A study was carried out during the period of 1967/68 to 1972/73, in latosolic soil, "Serie Chapadão", in the "Centro Experimental de Campinas" - State of São Paulo, about the effects of parcelled application of lime on cotton culture (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Lime was applied in 1967, 1968, and 1969, being studied in 1970, 1971, and 1972 its residual effects. The results showed significant effects of the application of lime on cotton production, without significant differences among the types of application. The residual effects also showed significant influence on cotton production. Lime had no significant effects on other economical characters of the plant and the fiber.