MP_CN101 QUALITY OF COTTON CLASSED UNDER SMITH-DOXEY ACT BY CLASSING OFFICES, *2006 Crop Compared With 2007 Crop ABILENE BIRMINGHAM CORPUS DUMAS FLORENCE 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 Quality Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Color Leaf 11& 21 1 & 2 13.3 30.2 0.9 0.2 7.7 * 1.3 * * 0.1 3 17.3 23.0 3.1 2.6 10.7 0.2 3.9 0.2 0.3 1.0 4 1.9 2.0 0.2 0.7 0.9 * 0.2 * * 0.1 5 0.2 0.1 * * * * * * * * 6 * * - * * - * - - - 7 - * - - - - - * - - Total -------- 32.7 55.4 4.2 3.5 19.4 0.2 5.4 0.2 0.3 1.2 31 1 & 2 3.2 2.7 1.8 0.2 2.6 0.4 1.7 0.2 0.1 0.2 3 23.8 17.7 37.0 22.8 20.2 5.3 27.9 12.6 12.3 17.5 4 11.1 7.2 9.4 17.7 11.9 4.9 12.3 9.2 5.9 6.8 5 3.3 1.6 0.3 1.7 0.8 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.3 6 0.4 0.2 * 0.3 * * * * * * 7 * * * * - - * * - * Total -------- 41.8 29.3 48.5 42.7 35.5 10.9 42.4 22.2 18.7 24.9 41 1 & 2 0.1 0.2 0.3 * 0.7 0.3 0.2 * 0.1 * 3 2.7 3.3 22.2 11.5 8.6 8.8 14.0 10.4 28.3 17.5 4 4.6 4.1 14.0 23.0 16.2 29.3 24.6 39.9 36.8 21.6 5 3.0 2.0 1.3 3.2 3.8 5.2 4.9 9.8 6.2 5.0 6 0.9 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 7 0.2 0.2 * 0.1 * * * * * 0.1 Total -------- 11.6 10.3 38.0 38.5 29.7 43.8 44.1 60.7 72.0 44.9 51 1 & 2 * * * * 0.1 0.1 * * * * 3 0.1 * 0.5 0.6 1.1 1.0 0.2 0.1 1.1 3.3 4 0.1 0.1 0.6 1.8 2.4 8.3 0.7 1.6 2.8 7.0 5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.9 4.9 0.5 2.3 1.0 2.0 6 * * * 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.4 7 * * * * * * * 0.1 * 0.1 Total -------- 0.4 0.3 1.3 3.1 4.7 14.8 1.5 4.6 5.2 12.8 61 1 & 2 * - * - * - - - - * 3 * * * - * * * * * * 4 * * * * 0.1 * * * * * 5 * - * * * 0.1 * * * * 6 * - * * * * * * * * 7 - - * * - * * * * * Total -------- * * * * 0.2 0.2 * * * 0.1 71 1 & 2 * - - - - * - - - - 3 * - * * * * - - - - 4 * - * * * * - - - - 5 - - - * * * - - - - 6 - - - - * * - - - - 7 - - - - - * - - - - Total -------- * - * * * * * - - - 12 & 22 1 & 2 1.5 0.5 0.1 * 0.4 * * * * * 3 2.6 0.9 0.3 0.3 1.0 * 0.1 * * 0.1 4 0.7 0.2 * 0.2 0.2 * * * * * 5 0.1 * * * * - * * * * 6 * * - * * - - * - - 7 * * - * - - - - - - Total -------- 5.0 1.6 0.4 0.5 1.5 * 0.1 * * 0.1 32 1 & 2 0.1 0.1 0.1 * * * * * * * 3 1.6 0.7 2.2 1.2 0.9 0.3 1.0 0.5 0.3 1.0 4 1.3 0.5 1.2 2.3 1.2 0.4 0.8 0.9 0.2 0.8 5 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.1 * 0.1 0.1 * 0.1 6 0.1 * * 0.2 * * * * * * 7 * * - * * * - * - * Total -------- 3.6 1.4 3.6 4.2 2.3 0.8 1.9 1.5 0.6 1.9 42 1 & 2 * * * * * * * * * * 3 0.3 0.1 1.3 0.6 0.5 1.2 0.7 0.8 0.6 2.3 4 0.7 0.2 1.5 2.9 2.6 6.6 2.1 5.1 1.4 3.7 5 0.6 0.2 0.2 1.2 0.9 2.2 0.7 2.9 0.4 1.1 6 0.2 0.1 * 0.3 0.1 0.1 * 0.2 0.1 0.2 7 0.1 * * 0.1 * * * * * * Total -------- 2.0 0.5 3.1 5.1 4.1 10.1 3.6 9.0 2.5 7.3 52 1 & 2 * * * * * * * * * * 3 * * * 0.1 0.1 0.5 * * * 1.8 4 * * 0.1 0.6 0.6 6.4 0.1 0.4 0.1 3.1 5 * * * 0.3 0.4 5.1 0.1 0.7 0.1 1.0 6 * * * * 0.1 0.3 * 0.2 * 0.2 7 * * * * * * * * * * Total -------- 0.2 * 0.1 1.0 1.2 12.3 