. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. BULLETIN OF THE No. 121. Joint Contribution from the Bureau of Plant Industry, William A. Taylor, Chief; and the Office of Markets, Charles J. Brand, Chief. June 24, 1914. SPINNING TESTS OF UPLAND LONG-STAPLE. By Feed Taylor, Cotton Technologist; and Wells A. Sheeman, Assistant in Market Surveys. INTRODUCTION. Only three years ago the long-staple cotton situation as it then existed in the United States was considered acute by spinners. The Mississippi Delta and the lowlands of Louisiana, which for a genera- t
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. BULLETIN OF THE No. 121. Joint Contribution from the Bureau of Plant Industry, William A. Taylor, Chief; and the Office of Markets, Charles J. Brand, Chief. June 24, 1914. SPINNING TESTS OF UPLAND LONG-STAPLE. By Feed Taylor, Cotton Technologist; and Wells A. Sheeman, Assistant in Market Surveys. INTRODUCTION. Only three years ago the long-staple cotton situation as it then existed in the United States was considered acute by spinners. The Mississippi Delta and the lowlands of Louisiana, which for a genera- tion had been the principal source of supply for cottons ranging from 1-J to 1^ inches in length, had been invaded by the boll weevil with disastrous results. So complete was the destruction that considerable areas in Louisiana entirely abandoned the production of cotton. Throughout southern Mississippi and the lower half of the Delta region, early maturing, short-staple varieties were being rapidly in- troduced because they were found to be more profitable under weevil conditions than were the long-staple varieties then in cultivation. The spinners besought the Department of Agriculture to assist in an effort to maintain the staple industry in the Mississippi Delta. They also raised funds to be expended under their direction in experi- mental work with the hope of developing new varieties of Delta staple cotton which could be produced profitably in the presence of the weevil. Those engaged in the breeding work of the Department of Agri- culture were already satisfied that excellent Upland cottons of 11-inch staple could be produced on the Atlantic slope, but the experiences 1 The work discussed in this bulletin was carried on as a part of the work of the Office of Cotton Handling and Marketing Investigations conducted jointly by the Bureau of Plant Industry and the Office of Markets. The tests were conducted and supervised in detail by Mr. Fred Taylor, Cotton Technologist, Depa
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