ABSTRACT
This study looks at the economics of cotton harvesting by simulating a two-row cotton picker's ability to remove cotton from the field under "average" weather conditions and selected maturity conditions. The first simulation establishes a norm for comparisons. Subsequent simulations vary maturity and results on length of time to complete harvest, yield and returns are compared. In each simulation, the same potential yield is available and each simulation takes the same number of hours to complete harvest.
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