0.3 1.3 0.3 6.1 *Less than 0.05 percent QUALITY OF COTTON CLASSED UNDER SMITH-DOXEY ACT BY CLASSING OFFICES, *2006 Crop Compared With 2007 Crop ABILENE BIRMINGHAM CORPUS DUMAS FLORENCE 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 Quality Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Color Leaf 62 1 & 2 * * - - - * * - - - 3 * * * * * * * - * * 4 * * * * 0.2 0.3 * * * * 5 * * * * 0.1 0.4 * * * * 6 * * * * * 0.1 * * * * 7 * - * * * * * * * * Total -------- * * * * 0.2 0.8 * * * 0.1 13 & 23 1 & 2 0.1 0.1 * * * - - - - - 3 0.3 0.1 * 0.1 * * * - * * 4 0.1 * * * * * * - * * 5 * * - * - * - - * * 6 * * - - - - - - * * 7 * - - - - - - - - - Total -------- 0.5 0.2 * 0.1 * * * - * * 33 1 & 2 0.1 * * * * * * * * * 3 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 * * 0.1 * * * 4 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 * * * * * * 5 0.1 * * * * * * * * * 6 * * * * * - * - * * 7 * * - * - - - - * * Total -------- 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.1 * 0.1 * * 0.1 43 1 & 2 * * * * * * * * * * 3 0.2 * 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 * 0.1 0.1 4 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 5 0.1 * * 0.1 0.1 0.2 * 0.1 * * 6 0.1 * * * * * * * * * 7 * * * * * * * * - * Total -------- 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 53 1 & 2 * * - - * * * * * - 3 * * * * * 0.2 * * * * 4 * * * 0.1 0.2 1.9 * * * 0.1 5 * * * * 0.1 1.5 * * * * 6 * * * * * 0.1 * * * * 7 * * * * * * * * * * Total -------- * * 0.1 0.2 0.3 3.7 0.1 0.1 * 0.1 63 1 & 2 - * - - - * - - - - 3 * * * * * * - * * * 4 * * * * 0.1 0.4 * * * * 5 * * - * * 0.5 * * - * 6 * * - * * 0.1 * - - * 7 * - - * * * - - - - Total -------- * * * * 0.1 1.0 * * * * 24 - 54 1 to 7 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 * * * 25 - 35 1 to 7 * - - - - - - - - - 81 - 85 1 to 7 * * * * * 0.2 * * * * Below 8 2/ 0.1 0.1 * * * * * * * * EXTRANEOUS MATTER Bark Level 1 9.9 10.4 1.3 1.2 4.1 8.6 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.1 Bark Level 2 * * * * * * - - * - Grass Level 1 0.2 * 0.7 0.3 4.6 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.9 0.5 Grass Level 2 * * * * 0.1 * * * * - Prep Level 1 * * 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 * * 0.2 0.1 Prep Level 2 * * * * * * - - * - Other Level 1 0.1 0.1 * * 0.1 * * * * * Other Level 2 * * - - * * - - - - STAPLE 28 & shorter 0.1 * * - - - - - - - 29 0.5 * * * * - * * * 0.1 30 1.6 * 0.5 0.4 * - * * * 0.6 31 3.9 0.2 3.3 2.9 0.2 * 0.7 0.2 * 4.0 32 7.4 1.4 10.2 11.7 1.0 0.5 5.8 2.0 0.6 11.4 33 12.3 5.8 21.2 24.7 4.3 2.4 15.7 11.6 4.3 22.7 34 15.6 14.9 30.3 29.1 14.3 5.7 28.6 29.2 18.5 30.2 35 17.9 23.8 23.6 19.9 25.5 11.5 31.0 34.0 37.3 21.0 36 18.4 25.3 8.7 8.4 26.7 19.3 14.6 16.3 28.2 7.5 37 17.4 21.7 2.0 2.6 23.0 39.6 3.4 5.9 9.6 2.2 38 & longer 4.9 7.0 0.1 0.2 4.9 21.0 0.2 0.9 1.4 0.3 Average staple 34.8 35.6 33.9 33.9 35.6 36.5 34.4 34.7 35.2 33.8 1/ Below Color. 