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1998 Final Crop Quality Summary

• Averages for Selected Fiber Properties by Classing Office
• Distributions of Fiber Properties
• Quality Trends in USA Upland Cotton
• Varieties Planted in 1998
• USDA Cotton Classing Offices


QUALITY SUMMARY OF 1998 U.S. UPLAND COTTON
PERCENT OF BALES
CLASSING WHITE GRADES LIGHT SPOTTED GRADES OTHER BARKY
OFFICE MID+ SLM LM- TOT MID+ SLM LM- TOT GRADES GRADES
Florence, SC 47.8 39.5 0.9 88.2 5.8 5.3 0.2 11.3 0.5 1.7
Macon, GA 16.1 38.0 4.2 58.3 3.6 26.7 8.4 38.7 3.0 2.9
Birmingham,AL 35.1 19.9 2.1 57.1 8.0 19.5 8.5 36.0 6.9 2.9
Rayville, LA 16.6 36.7 1.7 55.0 5.5 31.2 4.4 41.1 3.9 0.7
Memphis, TN 27.8 35.0 5.5 68.3 7.3 17.8 5.3 30.4 1.3 1.4
Dumas, AR 20.0 42.2 1.3 63.5 5.0 26.9 3.2 35.1 1.4 1.4
Dumas, (MS) 31.6 40.0 1.3 72.9 6.9 17.8 1.6 26.3 0.8 1.2
Hayti, MO 16.6 27.7 6.2 50.5 6.5 27.1 13.4 47.0 2.5 0.6
C. Christi, TX 78.2 6.8 2.2 87.2 5.6 2.6 3.3 11.5 1.3 0.5
Abilene, TX 49.4 14.5 0.7 64.6 19.4 7.4 4.3 31.1 4.3 13.6
Lubbock, TX 56.5 15.1 0.0 71.6 23.4 3.5 0.0 26.9 1.5 9.8
Lamesa, TX 72.1 8.3 0.1 80.5 17.6 1.1 0.0 18.7 0.8 6.4
Phoenix, AZ 86.6 6.1 0.2 92.9 5.2 1.6 0.1 6.9 0.2 5.2
Visalia, CA 72.2 18.4 1.6 92.2 3.6 2.0 0.4 6.0 1.8 0.2
AVERAGE 43.9 26.8 1.9 72.6 9.5 12.8 3.2 25.5 1.9  

  MIC LEN L.UI STR TRASH MAT FIN LGRD NO. LEN
  unit 32/in (%) g/t (%) RATIO mtex INDEX BALES inch
Florence, SC 4.6 34.2 81.6 27.9 0.42 0.97 187 3.1 1,474,051 1.07
Macon, GA 4.6 34.1 80.8 27.2 0.42 0.97 177 2.9 1,515,696 1.07
Birmingham,AL 4.4 34.2 81.0 27.2 0.41 0.95 175 3.0 595,130 1.07
Rayville, LA 4.9 34.5 81.4 27.8 0.37 1.00 185 3.0 669,816 1.08
Memphis, TN 4.5 34.6 81.8 27.2 0.44 0.95 181 3.2 1,193,042 1.08
Dumas, AR 4.6 34.7 81.6 27.4 0.44 0.97 181 3.0 472,943 1.08
Dumas, (MS) 4.6 34.6 81.6 27.7 0.38 0.97 181 3.3 1,266,364 1.08
Hayti, MO 4.6 34.9 81.8 26.7 0.41 0.94 180 3.2 483,469 1.09
C. Christi, TX 4.6 32.5 81.2 26.5 0.21 1.00 176 2.4 535,479 1.02
Abilene, TX 4.4 33.8 80.8 27.7 0.31 0.97 174 2.5 503,066 1.06
Lubbock, TX 4.2 33.2 80.8 27.8 0.36 0.92 167 3.5 2,184,735 1.04
Lamesa, TX 4.3 33.6 80.9 27.7 0.30 0.94 170 3.0 361,199 1.05
Phoenix, AZ 4.6 35.5 80.9 28.5 0.19 1.01 175 2.2 717,380 1.11
Visalia, CA 4.1 36.9 82.7 33.0 0.31 0.98 153 2.3 1,039,414 1.15
AVERAGE 4.47 34.3 81.3 28.0 0.37 0.96 175 3.01 13,011,784 1.07

Averages for Selected Fiber Properties by Classing Office

Average Micronaire
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Average Strength
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Average  Staple Length
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Average Length Uniformity
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Percent White Grades

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Distributions of Fiber Properties 

Micronaire Distribution
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Strength Distribution
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Length Distribution
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LUI Distribution
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Leaf Grade Distribution
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Color Grade Distribution
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Quality Trends

Micronaire Trend

  

Long Term Yield Trend
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Long Term Staple Length Trend   Long Term LUI Trend
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Long Term Strength Trend   Long Term Color Grade Trend
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Most Popular Varieties for 1998 by State

Location Variety Percent of
Acreage
SOUTHEAST
Virginia Deltapine 51 35
North Carolina Deltapine 51 11
South Carolina Deltapine 5690RR 15
Georgia Deltapine Nucotton 35B 11
Florida Deltapine Nucotton 33 53
Alabama Deltapine Nucotton 33 28
MIDSOUTH
Louisiana Deltapine Nucotton 33 35
Mississippi Deltapine Nucotton 33 26
Arkansas Stoneville BXN 47 28
Tennessee Deltapine 5409 14
Missouri Stoneville ST 474 34
SOUTHWEST
Texas Paymaster HS 26 16
Oklahoma Stoneville ST 474 19
FARWEST
New Mexico Deltapine Nucotton 33B 27
Arizona Deltapine Nucotton 33 44
California CPCSD Acala MAXXA 59


USDA Cotton Classing Offices

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COTTON INCORPORATED
Michael D. Watson

Fiber Quality Research
March 12, 1999

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