A series of selections were made to determine better acala varieties that could be used in New Mexico. Seed from the breeder program were planted in a farmer field trial in order to determine variety characteristics, yield and quality for further selection toward commercialization. Within this study, a comparison of the okra-leaf characteristic to regular-leaf acalas was made to further discriminate between yield and cotton quality as well as variety adaptation. Use of both high volume instrument (HVI) as well as the advanced fiber information system (AFIS) was used to help determine cotton quality and how environmental conditions in New Mexico would influence the various varieties. Advances in variety characteristics were confirmed when these new selections were compared to the existing benchmark acala 1517-99 from New Mexico.