2/ Below Leaf. * Less than 0.05 percent. QUALITY OF COTTON CLASSED UNDER SMITH-DOXEY ACT BY CLASSING OFFICES, *2006 Crop Compared With 2007 Crop LAMESA LUBBOCK MACON MEMPHIS PHOENIX 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 Quality Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Color Leaf 11& 21 1 & 2 19.1 45.2 9.7 48.7 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.5 33.7 43.4 3 40.5 30.7 39.5 33.5 2.0 1.2 1.6 1.3 17.9 11.4 4 4.0 1.3 4.0 1.5 * 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.7 0.5 5 0.2 0.1 0.1 * * * * * * * 6 * * * * - - - * * * 7 * * * * - - - * - - Total -------- 63.8 77.2 53.3 83.7 2.4 1.4 2.1 2.1 52.3 55.4 31 1 & 2 1.6 3.2 1.3 1.7 1.0 0.3 0.4 0.2 15.9 11.7 3 16.3 11.2 24.5 8.6 39.2 28.5 23.3 5.0 20.5 16.3 4 10.5 1.7 12.0 2.3 6.6 8.3 14.6 4.4 3.6 2.3 5 1.6 0.2 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.4 6 0.1 * 0.1 * * * * 0.1 * * 7 * * * * - * * * * * Total -------- 30.1 16.4 39.5 13.0 46.9 37.3 38.7 10.4 40.4 30.7 41 1 & 2 * 0.1 * * 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.3 3 0.3 0.8 0.6 0.3 28.4 27.6 16.2 9.0 1.0 4.6 4 0.8 0.4 1.5 0.3 17.4 26.9 30.8 17.3 1.8 2.0 5 0.6 0.1 0.9 0.1 1.3 1.9 3.1 6.0 0.4 0.7 6 0.1 * 0.2 * * 0.2 0.1 1.8 * 0.3 7 * * * * * * * 0.3 * * Total -------- 1.8 1.5 3.2 0.7 47.3 56.7 50.2 34.7 3.7 8.9 51 1 & 2 * * * * * * * * * * 3 * * * * 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 * 0.1 4 * * * * 0.7 1.6 2.1 2.1 * 0.2 5 * * * * 0.2 0.3 0.4 1.8 * 0.1 6 * * * * * 0.1 * 1.2 * 0.2 7 * * * * * * * 0.4 * 0.1 Total -------- * * * * 1.8 2.7 3.3 6.2 0.1 0.7 61 1 & 2 - - - * * - * - * * 3 * * * - * * * * * * 4 - - - - * * * * - * 5 - * * - * * * * - * 6 * - * - * * * * - * 7 - - - - * * * * - * Total -------- * * * * * * * * * * 71 1 & 2 * - * - - - - - * - 3 * - * - * * - - * - 4 - - - - * - - - - - 5 - - - - * * * * - - 6 - - - - - * - * - - 7 - - - - * - - * - - Total -------- * - * - * * * * * - 12 & 22 1 & 2 0.3 1.1 0.1 0.6 * * * * 0.8 1.1 3 1.2 1.8 0.9 1.0 * * * 0.4 0.5 0.6 4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 * * * 0.1 0.2 0.1 5 * * * * - - * * * * 6 * * * * - - - * - * 7 - * - - - - - - - * Total -------- 1.8 3.0 1.3 1.7 * * 0.1 0.6 1.5 1.9 32 1 & 2 * 0.1 * * * * * * * 0.1 3 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.8 0.3 0.4 4 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.1 0.4 0.3 5 0.2 * 0.1 * * * * 0.1 0.1 0.1 6 * * * * - * * * * * 7 * * * * - * * * * * Total -------- 1.5 0.8 1.5 0.4 0.5 0.2 1.1 3.1 0.9 1.0 42 1 & 2 * * * * * * * 0.1 * * 3 * * 0.1 * 0.3 0.2 0.9 9.8 0.1 0.1 4 0.1 * 0.1 * 0.4 0.6 2.0 14.1 0.5 0.3 5 * * * * 0.1 0.2 0.3 3.6 0.2 0.2 6 * * * * * * * 0.6 * 0.1 7 * * * * * * * * * * Total -------- 0.2 * 0.3 * 0.8 1.1 3.2 28.3 0.8 0.8 52 1 & 2 * * * * - * * * * * 3 * * * * * * 0.1 1.2 * * 4 * * * * * 0.2 0.2 3.5 * * 5 * * * * * 0.1 0.1 2.1 * * 6 * * * * * * * 0.7 * * 7 * * * * * * * 0.2 * * Total -------- * * * * 0.1 0.3 