Cotton row-spacing studies were conducted a University of Arkansas experiment stations for man years before stopping temporarily after the 198 growing season. Most of the researchers involve agreed that cotton producers in the mid-South would no be willing to adopt a narrow-row production system until commercial pickers were available for harvest. With the introduction of spindle pickers capable o adjusting to a 30-inch row spacing by both John Deer and Case-IH, grower interest has increased. Ne studies on alternative row spacings began in 1990 and five such studies were conducted in Arkansas in 1991. The studies addressed weed management, seedbed preparation, in-row spacing, irrigation and other factors in addition to between-row spacing. A new research project supported by producer checkoff funds will be conducted in several Arkansas locations in 1992 .