36 - 823 841
Hartz H 1560 987 40 - 869
Deltapine 51 1,050 38 - -
Deltapine NuCotn 
3 5
B 983 37 - -
GA 92-161 982 35 - -
Deltapine NuCotn 33B 959 37 - -
GA 91-227 945 34 - -
GA 90-89 943 36 - -
Deltapine DP 5409* 896 36 - -
Test Mean 957
L.S.D. (.05) 262
C.V. 19%
*Early season check variety.
**Full season check variety.
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Table 9. Performance of Early Season Cotton Varieties at Headland,
Alabama, 1996
1996 2-yr. av. 3-yr. av.
Brand-variety Lint/Acre Lint Earliness Lint/Acre Lint/Acre
Lb. Pct. Pct. Lb. Lb.
Stoneville 474 828 42 - 1,190 1,379
Suregrow 125* 818 42 - 1,141 1,300
Suregrow 501 840 42 - 1,137 1,298
Hartz H 1220 824 43 - 1,134 1,264
Deltapine Acala 90** 759 40 - 1,134 1,248
Deltapine 20 883 40 - 1,106 1,228
Suregrow 404 735 39 - 1,004 1,199
Deltapine 51 712 40 - 1,068 1,191
Hartz Var H 1244 698 42 - 1,013 1,175
Suregrow 1001** 725 40 - 1,047 1,175
Deltapine DP 5409* 612 41 - 1,011 1,155
Hartz H 1215 616 41 - 972 1,150
Deltapine 50 674 38 - 990 1,120
Terra 292 672 36 - 974 1,087
Terra 366 707 38 - 957 1,086
Terra 302 669 43 - 1,005 1,079
HS 23 363 40 - 827 1,011
Stoneville 3M002 873 43 
- - -
Stoneville X 47 782 
41 -
Hartz HX 6204 769 
42 -
Deltapine DP 5415 711 
40 -
Deltapine NuCotn 
33
B 665 41 -
Stoneville X 470 655 41 -
Test Mean 720
L.S.D. (.05) 139
C.V. 14%
*Early season check variety.
**Full season check variety.
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Table 10. Performance of Full Season Cotton Varieties at Headland,
Alabama, 1996
1996 2-yr. av. 3-yr. av.
Brand-variety Lint/Acre Lint Earliness Lint/Acre 
Lint/Acre
Lb. Pct. Pct. Lb. Lb.
Stoneville LA 887 695 40 - 1,120 1,308
Suregrow 125* 703 40 - 1,130 1,293
HS 44 843 40 - 1,150 1,256
Deltapine Acala 90** 785 40 - 1,108 
1,231
Suregrow 1001** 758 39 - 1,109 1,216
HS 46 715 40 - 1,071 1,205
Deltapine DP 5415 686 40 - 1,068 1,197
Deltapine DP 5690 684 39 - 1,039 1,163
Hartz H 1560 681 41 - 1,099
Deltapine NuCotn 
3 5
B 781 41 -
Deltapine DP 5409* 743 42
GA 92-161 711 40
Deltapine NuCotn 
33
B 704 41
GA 90-89 686 39
Deltapine 51 663 40
GA 91-227 647 38
Test Mean 718
L.S.D. (.05) 109
C.V. 11%
*Early season check variety.
**Full season check variety.
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Table 11. Performance of Early Season Cotton Varieties 
at
Alabama, 1996
Fairhope,
1996 2-yr. av. 3-yr. av.
Brand-variety Lint/Acre Lint Earliness Lint/Acre 
Lint/Acre
Lb. Pct. Pct. Lb. Lb.
Stoneville 474 1,445 42 -
1,275 1,356
Suregrow 501 1,277 40 -
1,062 1,296
Suregrow 404 1,329 38 -
1,145 1,276
Deltapine 20 1,361 40 -
1,194 1,271
Deltapine 51 1,199 38 -
1,070 1,254
Terra 292 1,235 37 -
1,026 1,209
Suregrow 125* 1,227 38 -
1,080 1,199
Deltapine 50 1,247 36 -
1,053 1,176
Hartz Var H 1244 1,305 41 -
1,089 1,130
Hartz H 1220 1,204 40 - 1,049 
1,128
Deltapine DP 5409* 1,183 40 -
1,009 1,118
Terra 302 1,087 39 -
959 1,117
Terra 366 1,083 37 -
966 1,108
Suregrow 1001** 1,178 40 -
987 1,099
HS 23 1,095 37 - 878 
1,091
Deltapine Acala 90** 1,031 39 -
887 1,066
DES 119 993 37 -
861 1,053
Hartz H 1215 1,176 41 
- 955 1,027
Stoneville X 470 
1,370 42 -
- -
Hartz HX 6204 
1,363 41 -
Stoneville X 47 1,340 42 -
Stoneville 3M002 1,168 39 -
Deltapine NuCotn 
3 3
B 1,157 38 -
Deltapine DP 5415 1,032 39 -
Test Mean 1,212
L.S.D. (.05) 188
C.V. 11%
*Early season check variety.
