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COTTON 
VARIETIES PLANTED 
1997 CROP 
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Agricultural Marketing Service - Cotton Division 
Memphis, Tennessee 
July 1997
Cotton Varieties Planted, United States 
1997 Crop 
Deltapine brand upland cottonseed was the most popular planted in the United 
States for the 1997-98 season, according to the Cotton Division, Agricultural 
Marketing Service, USDA. Paymaster brand was the second most popular 
followed by Stoneville, Sure-Grow, CPCSD, All-Tex and Tamcot. Transgenic 
varieties accounted for about 23 percent of plantings. 
Deltapine brand varieties were the most popular planted in 1997, accounting 
for 41.4 percent of the United States acreage. This brand accounted for 72.9 
percent of the acreage planted in the southeastern states (Alabama, Florida, 
Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia). It accounted for 48.4 
percent of the acreage planted in the south central states (Arkansas, 
Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee), 20.5 percent of the acreage 
planted in the southwestern states (Oklahoma and Texas) and 24.7 percent in 
the western states (Arizona, California and New Mexico). Deltapine's most 
popular variety was Deltapine NuCotn 33B. This variety accounted for 12.7 
percent of the United States acreage planted. The second most popular 
Deltapine variety was Deltapine 51 which accounted for 4.9 percent of the 
U.S. acreage. 
Paymaster brand varieties were the second most popular planted in 1997, 
accounting for 24.6 percent of the United States acreage. These varieties 
accounted for 56.8 percent of the acreage planted in the southwestern states, 
8.2 percent in the south central states and 2.4 percent in the southeastern 
states. The most popular Paymaster variety was Paymaster HS 26, accounting 
for 12.7 percent of the U.S. acreage followed by Paymaster HS 200 with 5.6 
percent of the acreage. 
Stoneville varieties were the third most popular planted in 1997. These 
varieties accounted for 11.3 percent of the acreage planted. They accounted 
for 10.5 percent of the acreage planted in the southeastern states, 27.6 
percent of the acreage in the south central states, 3.2 percent in the 
southwestern states and 0.7 percent in the western states. The most popular 
Stoneville variety was Stoneville ST474 which accounted for 6.9 percent of 
the U.S. acreage. 
Sure-Grow varieties were the fourth most popular planted in 1997. These 
varieties accounted for 7.4 percent of the U.S. acreage and accounted for 
10.8 percent of the southeastern states planted acreage, 15.0 percent in the 
south central states and 3.3 percent in the western states. Sure-Grow 125 
was their most popular variety and accounted for 4.4 percent of the U.S. 
acreage. 
CPCSD (California Planting Cotton Seed Distributors) varieties were the next 
most popular and accounted for 5.5 percent of the U.S. acreage planted in
Transgenic varieties, genetically engineered varieties resistant to worms, 
herbicides or both, accounted for about 22.9 percent of the upland cotton 
planted in the United States in 1997. 
Pima S-7 was the most popular American Pima variety planted in 1997. This 
■yg^lgty accounted for 69.4 percent of the United States acreage and was the 
most popular variety planted in Arizona and California. Pima S-6 was the 
second most popular American Pima variety and accounted for 14.6 percent of 
the U.S. crop. Pima S-6 was the most popular variety planted in New Mexico 
and Texas. Germain's CH 252 accounted for 8.1 percent of the U.S. acreage and 
Conquistador accounted for 3.6 percent. 
Estimates of the percentage of the various varieties of cotton planted in the 
United States for 1997 are based on informal surveys made by the Cotton 
Division Classing Offices. The variety data are based on estimates furnished 
by cotton ginners for the territories served by their gins, seed dealers, 
extension agents, and others. 
Estimated percentage of upland cotton planted to leading specified varieties, by growth areas, 1997 crop 
SOUTH-  DELTAPINE  DELTAPINE  DELTAPINE  DELTAPINE  DELTAPINE  STONEVILLE  SURE-GROW 
EASTERN  NUCOTN33B  NUCOTN 35B  ACALA 90  51  DP 5415  ST474  125 
22.40  11.38  10.56  10.26  6.11  5.82  4.84 
SOUTH  STONEVILLE  DELTAPINE  SURE-GROW  DELTAPINE  DELTAPINE  DELTAPINE  SURE-GROW 
CENTRAL  ST474  NUCOTN 33B  125  20  50  51  501 
19.95  17.70  10.21  7.84  7.36  6.84  4.09 
SOUTH-  PAYMASTER  PAYMASTER  DELTAPINE  ALL-TEX  DELTAPINE  PAYMASTER  DELTAPINE 
WEST  HS 26  HS 200  50  ATLAS  ACALA 90  PM145  DP 5690 
33.14  14.69  5.14  2.92  2.76  2.64  2.55 
WEST  CPCSD  DELTAPINE  PHYTHOGEN’S  DELTAPINE  CPCSD  DELTAPINE  ACALA 
ACALA MAXXA  NUCOTN 33B  PHY 33 ACALA  NUCOTN 35B  ACALA SJ-2  DP 5415  1517-91 
51.08  14.24  5.18  3.45  2.50  2.43  2.22 
UNITED  PAYMASTER  DELTAPINE  STONEVILLE  PAYMASTER  CPCSD  DELTAPINE  SURE-GROW 
STATES  HS 26  NUCOTN 33B  ST474  HS 200  ACALA MAXXA  51  125 
12.72  12.68  6.93  5.63  5.12  4.89  4.36 
Estimated percentage of upland cotton planted to leading specified brands, by growth areas, 1997 crop 
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SOUTH-  DELTAPINE  SURE-GROW  STONEVILLE  HYPERFORMER  PAYMASTER  CHEMBRED  TERRA 
EASTERN  72.87  10.84  10.45  2.55  2.37  0.06  0.03 
SOUTH  DELTAPINE  STONEVILLE  SURE-GROW  PAYMASTER  HYPERFORMER  SEEDCO  MISC. 
CENTRAL  48.36  27.56  14.98  8.22  0.47  0.03  0.37 
SOUTH-  PAYMASTER  DELTAPINE  ALL-TEX  TAMCOT  STONEVILLE  AFD  SEEDCO 
WEST  56.81  20.46  4.36  3.46  3.20  2.98  1.65 
WEST  CPCSD  DELTAPINE  PHYTHOGEN'S  ACALA  SURE-GROW  GERMAIN’S  STONEVILLE 
55.09  24.70  6.42  4.34  3.25  2.31  0.67 
UNITED  DELTAPINE  PAYMASTER  STONEVILLE  SURE-GROW  CPCSD  ALL-TEX  TAMCOT 
STATES  41.38  24.62  11.28  7.39  5.52  1.67  1.33 
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