0.4 7.8 * 0.2 *Less than 0.05 percent QUALITY OF COTTON CLASSED UNDER SMITH-DOXEY ACT BY CLASSING OFFICES, *2006 Crop Compared With 2007 Crop LAMESA LUBBOCK MACON MEMPHIS PHOENIX 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 Quality Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Color Leaf 62 1 & 2 - * * * - - * - - - 3 - * * * * * * * * - 4 - - * - * * * * * * 5 - - * - * * * * * * 6 - - * - - * * * * * 7 - - * - - * * * - * Total -------- - * * * * * * * * * 13 & 23 1 & 2 * 0.2 * 0.1 * - * * * * 3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 * * * * * * 4 * * * * * * * * * * 5 * * * * - - * * * * 6 * * - * - - - * * - 7 - - - - - - - - - - Total -------- 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.2 * * * * * 0.1 33 1 & 2 * 0.1 * * * * * * * * 3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 * * 0.1 0.2 * 0.1 4 0.1 0.1 0.2 * * * 0.1 0.1 * * 5 * * * * * * * * * * 6 * * * * - * * * * * 7 * * * * - - - - - * Total -------- 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.1 * * 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 43 1 & 2 * * * * * * * * * * 3 * * 0.1 * 0.1 * 0.2 2.3 * * 4 * * 0.1 * * 0.1 0.3 2.1 0.1 * 5 * * * * * * * 0.3 * * 6 * * * * * * * * * * 7 * * * * - * * * * * Total -------- 0.1 * 0.2 * 0.1 0.1 0.5 4.8 0.1 0.1 53 1 & 2 * * * * * - * * - * 3 * * * * * * * 0.4 * * 4 * * * * * * 0.1 0.7 * * 5 - * * * * * * 0.3 * * 6 - - * * * * * 0.1 * * 7 - - * * - * * * * * Total -------- * * * * * * 0.1 1.5 * * 63 1 & 2 - * * * * - * * * - 3 - * * * * * * * * * 4 - - * - * * * * * - 5 - - - * - * - * * * 6 - - - - - * - * * * 7 - - - - - * * * - * Total -------- - * * * * * * * * * 24 - 54 1 to 7 * 0.1 0.1 * * * 0.1 0.1 * * 25 - 35 1 to 7 - - * - - - - - * - 81 - 85 1 to 7 * * * * * * * * * * Below 8 2/ - * * * * * * * * * EXTRANEOUS MATTER Bark Level 1 14.0 10.1 26.1 3.8 0.7 0.4 0.2 * 4.8 4.1 Bark Level 2 - * - * * - - - * * Grass Level 1 * * * 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 * 0.3 0.4 Grass Level 2 - - * * * - * - * * Prep Level 1 * 0.1 * * 0.1 * 0.3 0.1 * * Prep Level 2 - * * * * * * * - - Other Level 1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 * * * * 0.3 0.3 Other Level 2 - - - - - - * * * * STAPLE 28 & shorter - - * * * - - * - - 29 * * * * * * * * - - 30 * * 0.1 * 0.1 0.1 * 0.1 * * 31 0.1 * 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.2 1.1 * * 32 0.5 0.5 1.1 1.2 3.9 3.9 1.0 5.9 0.3 0.2 33 2.4 2.7 3.1 3.8 15.8 16.4 3.8 12.2 1.5 1.7 34 8.5 8.8 8.1 9.6 34.2 33.1 12.2 23.5 6.4 9.4 35 21.0 21.5 17.8 18.2 30.8 30.3 28.5 34.6 18.7 26.4 36 31.5 30.7 26.6 25.6 11.6 12.2 35.1 18.1 30.9 32.4 37 29.4 27.8 30.5 29.3 2.9 3.1 17.6 4.4 30.9 23.4 38 & longer 6.7 8.0 12.4 11.9 0.1 0.3 1.4 0.2 11.3 6.4 Average staple 36.0 36.0 36.1 36.0 34.4 34.4 35.5 34.6 36.2 35.9 1/ Below Color. 