**Full season check variety.
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Table 12. Performance of Full Season Cotton Varieties at Fairhope,
Alabama, 1996
1996 2-yr. av. 3-yr. av.
Brand-variety Lint/Acre Lint Earliness Lint/Acre Lint/Acre
Lb. Pct. Pct. Lb. Lb.
HS 44 1,250 41 - 1,103 1,229
Deltapine DP 5415 1,059 42 - 1,022 1,195
HS 46 1,153 40 - 983 1,188
Suregrow 1001** 1,275 40 - 1,060 1,148
Suregrow 125* 1,193 40 - 996 1,143
Deltapine DP 5690 1,137 40 - 956 1,129
Stoneville LA 887 1,059 39 - 904 1,110
Deltapine Acala 90** 1,058 39 - 892 1,069
Hartz H 1560 1,244 40 - 1,019
GA 92-161 1,266 39 --
Deltapine NuCotn 
3 5
B 1,214 40
GA 90-89 1,178 38-
GA 91-227 1,141 38-
Deltapine 51 1,054 38-
Deltapine DP 5409* 983 39-
Deltapine NuCotn 
33
B 946 40
Test Mean 1,138
L.S.D. (.05) 243
C.V. 15%
*Early season check variety.
**Full season check variety.
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TABLE 13. Performance of Early Season Cotton Varieties 
in Alabama, Average of All Locations
Yield, Lint/Acre Tnt 
E arlinep
Brand-variety 1996 1995-96 1994-96 1996 1995-96 1994-96 1996 1995-96 1994-96
Lb. Lb. Lb. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct.
Stoneville 474 1,217 1,018 1,123 42 42 42 84 - -
Suregrow 125* 1,182 971 1,089 41 41 41 87 - -
Suregrow 501 1,138 933 1,084 41 41 41 81 - -
Suregrow 404 1,133 919 1,058 39 38 38 84 - -
Deltapine 51 1,079 915 1,041 39 39 39 82 - -
Deltapine 20 1,139 944 1,035 39 39 39 84 - -
Hartz H 1220 1,095 931 1,021 40 40 40 88 - -
Hartz Var H 1244 1,066 905 1,013 41 41 40 86 - -
Deltapine DP 5409* 1,067 886 1,006 40 40 40 85 - -
Deltapine Acala 90** 1,072 896 1,005 39 39 39 81 - -
Suregrow 1001** 1,083 895 989 39 39 39 80 - -
Deltapine 50 1,054 876 978 37 37 37 85 - -
Hartz H 1215 1,061 887 978 41 41 40 89 - -
DES 119 1,049 837 973 40 40 40 82 - -
Terra 292 1,055 862 964 37 37 37 85 - -
Terra 366 1,027 848 964 38 38 38 85 - -
Terra 302 1,000 839 953 40 40 40 78 - -
HS 23 893 772 918 38 38 38 79 - -
Stoneville 3M002 1,173 - - 42 - - 83 - -
Stoneville X 47 1,158 - - 41 - - 86 - -
Hartz HX 6204 1,097 - - 41 - - 84 - -
Deltapine NuCotn 
3 3
B 
1,078 - - 39 - - 83 - -
Stoneville X 470 1,075 - - 40 - - 80 - -
Deltapine DP 5415 999 - - 40 - - 69 - -
This variety at 2 locations only.
Paymaster HS-26 1,095 784 818 38 39 38 83
*Early season check variety.
**Full season check variety.
16
TABLE 14. Performance of Full Season Cotton Varieties in 
Alabama, Average of All Locations
Yield P Lint/Ar Lint .arl ins
Brand-variety 1996 1995-96 1994-96 1996 1995-96 
1994-96 1996 1995-96 1994-96
Lb. Lb. Lb. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. 
Pct. Pct.
Suregrow 125* 1,118 939 1,068 40 
40 40 84
Stoneville LA 887 1,070 904 1,054 40 40 
41 83
HS 44 1,091 926 1,036 39 
39 39 79
Georgia King 1,273 964 1,029 41 
40 40 73 - -
HS 46 1,069 884 1,016 40 
40 40 78 - -
Deltapine Acala 90** 1,078 885 998 39 39 
39 80 - -
Suregrow 1001** 1,063 901 993 39 
39 39 81 -
Deltapine DP 5690 1,044 883 993 39 39 
39 81 - -
Deltapine DP 5415 962 859 992 40 
40 40 69 - -
Hartz H 1560 1,099 916 - 40 40 
- 82 - -
Deltapine NuCotn 
35
B 1,086 - - 39 -
- 80
GA 90-89 1,054 - -
38 - - 81
Deltapine NuCotn 
3 3
B 1,053 - - 39 -
- 84
GA 92-161 1,050 - - 38 
- - 80 - -
Deltapine 51 1,050 - - 39 
- - 84 - -
GA 91-227 1,023 - - 37 -
- 78 - -
Deltapine DP 5409* 1,012 - - 39 -
- 86 - -
Acala MAXXA 847 - - 41 -
- 80 - -
This Variety at 2 Locations Only.
