National Cotton Council of America
Beltwide Cotton Conferences
January 8-11, 2008
Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center
Nashville, Tennessee
The Cotton Foundation

Recorded Presentations

Friday, January 11, 2008 - 8:30 AM

Picker versus Stripper Harvesters on the High Plains of Texas

William Brock Faulkner and Bryan W. Shaw. Texas A&M University, 201 Scoates Hall, 2117 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-2117

Picker and stripper harvest systems were compared for harvesting irrigated cotton on the High Plains.  Four varieties of cotton were harvested using a six-row picker harvester and a six-row stripper harvester with and without field cleaning.  A net present value analysis was conducted comparing each harvest system.  Inputs for time in motion and fiber quality were determined based on field data from the 2006 and 2007 harvest seasons.

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