2/ Below Leaf. * Less than 0.05 percent. QUALITY OF COTTON CLASSED UNDER SMITH-DOXEY ACT BY CLASSING OFFICES, *2006 Crop Compared With 2007 Crop RAYVILLE VISALIA 2006 2007 2006 2007 Quality Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Color Leaf 11& 21 1 & 2 1.9 * 19.8 45.9 3 5.2 0.1 16.5 8.3 4 0.1 * 0.3 0.2 5 * * * * 6 - - - - 7 - - - - Total -------- 7.2 0.1 36.7 54.4 31 1 & 2 2.3 0.2 12.5 18.4 3 42.8 15.3 37.2 16.5 4 8.9 7.9 5.2 2.2 5 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.2 6 * * * * 7 * - * - Total -------- 54.5 23.6 55.3 37.3 41 1 & 2 0.1 * 0.3 0.7 3 14.6 16.7 2.7 2.4 4 13.0 42.5 1.8 0.8 5 1.7 6.0 0.8 0.5 6 0.2 0.9 0.3 0.1 7 * 0.1 * * Total -------- 29.7 66.2 5.8 4.4 51 1 & 2 * * * * 3 0.7 0.1 * * 4 1.3 1.0 * * 5 0.2 0.7 * * 6 * 0.2 * * 7 * 0.1 * * Total -------- 2.2 2.0 0.2 0.2 61 1 & 2 - - * * 3 * - * * 4 * * * * 5 * * * * 6 * * * * 7 * * * - Total -------- * * * * 71 1 & 2 - - - - 3 - - - - 4 - - - - 5 - - - - 6 - - - - 7 - - - - Total -------- - - - - 12 & 22 1 & 2 * - * 1.0 3 * - 0.1 0.1 4 * - * * 5 * - * - 6 - - - - 7 - - - - Total -------- 0.1 - 0.2 1.1 32 1 & 2 * - 0.2 0.6 3 0.9 0.2 0.6 0.8 4 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.1 5 * 0.1 * * 6 * * * * 7 * * - - Total -------- 1.5 0.7 1.0 1.5 42 1 & 2 * * * 0.1 3 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.5 4 1.5 3.1 0.2 0.1 5 0.3 1.3 0.1 * 6 * 0.3 * * 7 * * * * Total -------- 2.6 5.2 0.5 0.8 52 1 & 2 * - * * 3 0.1 * * 0.1 4 0.2 0.7 * * 5 0.1 0.6 * * 6 * 0.1 * * 7 * * * * Total -------- 0.4 1.4 0.1 0.1 *Less than 0.05 percent QUALITY OF COTTON CLASSED UNDER SMITH-DOXEY ACT BY CLASSING OFFICES, *2006 Crop Compared With 2007 Crop RAYVILLE VISALIA 2006 2007 2006 2007 Quality Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Color Leaf 62 1 & 2 - - - - 3 * - * * 4 * * - * 5 * * * * 6 * * * * 7 * * * - Total -------- * * * * 13 & 23 1 & 2 * - * * 3 * - * * 4 * - * - 5 - - - - 6 - - - - 7 - - - - Total -------- * - * * 33 1 & 2 * * * * 3 0.2 * 0.1 * 4 * * * * 5 * * * * 6 - - - - 7 - - - - Total -------- 0.3 * 0.1 0.1 43 1 & 2 * - * * 3 0.6 * 0.1 * 4 0.4 0.2 * * 5 * 0.1 * * 6 * * * * 7 * * * * Total -------- 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 53 1 & 2 * - * * 3 * * * * 4 0.1 0.2 * * 5 * 0.1 * * 6 * * * * 7 - * * * Total -------- 0.1 0.4 * * 63 1 & 2 - - * * 3 * - - * 4 * * - * 5 - * * * 6 - * - * 7 - * - - Total -------- * * * * 24 - 54 1 to 7 0.4 * * * 25 - 35 1 to 7 - - - - 81 - 85 1 to 7 0.1 * * * Below 8 2/ - * * * EXTRANEOUS MATTER Bark Level 1 0.1 0.3 * 0.1 Bark Level 2 - * - - Grass Level 1 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 Grass Level 2 * - * - Prep Level 1 0.1 0.1 * * Prep Level 2 * - - - Other Level 1 * * * 0.2 Other Level 2 - - - - STAPLE 28 & shorter - - - - 29 - - - - 30 * - - - 31 0.9 * - * 32 6.2 1.2 * * 33 21.3 11.3 0.2 0.2 34 33.2 30.3 1.3 1.5 35 24.5 27.2 3.8 6.6 36 10.5 19.3 13.1 15.4 37 3.0 9.7 30.6 33.0 38 & longer 0.3 0.9 51.0 43.2 Average staple 34.2 34.9 37.7 37.4 1/ Below Color. 2/ Below Leaf. * Less than 0.05 percent.