KC 311 1,243 934 977 
39 39 39 71
*Early season check variety.
**Full season check variety.
Table 15. Performance of Early 
Season Irrigated Cotton Varieties at 
Belle
Mina, Alabama, 1996
1996 2-yr. av. 
3-yr. av.
Brand-variety Lint/Acre 
Lint Earliness Lint/Acre Lint/Acre
Lb. Pct. Pct. Lb. Lb.
Suregrow 125* 1,530 40 
80 1,115 1,261
Deltapine DP 5409* 1,440 
39 81 1,065 1,199
Suregrow 501 1,482 41 
73 1,051 1,183
Deltapine 51 1,546 40 
79 1,060 1,130
Suregrow 404 
1,514 39 85 
1,187-
Stoneville 474 
1,521 42 80 
1,054
Hartz Var H 1244 
1,184 38 80 
1,022
Deltapine Acala 90** 
1,492 40 72 
977-
Deltapine NuCotn 
3 3
B 1,495 40 
74 -
Suregrow 1001** 1,365 39 74 
-
Terra 302 1,253 
42 74 -
Test Mean 1,438
L.S.D. (.05) 185
C.V. 9%
*Early season check variety.
**Full season check variety.
17
Table 16. Performance of Full Season Irrigated Cotton
Alabama, 1996
Varieties at Belle Mina,
1996 2-yr. av. 3-yr. av.
Brand-variety Lint/Acre Lint Earliness Lint/Acre Lint/Acre
Lb. Pct. Pct. Lb. Lb.
Suregrow 125* 1,512 42 84 1,190 1,311
HS 44 1,325 40 71 1,036 1,165
HS 46 1,370 40 75 1,037 1,136
Stoneville LA 887 1,318 41 71 988 1,118
Deltapine DP 5415 1,136 39 56 909 1,047
Deltapine Acala 90** 1,221 39 62 927
Deltapine DP 5409* 1,554 39 79 -
Deltapine NuCotn 
33
B 1,408 39 76
Suregrow 1001** 1,144 39 65
Test Mean 1,332
L.S.D. (.05) 247
C.V. 13%
*Early season check variety.
**Full season check variety.
Table 17. Performance of Early Season Irrigated Cotton Varieties at Shorter,
Alabama, 1996
1996 2-yr. av. 3-yr. av.
Brand-variety Lint/Acre Lint Earliness Lint/Acre Lint/Acre
Lb. Pct. Pct. Lb. Lb.
Suregrow 125* 1,446 41 - 1,208 1,295
Deltapine DP 5409* 1,308 41 - 1,086 1,178
Suregrow 501 1,389 42 - 1,071 1,134
Deltapine 51 1,281 39 - 1,030 1,127
Stoneville 474 1,532 43 - 1,144-
Suregrow 404 1,415 40 -
1,103
Hartz Var H 1244 1,294 41 -
1,100
Deltapine Acala 90** 1,359 39 -
1,078
Deltapine NuCotn 
33
B 1,401 40 - -
Suregrow 1001** 1,352 41 - -
Terra 302 1,304 40 - -
Test Mean 1,371
L.S.D. (.05) 156
C.V. 8%
*Early season check variety.
**Full season check variety.
18
Table 18. Performance of Full Season Irrigated Cotton Varieties at Shorter,
Alabama, 1996
1996 2-yr. av. 3-yr. av.
Brand-variety Lint/Acre Lint Earliness Lint/Acre Lint/Acre
Lb. Pct. Pct. Lb. Lb.
Suregrow 125* 1,485 38 - 1,170 1,270
Deltapine DP 5415 1,459 41 - 1,162 
1,264
Stoneville LA 887 1,440 41 - 1,095 1,166
HS 44 1,286 38 - 1,040 
1,114
HS 46 1,385 40 - 1,016 1,096
Deltapine Acala 90** 1,347 40 - 1,039
Deltapine NuCotn 
33
B 1,536 40 
- -
Deltapine DP 5409* 1,453 40 - -
Suregrow 1001** 1,190 38 - -
Test Mean 1,398
L.S.D. (.05) 193
C.V. 9%
*Early season check varirty.
**Full season check variety.
19
TABLE 19. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Belle Mina, Alabama, 1996
Brand-variety Micronaire Length Uniformity Strength Elongation
UisIn. Pqt. ePct.
