The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-11-18
Corn aud Cotton,
IGo1,fbe1.n HoLti,1f,r.

The result of my crops for the. past season
may be, At least suggestive 10 farmers; anu
will give to the Cuttivator my methods with
that: view. I have seventy acres In corn,
planted in six feet rows after cotton-the first
row being OIL an old cotton row, aud the next
on the alternate cotton middle. About the
first of March, with along scooter six tinenes %
flrrOw around the cotton stalks, about Six III.
ches from them on either side. The cotton
middle in which the corn was TO be planted
was treated in the same way. Into these fur
rows I deposited about sixteen bushels Of
green cotton seed; seventy-five pounds OF
acd phosphate, and thirty pounds Of kainis.
per acre. then ridged those burrows with u
as one mule:conld pull it. This LEFT O small
ride at the place the corn was to be planted.
This broke out. with six inch scooter,
drawn by two, plules. Into this furrow / ran
ox Blood inixed With soil, deposited about
three Inches from the corn i'm same furruw, tn
give It II good start: 1 covered the corn with.
the foot. After the corn was re-plauted, I,
plowed out the middle with four inches dia-s
mond pointed, ,scooters. In about TIVE weeks
Iplowed about half the corn with y COrbtns
Disk harrow, and the other half was lightly.
weeks more ran around the corn upon which
used the harrow with Planet,Jr using the
usual scooters: the other half sided with y
sSh Win ,Tenty S insa sweop: Soon after
planted peas and in two weeks from second
blowing l again sided with large sweeps,
-Four or five days later, I p.owed peas. with
sweep and after about two weeks ip6tR {
plQwed out corn and peas with sweeps; run
ming shallow. Afterwards all the prass 1eftin
the corn was taken out with hoes. iseS.:
My reason for putting the thahure On thu
side Of the corn was TO prevent suckers; hpd
as used green seed / did not want them
where they would interfere with the corn, 81
they should come up ! find, II corn is not
the crop Is laid by with the plows. think,
however, put my munnre too close to the
corn. The next season I shall deposit 1t in
the middle. with enough In the drill to start
the plant of. This, think, will prevent sue
cors that my present system has encouraged.
From seventy acres planted and cultivated
after this method will make seventeen Lun-s
dred and fifty bushels. have gathered tiiir-
ty acres and It made twenty-five bushels
per ncre; by actural measurements ..s.,, q
Upon my cotton used about one hhhdred
and dfty pounds OF guano per acre, very lit.
tie ammoniated; principally acid phosphate
and kainit with stable manure. My crop
wilLayerhge 10 lbs. seed cotton per acre. (
have one hundred acres in corn thai will
and one hundred and twenty In cotton that
will make me eighty five bales. My entire
crop is cultivated by tenants and troopers. Z
am taking the stumps from my land To pre-.
pare for machinery. When this Is d0neL
will use all the farm machines that can
make available; hire all my hands for wages,
and make my land produce bale OF cotton
proportion. This am sure is easily possible+
and little management and judicious exs
pensc will secure It. GEORGIA.
I}tlShinytoN Co., Isdt gsn-e -sss&