The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-02-10

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General Agents Pacific Gunno Co.. baltimore, Did.
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GENERAL REMARKS.
Copied from Articles by VIM H. Young, Eso., Of
Columbus, George.
Io secure the best results from farming Planters
must cultivate only good land or land made good by
mah9rlng ana thorough preparation. BY sl,bsoilfns
the land is saved from wishing holds Ionrcr tie
moisture Of the winter rains nnd thus enables the
laild 10 countcInct the summer tlroughts. To sub
soil, turn under the grass &C. with a good turn;nn
pl0w, and follow in that iurrow with su,soil blow
In OLD countries where lands have been cultivated
hundreds Of years they still produce abundantly by
proper cnitlyaion and generous feeding with m,i-
nurc. Such lands are now worth from SEQ to $500
per acre according to location.
Whlle our lands were fresh, they yielded abun-
aa;ntly Gnt the system Of shallow powins, together
WIN failure to feed the land with manure has
resulted III the soil being impoverished and washed
in unsightly gnllies
a. The garden is we'll manurcd and yields accordingly
Out even there, deep plowng spadng il oegccct)
while The tielis are continually exhausted Without
Cultivate less land cultivate i. we'll and manure !,
generously, anu you will be well paid for your labor
on the other band you cultivate thin or unanured
land, you will find it costs more than it comes to-"
Let us suppose some cases and see results:
An acre Of ground producing seed cotton or 20
sious Ss."sias coo lG seed cotton or i:o SO %
ground Toiaens @ c3o lbs; seed so;on or co So 90
s;S lbs; see, cotton .; 100 60 90
The labor hand can .eni with o,i:, W %
crops, !: acres in cotton, he get, pso.
gets land prolcin; sos lbs $50 sS S SS
To accomplish this, he spend SEQ per acre for
manure and still leave large profit, and improve his
land for another crop besides returning live times as
much cotton seed to manure his the next year.
COTTON CULTURE.
QUANTITY TO BE USED ON COTTON, AND APPLIcA-
On Cotton any quantity can be uscd to advantage
but the greater the quantity the profitable the
result; rs cotton yields according to the fertility Of
the soil Il wider difference than almost anv crop
II soil only capable Of producing 800 lbs. seed cot
ton can he made to produce 800 Ds, let us examine
the results Of such productions:
800 lbs to the % lbs Of lint average
LOO acre. is Of lint gives a. the aver -, ~
10 c"!dsn this, suppose expenI for Manure 100
IDS ~ the acre, say worth
showing to,., cos. Of MANURE - SIS So
&s IL acres in cotton, s'ss for his labor,
rns !,si waiting poor only realizes slS 90
Experiments the past year show greater results
with less Guano than 400 lbs and with 200 lbs only
crops were increased from to times besides the
fertility remaining to the soil for another crop.
100 lbs. Soluble Pacific Guano fully double, the crop
100 lbs, Gusuo iureased u,s crop times.
How far still greater quantity will protitaby
increase the crop, each planter should determine for
himself on smaller scale If you apply 100 lbs on
poor land, give your cotton feet each way If on
good land, not less than feet If you apply 200 lbs
to the acre on poor land give it 81 feet distance each
way; if on good land fully feet or 41. If you
apply 400 lbs to the Oh poor land give it fcet
each Ways These distances may startle many plant
ers, but Oh rich land or land made rich by maniring
the plant must have room to spread its branches and
bear fruit. A rank growth (if crowlct) often loses
its under and middle crop OF bos BY ret Especially
in thnrNyy liSton "a
A single stalk of cotton in garden is well known
to yield from 100 to 800 bols, and sometimes more
If the field is made rich like the garden, and has
room to spread its branches tho result will be the
Same,
An aero planted < 4will give say 2,7oO stalks,
which, II yielding so bolls to the stalk, will give
| 1850 lbs. cotton. II planted K you will havc
1890 stalks; 100 bolls to the stalk will give 7G0 lbs
| cotton
Planters should test the above on at least small
scale.
sNo1sThess distances apply 70 wha. generally known as
Inc PeA Gulf variety What - becoming known as the
Dickson With