Early season
Deltapine 20............. 4.1 1.15 83 26.5 10.2
Deltapine 50 ............. 4.0 1.20 83 28.0 9.6
Deltapine 51 ............. 4.0 1.22 82 29.5 9.8
Deltapine DP 5409......... 3.7 1.19 81 29.0 9.2
Deltapine DP 5415......... 4.3 1.17 82 30.5 10.4
DES 119 ................ 4.2 1.19 86 30.0 9.8
Deltapine NuCotn 33B...... 3.6 1.15 81 30.5 
10.0
Hartz H 1215........... a03.8 1.15 84 30.5 9.6
Hartz H 1220............. 3.9 1.14 84 30.0 10.6
Hartz H- 1244............. 3.4 1.07 82 29.0 10.2
Hartzl-IX 6204 ............ 3.9 1.17 82 34.5 9.0
HS523 .................. 3.5 1.11 81 27.5 8.8
Stoneville 474............ 4.1 1.11 82 30.5 9.6
Stoneville X47 ........... 3.9 1.14 83 33.5 9.6
Stoneville X470O.......... 3.9 1.18 82 32.0 8.8
Stoneville 3MOO2.......... 3.7 1.11 83 32.0 9.8
Suregrow 12 5............. 4.5 1.16 83 29.0 10.2
Suregrow 404............. 3.8 1.19 83 32.5 
9.4
Suregrow 501............. 4.1 1.17 83 31.5 
9.4
Terra 292................ 4.0 1.19 83 28.5 
9.8
Terra 302................ 4.1 1.15 85 29.5 
9.6
Terra 366................ 4.2 1.17 81 30.5 
9.0
Full season
Deltapine Acala 90......... 3.8 1.15 82 33.5 
8.2
Deltapine 51.............. 4.1 1.21 82 28.0 
9.4
Deltapine DP 5415......... 4.1 1.20 82 28.0 
10.1
Deltapine DPS5690......... 4.1 1.18 82 33.0 
8.2
Deltapine NuCotn 33B...... 4.1 1.20 82 33.5 
8.8
Deltapine NuCotn 35 ...... 3.7 1.18 82 33.0 
8.2
Georgia King............. 3.6 1.15 79 32.0 
8.6
GA 90-89 ............... 4.1 1.21 86 35.0 
8.6
GA 91-227............... 3.5 1.20 81 35.5 
8.4
GA 92-161............... 3.7 1.19 81 35.0 
8.6
Hartz H 1560............. 3.6 1.18 81 31.0 
9.6
HS544 .................. 4.1 1.18 80 
32.5 8.8
HS546 .................. 3.7 1.19 81 32.0 
8.6
Stoneville LA 887......... 3.7 1.16 83 
31.0 9.2
Suregrow 100 1............ 3.9 1.18 84 
33.0 8.6
20
TABLE 20. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Prattville, Alabama, 1996
Brand-variety Micronaire Length Uniformity Strength Elongation
UntsIn. Pct' /e Pct.
Early season
Deltapine 20............. 3.9 1.12 80 23.5 9.8
Deltapine 50......... .... 4.4 1.13 83 25.5 9.4
Deltapine 51.............. 4.1 1.15 81 26.0 9.8
Deltapine DP 5409 ......... 3.9 1.15 79 27.5 8.8
Deltapne DP 5415......... 4.3 1.10 81 27.0 
9.4
DES 119 ................ 4.1 1.15 84 27.5 
9.8
DeltapineNuCotn33B......4.2 1.12 80 27.5 9.4
Hartz H 1215............ 4.5 1.17 84 28.0 10.0
Hartz H 1220............. 4.5 1.15 82 24.5 9.6
Hartz H 1244............. 3.7 1.12 82. 27.5 9.6
Hartz HX 6204............ 4.7 1.12 84 27.5 10.2
HS523 .................. 4.2 1.11 83 26.5 8.6
Stoneville 474............ 4.6 1.10 83 24.5 9.4
Stoneville X 47 ........... 4.6 1.11 84 26.5 9.4
Stoneville X 470 .......... 4.2 1.10 82 26.5 
9.2
Stoneville 3M002.......... 4.3 1.09 82 26.0 9.8
Suregrow 125 ............ 4.1 1.16 83 25.0 
9.6
Suregrow 404 ............ 4.7 1.13 83 28.5 9.8
Suregrow 501............. 3.9 1.13 81 27.0 8.8
Terra 292................ 4.1 1.17 79 26.5 9.4
Terra 302................ 4.4 1.11 82 25.5 
10.0
Terra 36 6................ 4.2 1.18 81 23.5 
9.4
Full season
Deltapine Acala 90......... 4.2 1.15 82 34.5 8.4
Deltapine 51.............. 4.5 1.16 82 25.5 9.4
Deltapine DP 5415......... 4.5 1.11 83 31.0 9.4
Deltapine DP 5690......... 3.9 1.08 83 29.5 
8.2
Deltapine NuCotn 33B...... 4.6 1.19 85 31.5 9.4
Deltapine NuCotn 351...... 4.0 1.16 82 32.5 7.8
GA 90-89 ............... 3.9 1.14 82 32. 0 8.0
G A 9 1-22 7.............. 3.8 1.20 82 3 3. 5 8.6
GA 92-161............... 4.2 1.22 84 32.5 
9.2
Hartz H 1560.............3-.9 1.15 83 29.5 
9.6
HS544 .................. 4.8 1.12 83 31.5 
9.4
HS546 .................. 3.9 1.16 84 32.0 
9.0
Stoneville LA 887......... 4.0 1.13 81 29.0 
9.2
Suregrow 100 1............ 4.0 1.13 82 34.5 
9.4
21
TABLE 21. Cotton Fiber Analysis, I{VI, Shorter, Alabama, 
1996
Brand-variety Micronaire Length 
Uniformity Strength Elongation
Units In. Pct. gt 
Pct.
