The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-11-06
From the True Democrat.
4 WORN OUT FIELD.

Those who have not reflected sufii-
cienlly on the subject, conclude that their
field is wOrR Oul, as soon as IL fails 10
produce the usual crop. Without con-
eeding that the idea is admissible. and in.
tending at some future period to write an
article corrective on that subject, | have
used the words, rom ont. as mere in.
PRODUCTION 10 a. lesson on uedriRg ia.
In the fall Of 1919, a gentleman living
al one Of those old fields, made an ex-
pertinent worth recording. The I'D field
was entirely exhausted from incessant
cultivation in corn, Of its productive pro-
,perlies-so much so, that six acres of il
would not produce enough grain TO seed
The land il grew on. There was six acres
which lay entirely level. This was in.
Close d by good fence, and then broke
up about full four inches deep with
turning plough. lie then narrowed un-
til ii was as thoroughly puIverized as
possible without rolling. lie then haul
ed ont and spread upon it coat OF ma.
nure which had accumulated al al old gin.
The coat was about one inch thick. This
being done in December, he kept all stork
out Of itunlll in the spring at The proper
time for planting cot:on. he then broke
il up again lull four inches deep. and Then,
narrowed II thoroughly, checked il oil in
squares OF three leel, and planted Of ihe
fresh pelly.gulph seed. dropping four.
seeds IN hill. When the seed came up
fully, he run small hafIows between The
rows, and went over withhoes, dusiing in
a small quantity Of fine earth around The
young cotton, and thinning down 10 two
stalks. When it had grown 10 have four
or FIVE leaves on astalk ihe small llarrows
were run through again. and the same
process with The hoes, at the same time
thinning down 10 'one stalk. The next
working was with small turning, half
shoyels, throwing the Iurrow 10 the l,ill,
The hoes letelIing The dirt round. the
stalks. The fourth aud last working was
with The same loolssin the same way, ex-
cept that there was care taken 70 have a
good hill around each stalk. From this
cultivation the weed grew something over
six feet high, and the limbs locked from
the ground up 10 near the top, and Ger
I tanIy there never could have been more
4 bolls on the same weed maiured. or
of this six acres, of an old worn out
field, BY this mode Of cultivation. this
gentleman gathered into his gin $4,000
pounds Of seed coiton--3000 pounds 10
the. acre, This land was on one of those
- high blackjack and short leaf pine ridges,
: which are poor enough when they are 6rst
cleared. so that there were none of,hnse
atmospheric advantages attending whict.
d are supposed 10 contribute 10 the increase
. Of crops in the swamp lands. VI
"A Planters, experiments are worth max.
ing, aud il is SO much easierto replenish
i old land Than open, new, that ] do hope
]. you viii save your manure, and give thai
genieman's experiment, fair test. in a
small, IL you are not prepared TO do so in
a large way. There is another expert.
Z ment in progress. the result of which is
looked TO with large expectations. and
you shall have the benefit of Ill that can
be learned by a i ..iH>, FARMER 4
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