Experiments were conducted at the Red River Research Station, Bossier City, LA in 1981-83 to evaluate four cotton varieties following wheat in a doublecrop study. Gumbo 500, a rapid fruiting, okra leaf cotton variety released by the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, produced the highest mean lint yields per acre (1,006 pounds) followed by Deltapine 41 (934), Camd E (825), and Stoneville 825 (784). Earliness of maturity is measured as the percent cotton harvested at first picking. Camd E (83.5 percent) and Gumbo (79.1 percent) were significantly earlier than Deltapine 41 (70.6 percent) and Stoneville 825 (67.1 percent). Camd E, a Texas short-season variety, produced the shortest plants, lowest lint percent, lowest micronaire value, and significantly shorter fiber. Stoneville 825 produced the tallest plants, significantly lower lint percent than Deltapine 41 and Gumbo 500, and lowest strength index. Deltapine 41 exhibited the highest lint percent and highest fiber strength index.