Early season
Deltapine 20 ............. 4.2 1.19 
83 27.0 9.8
Deltapine 50 ............. 4.2 1.20 
84 25.0 9.4
Deltapine 51.............. 4.6 1.14 
86 23.0 9.6
Deltapine DP 5409......... 4.1 1.16 81 
27.5 9.4
Deltapine DP 5415......... 3.7 1.12 80 
27.0 10.0
DES 119 ......... ....... 4.1 1.14 83 
28.0 9.6
Deltapine NuCotn 33B...... 4.1 1.16 81 
28.5 9.4
Hartz H 1215............. 3.8 1.12 82 
27.5 9.2
Hartz H 1220............. 4.3 1.13 83 
27.5 10.0
Hartz H 1244............. 4.4 1.09 82 
25.0 9.4
Hartzl-LX 6204........... 4.1 1.08 
84 29.0 9.8
HS523 .................. 3.6 1.17 
82 27.0 8.2
Stoneville 474............ 4.5 1.15 83 28.0 
9.4
Stoneville X47 ........... 4.0 1.13 79 
25.5 9.8
Stoneville X 470 .......... 4.2 1.13 80 23.0 
9.2
Stoneville 3M002.......... 4.1 1.12 82 
27.5 9.6
Suregrow 125............. 4.4 1.14 81 
25.5 9.8
Suregrow 404 ............ 4.5 1.14 82 
27.0 8.8
Suregrow 501............. 4.4 1.14 83 33.0 
9.4
Terra 292................ 4.5 1.17 82 25.5 
9.4
Terra 302................ 4.4 1.12 86 27.0 
9.4
Terra 366................ 4.4 1.13 81 26.0 
8.8
Full season
Deltapine Acala 90......... 3.8 1.12 82 27.5 
9.0
Deltapine51l....*.*..''.*.....04.3 1.16 83 27.0 
8.0
Deltapine DP 5415......... 4.5 1.11 81 29.0 
10.4.
Deltapine DP 5690......... 3.9 1.12 80 30.0 
8.6
Deltapine NuCotn 33B...... 4.0 1.14 81 28.5 
9.4
Deltapine NuCotn 35B...... 3.6 1.15 81 32.0 
8.6
GA 90-89 ............... 3.7 1.07 86 35.5 
8.0
GA 91-227 .............. 4.0 1.17 82 34.5 
9.0
GA 92-161............... 4.0 1.22 83 30.0 
9.2
Georgia King............. 4.1 1.12 82 29.0 
8.8
Hartz H 1560............. 3.8 1.17 83 30.0 
9.6
HS544 .................. 4.6 1.17 84 31.5 
8.8
HS546 .................. 4.1 1.14 82 30.0 9.0
Stoneville LA 887......... 3.8 1.15 82 29.0 9.4
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TABLE 22. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Monroeville, Alabama, 1996
Brand-variety Micronaire Length Uniformity Strength Elongation
Units In. Pct. Pct.
