Table 1. Agronomic Data from Brooks' Irrigated Cotton Variety Test (Howard County, 2001)
 Yield Per Acre 
   % Turnout  
 Fiber Quality



Variety                           
Pounds
of
Lint
Pounds
of
Seed


Lint


Seed

Color-
Leaf
Fiber
Length
(staple)


Mic

Strength
(gram/tex)


Uniformity
C.C.C.
Loan
Value		 Lint
Gross
Return
($/acre)		 Seed
Gross
Return
($/acre)		 Total
Gross
Return
($/acre)
Deltapine 655 B/RR

594

 960 32.0 51.7 423 35.0 4.7 31.5 83.0 50.15 298.05 43.18 341.23
Stoneville 2454 R

543

 926 33.4 56.9 367 35.5 4.9 31.1 82.8 51.30 279.55 41.69 321.24
Paymaster 1560 BG/RR

512

 809 34.5 54.7 363 35.0 4.7 34.3 82.5 54.60 279.03 36.39 315.41
Stoneville 4892 B/R

515

 852 31.2 51.5 362 35.0 4.5 33.0 82.5 52.30 269.82 38.32 308.14
Deltapine 458 B/RR

556

 842 34.2 51.7 423 35.0 5.0 32.2 83.1 48.13 267.82 37.88 305.71
Paymaster 2326 BG/RR

543

 934 32.1 55.1 418 34.5 5.2 31.2 83.0 47.30 257.22 42.03 299.24
Deltapine 436 RR 466 763 32.0 52.3 362 33.5 4.7 32.1 82.3 51.33 239.55 34.33 273.88
Deltapine 451 B/RR

468

 842 31.0 55.7 423 33.0 4.5 31.9 82.2 47.43 222.83 37.91 260.74
N0TE:
  1. The seed income was determined using a cottonseed selling price of $90.00 per ton.
  2. Information reported in table is an average of two samples harvested and ginned of each variety

Acknowledgements:

I want to take this opportunity to thank Marty Brooks for establishing and managing this cotton variety test.

A word of appreciation is extended to the following seed companies for providing seed for this plot they include: