Multiple-Pass Harvest Compared to Single Pass Harvest Methods Effect on Yield and Fiber Quality

Cotton producers annually struggle with removing seed cotton from fields due to weather conditions, harvest capacity, and logistics.  Delayed harvest ultimately allows lower positioned/more mature bolls to be exposed to weather conditions for over a month in the current single pass harvest system. Need for alternative inexpensive harvest method for smaller scale cotton producers. Multiple-pass harvesting will preserve yield and lint value originating from staple length, uniformity, leaf grade, and lint color, ultimately increasing value over traditional one-pass harvest. Determine the economic impact, either from yield and/or lint value, from multiple cotton harvests compared to the traditional one pass  machine harvest.