Early season
Deltapine 20............. 3.8 1.08 81 25.0 
10.2
Deltapine 50............. 3.1 1.14 80 26.0 9.8
Deltapine 51.............. 2.9 1.13 78 30.0 
9.2
Deltapine DP 5409......... 3.4 1.16 82 3-1.0 
9.6
Deltapine DP 5415......... 3.6 1.11 81 
28.5 10.0
DES 119 ................ 3.3 1.11 79 28.5 
9.8
Deltapine NuCotn 33B...... 3.2 1.16 80 26.5 
9.8
Hartz H 1215............. 3.9 1.11 82 
28.0 10.0
Hartz H 1220............. 3.2 1.10 80 30.5 
9.8
HartzlH 1244............. 3.6 1.12 81 28.5 
8.8
Hartz HX 6204............ 3.5 1.08 84 31.0 
10.2
HS523 .................. 2.8 1.05 80 24.5 8.0
Stoneville 474............ 3.7 1.11 84 27.0 
9.4
Stoneville X47 ........... 3.3 1.04 81 24.5 
9.6
Stoneville X 470 .......... 3.1 1.09 82 27.0 
9.8
Stoneville 3M002.......... 3.4 1.06 80 31.5 
10.2
Suregrow 125............. 3.6 1.14 82 31.0 
9.8
Suregrow 404............. 3.5 1.11 81 31.0 
9.0
Suregrow 501............. 3.6 1.09 82 
29.5 10.2
Terra 292................ 3.2 1.12 82 29.5 
10.0
Terra 302................ 3.2 1.08 80 27.5 
9.8
Terra 366................ 3.1 1.12 80 
25.5 9.4
Full season
Deltapine Acala 90......... 3.3 1.15 82 
33.5 8.6
Deltapine 51.............. 3.2 1.14 78 
28.5 9.6
Deltapine DP 5415......... 2.8 1.13 81 
30.51 9.6
Deltapine DP 5690......... 2.9 1.10 80 32.5 
8.2
Deltapine NuCotn 33B...... 2.8 1.13 78 30.5 
9.6
Deltapine NuCotn 35...... 3.0 1.08 82 31.5 
9.0
GA 90-89 ............... 2.9 1.13 81 
32.0, 8.2
GA 91-227 .............. 2.6 1.12 81 
33.5 8.6
GA 92-161............... 2.6 1.19 79 35.0 
9.0
Hartz H 1560............. 2.6 1.10 81 
27.0 9.0
HS544 .................. 3.0 1.12 79 
27.0 9.4
HS546 .................. 3.1 1.13 79 
30.5 9.0
Stoneville LA 887......... 2.7 1.08 78 27.5 
8.8
Suregrow 100 1............ 2.9 1.10 80 
32.5 9.2
23
TABLE 23. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Headland, Alabama, 1996
Brand-variety Micronaire Length Uniformity Strength Elongation
Units In. Pct. /te Pct.
Early season
Deltapine 20 ............. 4.2 1.06 81 24.0 9.6
Deltapine 50 ............. 4.8 1.08 80 25.5 8.8
Deltapine 51 ............ 4.2 1.05 81 25.5 8.8
Deltapine DP 5409 ........ 4.6 1.08 80 26.5 9.2
Deltapine DP 5415 ........ 4.6 1.12 85 25.5 
8.8
DES 119 ................ 4.3 1.07 82 26.5 
10.2
Deltapine NuCotn 
33
B 
..... 4.6 1.07 81 25.5 9.2
Hartz H 1215 ............ 4.6 1.12 81 30.5 
9.2
Hartz H 1220 ............ 5.1 1.08 81 27.0 
9.0
Hartz H 1244 ............ 4.7 1.10 84 28.5 9.2
Hartz HX 6204 ........... 5.1 1.10 83 25.5 9.6
HS 23 .................. 4.3 1.07 81 25.0 
6.4
Stoneville 474 ........... 4.6 1.09 82 27.5 8.6
Stoneville X 47 ........... 4.3 1.08 82 26.0 8.4
Stoneville X 470 .......... 4.7 1.05 80 26.0 9.2
Stoneville 3M002 ......... 4.4 1.07 82 24.0 
9.8
Suregrow 125 ............ 4.5 1.08 80 25.5 
9.4
Suregrow 404 ............ 5.2 1.06 83 29.0 9.0
Suregrow 501 ............ 4.5 1.06 81 27.5 8.4
Terra 292 ............... 4.5 1.14 85 27.5 
9.6
Terra 302 ............... 4.7 1.03 80 23.5 
8.2
Terra 366 ............... 4.5 1.09 80 
26.5 8.8
Full season
Deltapine Acala 90 ........ 4.4 1.11 81 29.5 
8.0
Deltapine 51 ............. .4.3 1.11 87 28.5 9.0
Deltapine DP 5415 ........ 4.4 1.10 82 27.0 
9.8
Deltapine DP 5690 ........ 4.7 1.09 82 28.0 
7.6
Deltapine NuCotn 33B ..... 4.5 1.07 79 28.0 
9.0
Deltapine NuCotn 
35
B ..... 4.4 1.08 79 26.5 8.0
GA 90-89 ............... 4.7 1.13 81 
26.5 8.6
GA 91-227 .............. 4.0 1.12 79 28.5 
8.6
GA 92-161 .............. 4.3 1.09 82 
27.5 8.6
HartzH 1560 ............ 4.5 1.08 81 
27.5 9.4
HS 44 .................. 4.8 1.10 81 
29.5 8.4
HS46 .................. 4.4 1.05 80 
29.5 9.0
Stoneville LA 887 ........ 4.2 1.08 81 
27.0 8.6
Suregrow 1001 ........... 4.1 1.08 81 
32.0 8.4
24
TABLE 24. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Fairhope, Alabama, 1996
Brand-variety Micronaire Length Uniformity Strength 
Elongation
Units In. Pct. t.X Pct.
