Economic feasibility of narrow row spindle picker cotton

Paul W. Teague, Marvin D. Heilman and Ronald D. Lacewell
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Paul W. Teague: Research Associate, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A & M University, Postal: Research Associate, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A & M University
Marvin D. Heilman: Soil Scientist, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Weslaco, Texas, Postal: Soil Scientist, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Weslaco, Texas
Ronald D. Lacewell: Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A & M University, Postal: Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A & M University

Agribusiness, 1985, vol. 1, issue 1, 25-31

Abstract: Agronomic research has shown that cotton grown on narrower rows (30 in) can exhibit a positive yield response when compared to conventionally spaced rows (40 in). While narrow row cotton can easily be harvested with a stripper harvester, spindle pickers are not currently available with that capability. Recently, several independent producers devised a conversion procedure to allow a standard spindle picker to harvest 30-in row cotton. This economic feasibility study of such a conversion indicates that narrow row cotton can produce a higher and more stable net return than conventionally spaced cotton when harvested with a converted spindle picker. This applies to the Lower Rio Grande Valley and can be extended to other areas which produce long staple cotton that requires spindle picking.

Date: 1985
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DOI: 10.1002/1520-6297(198521)1:1<25::AID-AGR2720010104>3.0.CO;2-T

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