Why is the hair so clumpy?

I’m making a character here with a hat with fuzzy rims. To get background things straight, the fuzzy areas are linked/joined, because I want them looking the same. There is one problem: I can’t seem to get the fuzz to look like… well… fuzz. It looks a bit clumpy:

http://i381.photobucket.com/albums/oo254/Riverstar411/help5.jpg

Any way I can get it to look less clumpy? Like, a set of settings that need to be applied? Thanks!

you have too many child particles.