Early season
Deltapine 20 ............. 4.1 1.18 86 23.5 
9.8
Deltapine 50 ............. 4.3 1.19 85 
24.0 9.6
Deltapine 51.............. 4.3 1.15 82 
26.5 9.2
Deltapine DP 5409........ 3.6 1.13 81 
28.5 9.6
Deltapine DP 5415........ 4.5 1.10 83 
28.5 9.8
DES 119 ................ 4.5 1.16 84 
28.5 10.2
Deltapine NuCotn 33B...... 3.8 1.14 
83 27.0 9.6
Hartz H 1215 ........ 4.2 1.15 86 
28.5 9.8
Hartz H 1220 ........... 4.4 1.15 85 
29.0 10.0
Hartz H 1244............. 4.2 1.10 85 
29.0 10.0
HartzlHX 6204........... 4.7 1.16 86 
29.5 9.8
HS 23 .................. 4.1 1.14 85 
26.0 7.8
Stoneville 474............ 4.6 1.05 84 
26.5 9.8
Stoneville X 47 ........... 4.6 1.10 
86 27.5 9.6
Stoneville X 470.......... 4.5 1.13 84 
25.0 9.0
Stoneville 3MOO2......... 4.3 1.05 83 
27.0 10.0
Suregrow 125 ............ 4.0 1.15 84 
27.5 9.8
Suregrow 404 ............ 4.7 1.20 
86 31.0 8.8
Suregrow 501............. 4.5 1.15 85 
29.5 9.2
Terra 292................ 4.2 1.12 
84 27.0 9.8
Terra 302................ 4.0 1.11 
84 26.0 9.2
Terra 366................ 3.7 1.14 
82 27.5 9.0
Full season
Deltapine Acala 90........ 4.5 
1.08 81 29.0 
7.8
Deltapine 51.............. 4.7 1.14 
82 23.0 9.0
Deltapine DP 5415......... 5.2 1.10 82 
26.0 9.2
Deltapine DP 5690........ 4.2 1.09 81 
29.5 8.2
Deltapine NuCotn33B...... 4.2 1.11 
82 25.5 9.2
Deltapine NuCotn 35B......4.4 1.08 8.3 
28.0 8.0
GA 90-89 ............... 4.2 1.08 82 
27.5 7.8
GA 91-227 .............. 4.1 1.12 83 
30.5 8.0
GA 92-161............... 3.9 1.13 
81 29.5 8.4
Hartz H 1560............. 4.5 1.11 
82 27.0 8.8
HS 44 .................. 5.1 1.10 85 
25.5 7.4
HS46 .................. 3.4 1.13 
80 29.0 7.8
Stoneville LA 887......... 3.7 1.12 
82 28.0 9.0
Suregrow 1001............ 4.3 1.09 
82 28.5 8.0
25
TABLE 25. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Irrigated Cotton, Belle Mina, Alabama, 1996
Brand-variety Micronaire Length Uniformity Strength Elongation
Units
Early season
Deltapine 51 .............
Deltapine DP 5409 ........
Deltapine NuCotn33 .
Hartz H 1244 ...... ......
Stoneville 474 ...........
Suregrow 125 ............
Suregrow 404 ............
Suregrow 501 ............
Terra 302 ..............
Full season
Deltapine Acala 90 ........
Deltapine DP 5415 ........
Deltapine NuCotn 33B ...
H S 44 ..................
H S 46 ..................
Stoneville LA 887 ........
Suregrow 1001 ...........
In.
4.1
4.2
3.7
3.9
4.2
4.1
4.0
4.1
4.0
3.6
4.4
3.8
4.6
3.5
3.6
3.8
1.17
1.17
1.18
1.11
1.14
1.18
1.16
1.16
1.11
1.09
1.18
1.20
1.17
1.19
1.20
1.17
Pct.
82
82
81
82
82
84
82
83
81
81
83
84
84
82
83
83
26.0
30.5
31.5
28.0
31.5
27.5
32.5
31.5
27.0
33.5
30.5
31.5
31.0
31.0
31.5
32.0
Pct.
9.4
10.2
9.0
10.6
9.6
10.2
10.0
9.6
9.4
9.0
9.8
9.6
9.0
9.0
10.0
9.4
TABLE 26. Cotton Fiber Analysis, HVI, Irrigated Cotton, Shorter, Alabama, 1996
Brand-variety Micronaire Length Uniformity Strength Elongation
Units In. Pct*. Pct.
