Three years of cotton production data were combined comparing 30-inch row spacing cotton to conventional 38-40 inch row spacing cotton. Cotton yield, quality and harvesting methods were evaluated from different locations in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Studies concluded that the narrow row spacing increased yields over conventional cotton production row spacings with yearly average increases ranging from 8-25%. The different harvesting methods for 30-inch row spacings tested were spindle picker, brush stripper and brush stripper with cleaner. The stripper with a cleaner had the highest gross returns per acre followed by spindle picker. Picking provided the highest lint quaility of the three harvesting methods but yielded less cotton.