抄録
The observation of maturing process and the measuring of maturity, of lint during the growing process of cotton fiber were carried out by differential dyeing method and the method is discussed from various points of view with aproposal for measuring method of maturity. The cotton variety used for this research was “Rikuchimen Kan-no No.I, ” a sort of upland cotton.
Relation between the maturity by differential dyeing method and that by microscope method, (percentage maturity) and then the advantage and disadvantage of both methods are discussed.