Early season
Deltapine 51 .............. 4.1 1.17 80 26.0 9.8
Deltapine DP 5409 ........ 3.8 1.15 82 29.0 9.8
Deltapine NuCotn 33B. . .4.0 1.12 79 27.5 9.6
Hartz H 1244 ............ 3.6 1.07 81 26.0 10.0
Stoneville 474 ........... .4.4 1.12 83 28.5 9.8
Suregrow 125 ............ 4.4 1.14 82 27.0 10.2
Suregrow 404 ............ 4.5 1.16 83 31.0 9.6
Suregrow 501 ........... 4.5 1.17 86 29.0 9.6
Terra 302 ............... .4.4 1.17 84 26.5 10.2
Full season
Deltapine Acala 90 ........ 4.1 1.16 83 31.0 8.9
Deltapine DP 5415 ........ 4.0 1.16 83 28.5 9.6
Deltapine NuCotn 33B ..... 3.8 1.17 84 30.5 9.8
HS44 .................. 4.3 1.15 83 31.0 8.8
HS46 .................. 3.8 1.18 83 33.0 9.2
Stoneville LA 887 ........ 3.9 1.17 85 29.5 9.4
Suregrow 1001 ........... .3.9 1 18 83 34.5 8.6
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Table 27. Growing Season Rainfall, 1994-96
Monthly rainfall (inches) 7-month
Test location Year Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. total
Belle Mina
Shorter.
Prattville ....
Monroeville
Fairhope ....
Headland ...
1996
1995
1994
1996
1995
1994
1996
1995
1994
1996
1995
1994
1996
1995
1994
1996
1995
1994
7.1
3.6
8.6
8.6
4.6
5.8
11.1
3.9
4.6
7.8
4.2
4.2
10.2
10.0
7.8
6.9
5.2
6.5
5.5
4.8
2.5
4.6
4.2
2.1
3.6
4.3
3.7
5.7
5.1
6.6
11.7
6.7
4.7
4.7
4.5
6.9
1.7
1.8
5.7
4.4
1.2
2.2
5.1
1.9,
1.5
2.3
4.4
7.8
0.5
6.0
2.9
2.2
2.8
0.6
3.3
2.7
7.4
2.4
1.8
7.2
3.3
2.2
5.3
4.1
1.0
8.6
7.4
4.5
7.3
2.9
3.8
9.4
4.3
2.9
3.9
8.9
1.5
10.9
8.0
1.4
7.7
4.7
7.4
10.8
6.6
8.7
10.9
3.6
5.3
19.4
4.7
3.7
1.6
6.4
1.9
1.2
7.3
2.3
1.9
5.5
10.2
2.6
6.0
9.6
5.1
13.1
5.2
3.6
8.1
7.6
4.0
7.4
6.3
2.1
7.4
2.8
4.5
7.2
0.8
3.0
7.7
3.1
1.5
11.6
1.7
3.5
34.7
27.1
33.7
42.7
21.5
31.5
45.8
18.8
29.2
37.3
33.1
43.6
50.1
48.6
40.2
45.0
28.5
49.9
Table 28. Soil Types for Cotton Trials, 1996
Test location Soil type
Belle Mina ................................... Decatur silt loam
E.V. Smith Research Center
Field Crops Research Unit, Shorter................Norfolk sandy loam
Prattville..................................... Lucedale fine sandy loam
Monroeville........................... 0*00*90*a*a00. Lucedale loam
Headland................................... Dothan sandy loam
nirhanp Mnhig fine v ndy z Inm
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TABLE 29. Sources of Seed for the 1996 Cotton Variety Tests
Delta and Pine Land Co.
Scott, Mississippi
Deltapine Acala 90
Deltapine 50
Deltapine 51
Deltapine 20
Deltapine DP 5415
Deltapine DP 5690
Deltapine DP 5409
Deltapine NuCotn 
3 3
B
Deltapine NuCotn 351
DES 119
Stoneville 474
Stoneville X 47
Stoneville X 470
Stoneville LA 887
Stoneville 3M002
Georgia King
KC 311
Stoneville Pedigreed Seed Co.
Stoneville, Mississippi
Terra 366
Terra 302
Terra 292
HS 46
HS 44
HS 23
Suregrow 100 1
Suregrow 501
Suregrow 404
Suregrow 125
Paymaster HS 26
Acala NMAXXA
Hartz H 1560
Hartz H 1244
Hartz H 1220
HartzH 1215
Hartz IX 6204
GA 9 1-227
GA 92-161
GA 90-89
Terra International, Inc.
Memphis, Tennessee
Hy Performer Seed Co.
Memphis, Tennessee
Sure Grow Seed, Inc.
Centre, Alabama
Cargill Hybrid Seed
Aiken, Texas
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jacob Hartz Seed Co.
Stuttgart, Arkansas
University of Georgia
Tifton, Georgia
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7 
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Autauga County.
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Field,
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M-;rion Junction.
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Brewton.
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Hotioultj-e 
Substaaton,
Spring Hill.
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