Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-08-14
PRODUCTIVE Capacity AZ
ACRE OF COTTON VI AN

A fried in Macon county b.. =,
! Ut cotton we'll tertiliz+d and 30 acre
l~cultivated, Of course on which h. .;.einliy
to test the productive c.nsc;. : intends
acre. 1t is planted with all ,h !" ~. mat
and most productive varieties " ,S1 oest
-D'ckson's Improved, Moina. p sottoa
Brazilian, and perhaps other v. .ss;eF'
LAID III 10 separate rows. The cot,e. s'es'
COW waist high. with considerable ~" .
torm'ty as to size-the Brazilian. na,ho un''
Zoe most promising. "aP',
On The sob Of June, he counted ,,,.
ne though to be an average stall " ."s
t'und 1t contain las squares, bloom. s !
hollis. He has 3OO5 Of these stalt. ana
the acre, and assuming AS hollis to Upon tSs
stalk, aud no more, during the w y 'ae
season, be would have 435 725 in .l nO'e
Taking what is called the u.u.l SOL
Of loo bolls to the pound Of sred ce,,qs
the acre would bring 1857 ooonS s' !;
seed cotton. Deduct two thirds If ~.
Wright for seed and be would h.,s ,. "s
pounds OF ginued cotton to this ac,s '''
Some will say the deduction i. n,
little ; out we think it will be f,.nT
quite enough for these improved v.r;.,;"'
OF cotton, produced on we'll far,;I."S
land, and on the other hand. il will ~
found that considerably less than Ion
bolIs OF these cottons will on thu 80
of seed cotton. p''0u
Now. 10 these figures We hsv. assumed
what. OF course, is impossible tina, III
the fruit developments Of what ia Gala
the first crop msture. But tb. middle
crop 's the heaviest and what ia called
the top or last crop might possibly b..
good large ole, if the season is late
Suppose, then. that first and Last ,Lese
cotton stalks should mature 800 boll. ~
three pounds Of seed cotton, or one u"usd
OF lint cotton to the stalk. then our
friend would gather three Thousand
pounds Of lint cotton or six bales 10 tho
single acre.
Now would not that be an uuhea,d Of
crop-a ridiculous crop-au impossible
crop! Nobody would believe It on oath.
1t would be the old time c,op Of eight.
cen acres -only a heap better 40 to rich
ness Of color-length of staple aud 30
on ; for poor hungry land and poor cur.
ture are bound to bring poor COTTON
They can't bring anything else but dry.
short stuff. Of q dead and lifrles,
white ; while this cotton will look rs if YOU
could press the cream o Of il if Won
We're to squeeze it very tightly.
Now We wish to be distinctly under.
stood about this matter. The Tstgrops
not going to say that ese, two or three
Thousand pounds Of lint cotton can be
made to the acre, on the most favorable
We ssTd the other dsy. 10
the bearing of a farmer, that the time
was coming when people would make
three bales of cotton to the acre, and he
pronounced the writer a nice subject for
\ writ Of lunacy (; bat we do say that
What is now deemed altogether ridicu
GUS and impracticable, in the way Of
achievements 10 cotton culture, will, 10 a
'ew years, b considered only moderate
accomplishments. The mode Of culture
8 improving vastly from year to year. 1t
vas far better last year than before-is
s better this year than last, and will BE-
till better the next.
The ideas Of planters are changing
'astly and they are beginning to sss that
is pre- eminently . crop for nice
and heavy m~snuring, and that the
rue art OF making mdney from this crop
les in heavy production on small areas.
our friend shoulc happen to turn
ut four or Eve bales to his single scre Of
which should bring thirty ceutste
be pound say $500 to 500 to the acre
Everybody car see that will pay him
veil tor any reasonable investment 10 the i:
ray Of fertiliz;ng and cultivation. b
UGH a crop possible 2-Maco" (Ga) 7as'