Bronze wilt was evaluated under two fertility regimes and two planting dates. The late planting date had much more expression of the symptoms early in the growing season. Low rates of nitrogen also increased expression of the wilt symptoms. Near the end of the growing season the early planting date showed the greater symptom expression but it was too late to have much influence upon lint yield. Square loss was later to express than other symptoms. It progressed from the top down to the flowering square.