. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. DESCRIPTIONS OF VARIETIES. 113 First Annual Report. Congressional. Cotton Seed Dis- Bulletin 33, Office of Experiment Stations, U. S. Dept. Peterkin Group. South Carolina Bulletin 2; tribution Leaflet for 1905. of Agriculture. A synonym of Peterkin. Texas Wool. South Carolina Bulletin 120. Peterkin cotton is grown locally in Barnwell County, S. C, under this name, probably a corruption of Texas Wood. Texas Wool. A remarkable variety, yielding green lint, was sent to the Department of Agricul- ture some years ago from one of the Eastern States. It
. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. DESCRIPTIONS OF VARIETIES. 113 First Annual Report. Congressional. Cotton Seed Dis- Bulletin 33, Office of Experiment Stations, U. S. Dept. Peterkin Group. South Carolina Bulletin 2; tribution Leaflet for 1905. of Agriculture. A synonym of Peterkin. Texas Wool. South Carolina Bulletin 120. Peterkin cotton is grown locally in Barnwell County, S. C, under this name, probably a corruption of Texas Wood. Texas Wool. A remarkable variety, yielding green lint, was sent to the Department of Agricul- ture some years ago from one of the Eastern States. It was labeled "Texas Wool," Init no history of its origin was obtained. This cotton was grown in our variety tests for several years, but seemed to have no commercial value and was discarded. Plant spreading in growth, limbs 1 to 3, fruiting branches long, not at all semi- clustered, joints medium in length; leaves medium in size; flowers creamy white, without petal si)ots; bolls small; lint rather short but soft and silky, weak, green in color, fading to a dull greenish brown where exposed, percentage low; seeds of medium size, fuzzy, deep green in color. Bolls per pound, 103; seeds per pound, 4,530; average length of lint, 21 mm. (J inch); strength of single fibers, gms.; per cent of lint, Fig. 01.—Map of the cotton-growing States, showing the distribution of Texas Stormproof cotton in culti- vation, as reported in 1907. Thomas. Peterkin Arkansas: Yell County. North Carolina: Anson County. South Carolina: Cherokee, Chester, Fairfield, Florence, Greenwood, Lexington, Newberry, Richland, Saluda, Si)artanburg, Union, and York counties. South Carolina Bulletin 1, old series; First and Second Annual Reports. A strain of Peterkin, with possibly a slight admixture of Russell, developed by II. M. Thomas, Alexander City, Ala. Plant similar to Peterkin; bolls medium in size; lint of medium length, percentage good; seeds dark brown with a tuft of ])rownish o
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