Clay Brooks, Extension Development Engineer
Robert A. Kepner, Agricultural Engineering
Kamal El-Zik, Tulare County
Alan G. George, Tulare County
Thomas A. Kerby, USDA Cotton Research Station
Offa D. McCutcheon, Kings County
Leslie K. Stromberg, Fresno County
David L. West, Kern County
Kent Brittan, USDA Cotton Research Station
Ronald N. Vargas, Madera County
Bill Weir, Merced County
Robert G. Curley, Extension Agricultural Engineer, Davis; Clay Brooks, Extension Development Engineer, Davis; Robert A. Kepner, Professor of Agricultural Engineering, Emeritus; Kamal El-Zik, former Extension Cotton Specialist, Tulare County; Alan G. George, Farm Advisor, Tulare County; Thomas A. Kerby, U.C. Extension Cotton Specialist, USDA Cotton Research Station, Shafter; Offa D. McCutcheon (deceased), Farm Advisor, Kings County; Leslie K. Stromberg, Farm Advisor, Emeritus, Fresno County; David L. West, former Farm Advisor, Kern County; Kent Brittan, U.C. Extension Staff Research Associate, USDA Cotton Research Station, Shafter. Ronald N. Vargas, Farm Advisor, Madera County; Bill L. Weir, Farm Advisor, Merced County;
Abstract
Although narrow rows yielded more and reduced production costs, strippers caused more harvesting and ginning problems than spindle-picked cotton in normal rows. Cover photo shows cotton stripper with experimental brush-type stripper head for harvesting narrow-row cotton.
Evaluation of narrow-row cotton is a long-term project involving many U.C. staff members. Those participating in the phase of the study reported here include
The authors gratefully acknowledge the cooperation and support from individual cotton growers for land, labor, and other resources for conducting test plots; equipment manufacturers for the use of planting and harvesting equipment; cotton organizations and agencies for supplemental grant funds; and the USDA Cotton Research Station, Shafter, for the use of small-scale ginning facilities and fiber analysis.
Curley R, Brooks C, Kepner R, El-Zik K, George A, Kerby T, McCutcheon O, Stromberg L, West D, Brittan K, Vargas R, Weir B. 1982. Long-term study reaffirms yield increases of narrow-row cotton.
Calif Agr 36(9):8-10.
Long-term study reaffirms yield increases of narrow-row cotton
Robert G. Curley, Clay Brooks, Robert A. Kepner, Kamal El-Zik, Alan G. George, Thomas A. Kerby, Offa D. McCutcheon, Leslie K. Stromberg, David L. West, Kent Brittan, Ronald N. Vargas, Bill Weir
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Long-term study reaffirms yield increases of narrow-row cotton
Clay Brooks, Extension Development Engineer
Robert A. Kepner, Agricultural Engineering
Kamal El-Zik, Tulare County
Alan G. George, Tulare County
Thomas A. Kerby, USDA Cotton Research Station
Offa D. McCutcheon, Kings County
Leslie K. Stromberg, Fresno County
David L. West, Kern County
Kent Brittan, USDA Cotton Research Station
Ronald N. Vargas, Madera County
Bill Weir, Merced County
Robert G. Curley, Extension Agricultural Engineer, Davis; Clay Brooks, Extension Development Engineer, Davis; Robert A. Kepner, Professor of Agricultural Engineering, Emeritus; Kamal El-Zik, former Extension Cotton Specialist, Tulare County; Alan G. George, Farm Advisor, Tulare County; Thomas A. Kerby, U.C. Extension Cotton Specialist, USDA Cotton Research Station, Shafter; Offa D. McCutcheon (deceased), Farm Advisor, Kings County; Leslie K. Stromberg, Farm Advisor, Emeritus, Fresno County; David L. West, former Farm Advisor, Kern County; Kent Brittan, U.C. Extension Staff Research Associate, USDA Cotton Research Station, Shafter. Ronald N. Vargas, Farm Advisor, Madera County; Bill L. Weir, Farm Advisor, Merced County;
Abstract
Although narrow rows yielded more and reduced production costs, strippers caused more harvesting and ginning problems than spindle-picked cotton in normal rows. Cover photo shows cotton stripper with experimental brush-type stripper head for harvesting narrow-row cotton.
Evaluation of narrow-row cotton is a long-term project involving many U.C. staff members. Those participating in the phase of the study reported here include
The authors gratefully acknowledge the cooperation and support from individual cotton growers for land, labor, and other resources for conducting test plots; equipment manufacturers for the use of planting and harvesting equipment; cotton organizations and agencies for supplemental grant funds; and the USDA Cotton Research Station, Shafter, for the use of small-scale ginning facilities and fiber analysis.
Curley R, Brooks C, Kepner R, El-Zik K, George A, Kerby T, McCutcheon O, Stromberg L, West D, Brittan K, Vargas R, Weir B. 1982. Long-term study reaffirms yield increases of narrow-row cotton.
Calif Agr 36(9):8-10.