The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-05-09
say apply part broadcast, the other part

of this furrow follow with Brinly sub
soiler. In this furrow deposit the man
ure, either with guano distributors or th'
trumpets, putting in half Of what YOU
intend 10 apply. L have never tried il
but l believe that if the guano was pu
i'm three burrows, run side by side, anC
then hedded on, it would do better thar
if the guano was all applied in one fur
row. The roots will seek the manure
and if il is scattered, then the roots, il
taking it up, feed on n wider field, and
hence can put out more roots, and extend
over more ground, thereby increasing tn,
size and growth of the plants.
Having put your manures in the fur
rows, throw two burrows on II with a turn
pillow, and if you have not SUBSIDIZED, fol
low the turn pillow with square pointed
scooter; leave the miAdles 10 be broken
out, just before planting. with IA wide
shovel. Having listed up your land
as just described, you are now ready 10
commence.
Painting. enough plows ahead
90 your planters TO burst your middles
which leave your beds ready tor the drag
if you use a planter, which | recommend.
/ The drag is made and used thus Take
a piece OF 3 x 4 scantling, and five or six
feet long. With an inch or inch and a
half auger, bore two holes, about one and
half 10 one and three-quarter feet on
each side OF the centre Of your scantling
Incline the holes little in. In these
holes put two poles, about one and half
inches in size, and seven 10 eight feet
long. These poles are the shafts Of the
drag. Now bore two holes for handles
INSIDE of the shafts holes) on top, about
two feet apart. Bore them inclining a
little out. Put two sticks about three
feet long in these holes, for the handles !;
then iasten securely the end of the shafts
TO the logger-head Of your names, and you
are ready TO drag of your beds. Let
your mule walk in the water-fmrow, and
you can drag off two rows at time. This
leaves your beds in nice condition for
the cotton planters 10 run on, and the
horse or mule will walk much better on
the beds that are knocked of. II il true
you lose the work Of mule and hand in
dragging off the beds; but the ease and
time saved by the planters more than
compensate for that. Roll the seed.
Take a whisky barrel, bore hole in the
centre Of each head, about two inch
square; in this put shaft, and put a
crank in the end. Mount il on two forks,
so as TO turn like a grindstone. Saw out
two slaves, making a hole eight 90 ten
inches square. in the middle Of the barrel.
Put leather hinges on il, and have a bat
ton TO fasten il. This is the door where
you put the seed in. Put in "A bushel or
bushel and half of seed, about two
quarts Of water, and some plaster or
ashes; turn the barrel for several min
utes, open your door, turning il so rs the
seed will run out, and you have them
rolled nicely. One hand can roll enough
in an hour to keep two planters going all
day. Open your planters, 70 as 10 plant
about one and "A half to two bushels per
acre. ] believe in putting in plenty Of
seed, 50 ~ 10 be sure Of stand. | re-
commend the use VI planter, because
the cotton l. easier plowrd the fret lime,
and more can be chopped out by hand
than when it is sowed by hand. After
il is planted or sown, cover il with a
board or double pillow. II the weather
is favorable, use board if il is dry,
use the double pillow, or, as some call il,
the "forked plow."
Copping Ont and First Po,cing Take
long shovel, and run one furrow in the
middle, or, in other words, split out the
middle with a long shovel then with a
turn pillow (bar-side next 10 the cotton),
run round il. This leaves the cotton on
narrow ridge. Follow with the hoes,
leaving two and three stalks in a hill
Leave the punches the width Of your hoe
apart, and in good strong land twice that
distance will do. BY running round
your cotton in this way, you clear the
middle of all grass, and at the next plow-
ing, and when cotton ought b. have dirt
thrown 10 it, you have loose dirt ready
for that purpose.
Second PiO,cing, With shovel pillow,
follow the hoes, not being more than
three days behind the hoes Throw dirt
in and around the cotton. BE careful
lest you cover il up, thereby destroying
a stand. Careful hands must pillow the
cotton at this stage, or the stand will be
destroyed. The middles can be split out
either with sweep or broad shovel.
prefer the shovel.
Second Hoeing Follow the plows with
the hoes, pulling out all stalks but one
cutting up all grass-being careful NJ, 10
bruise the stalks. IL IL much better 10
pull out all the surplus stalks with the
hand, than 10 cut them out with the hoe.
I With the hoe you often bruise the stalks,
and thus retard the growth. At this
stage of the crop il often happens that
/ YOU get ''in the grass" especially IL the
season has been wet. If you should get
in the grass, you can often get rid Of il
a 1.
shovel, and then running next 10 the cot
ton with turn pillow, which covers up all
the grass; in a few days, with your
shovel plows, split out the middle, and
/ two or three hours sun will kill all the
grass that you covered up with the turn
plows.
Third Plo,oing. The cotton il nov
growing, and has commenced putting out
side roots. You must now use shovel
or sweep, and not run too close 20 the
cotton. If the land is sandy, or mellow,
this blowing is only TO kill grass aud stir
the land. If the land Is hard, use the
/ shovel 80 that the young roOtlets Of the
plant will have loose earth b. grow in, and
they will soon seek il; follow with the
hoes, pulling out all punches OF grass.
Fourth Pouring. Use your sweeps,
either winged or solid, going very shall
low, or you will surely cut the rootlets
which by this time have taken possession
Of the middles Of your rows. Two fur
rows TO a row will he sufficient. This Il
what is called "'laSing by"
HINT on Cotton Culture. Prepare YOU
land well, and subsoil IT, II will pa,
well. Plant god seed, and put in enough
Of it. Bring it 10 a stand as soon a. you