Table 1. Agronomic Data from Niehues' Drip Irrigated Cotton Variety Test (Tom Green 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)
FiberMax 832 1508 2657 28.1 49.5 512 38 4.1 31.7 83.7

50.30

758.43 126.20 884.63
Deltapine 448 B

1407

2477 28.1 49.5 411 35 4.7 28.5 83.1

53.55

753.35 117.68 871.03
FiberMax 989

1373

2302 26.8 45.0 412 37 4.3 29.9 82.3

53.85

739.16 109.35 848.52
Deltapine 491

1437

2302 28.1 45.0 513 36 4.7 31.6 83.3

50.05

719.34 109.35 828.69
Stoneville 4793 R

1296

2128 28.1 46.1 412 35 4.9 29.7 83.4

53.85

697.77 101.06 798.83
FiberMax 966

1314

2434 24.3 45.0 513 38 4.6 32.8 84.1

50.25

660.50 115.59 776.09
Phytogen GA161

1081

2002 24.3 45.0 312 38 3.5 31.3 83.0

55.75

602.83 95.09 697.92
Phytogen HS-12

1256

2187 25.8 45.0 512 36 5.1 29.9 81.4

45.25

568.53 103.90 672.42
Deltapine 458 B/RR

1234

2170 26.3 46.3 512 35 5.1 29.8 82.5

45.20

557.91 103.08 661.00
All-Tex Atlas RR

1001

2029 24.3 49.1 412 36 4.1 30.5 83.6

54.60

546.72 96.38 643.09
Stoneville ST-2454 R

1015

1833 26.2 47.3 412 36 4.6 29.6 83.8

54.10

549.22 87.09 636.31
Sure-Grow 215 BG/RR

1182

1964 27.1 45.0 512 34 5.2 25.7 84.4

44.45

525.45 93.31 618.75
Deltapine 451 B/RR

1056

2013 25.6 48.8 512 37 4.9 29.2 83.1

49.50

522.69 95.62 618.31
Phytogen PSC 355

1120

2046 24.6 45.0 513 35 5.1 29.2 84.1

45.20

506.25 97.17 603.42
Paymaster 237 B

1012

1944 24.8 47.7 412 35 5.3 29.5 84.5

47.65

482.05 92.34 574.39
All-Tex Express RR

895

1746 24.3 47.4 413 35 3.9 30.2 84.0

54.05

483.77 82.93 566.69
N0TE: The seed income was determined using a cottonseed selling price of $95.00 per ton.

Acknowledgements:

I want to take this opportunity to thank Kevin Niehues 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: