RESULTS

Early rain and adverse weather delayed planting. Seedling disease reduced stands and the early vigor. The crop tended to be taller than normal. Boll weevil numbers were low. The year was average in regard to DD60's.

The Clarkton location has a sandy soil. It was irrigated as needed.

The Sikeston trial is on a silt loam. The trial was planted late due to excessive moisture in early May. The field was irrigated as needed. The location is so near the northern end of the Cotton Belt that it should be a good indicator of early maturing varieties, especially with the late planting date.

The Portageville silt loam location was irrigated as needed. It is on a field that has been in continuous cotton for over forty-three years.

The Portageville clay trial is on a very heavy clay soil that was a former lake bottom. It was irrigated.

The Roundup Ready trial was on a silt loam and Roundup was applied over the top early before the fifth true leaf and directed later in the growing season.

The results of all of the trials should give very reliable results when planting date and warm growing season is considered.

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