The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-01-28

Gsssypana RAesHAo.
We print on NE frut page Of to-dAy's
FLoRrDlAs history 81 tbs origin Of the
now famous Gossxpixs Hkospho, msnufao-
tured by Geo. w. Scot. q Co., Of Atlanta.
Ga. It will be seen that this superb fer
tilixer is 6 Florida Baby" Col Scott
commenced its manufacture on his plan
tation near Tallahassee soon after the
war. 1t has since grown into large pro-
portions and is now the most noted fertil-
izer in the South. Judged by the results
of its judicious use, there is nothing to
compare with it. Besides it is the cheap
est fertilizer made, whether applied to
cotton, corn, oats or wheat, as actual re-
suits demonstrate, and there is no other
way to test the value of fertilizer. And
again, unlike other commercial fertilizers,
it improves the land, so that one applica-
ton will show itself in repeated crops
1t possesses the ingredients necessary to
make it complete manure. The follow
ing from the atlanta Constitution of the
22d ult. will show the reader what pro-
gressive Georgia farmers have done with
it:
A GRAND RECORD FOR GEORGIA.
| A year ago we printed the result of a compe-
ti,ion for prizes offered by Mr.. George w. Scott
of the Gossypium phospho company, for the best
acre in cotton and corn The results were care
fully attested, and were received with genuine
surprise On one acre Georgia farmer had made
1.545 pounds of lint cotton, and the rs farmers
who contested for the prize averaged TIA pounds
| to the acre. This was practically two bales OF
| cotton to the acre. Another farmer made on one
acre 1854 bushels of corn, and sixteen grain
planters averaged 81 bushels TO the acre. These
results were unprecedented, and were quoted all
over the Union 10 show what Georgia lands
would do when they were properly farmed.
On yesterday the results of a new competition
by Messrs. George W. Scott & Co. were de-
clared. Instead of Offering prizes for the best
one acre. the competition was made to cover five
acre patches. This was wise policy. 1t caused
the farmer to improve more land, and made the
result more a matter of good farming than re-
suit of chance The record for 1885 is magnif-
cent One farmer made on five acres 7S9e
pounds Of clean lint cotton, which is equal to
1879 pounds to the acre, or practically Tour
bales to the acre of 400 pounds each Five farmers
made over 5000 pounds 10 the five acres, and
the 100 acres planted in the competition aver
aged 925 pounds or 2t bales 10 the acre. Tht
result reached by the corn raisers wal
quite as notable. One farmer made 495 bush
els of clean, shelled corn on five acres, ant
two other farmers made more thar
$50 bushels on five acres. On the IS acre
planted, they made an average of 70 bushels II
the acre, the largest average being SO bushel
Following these are a number OF club contest
quite as remarkable as those made by single In
dividuas These results are cheering. They
show that under proper encouragement, 6eor
gia soil is as good as any on the top side OF thi
earth. and that any farmer who does his duty II
this State need not seek for home in any Othe
State. Five acres of such corn Mr.. McWil
liams raised (495 bushels) would give farme
all the corn that he needed. Five acres OF sucl
cotton as Mr. Trutt raised 1898 pounds OF lint
would give him twenty bales OF cotton, and an
other five acres cultivated as well in whea
would give him all he bread he needed A MAJ
who owns 500 acres might thus make hfteel
acres give him his bread, corn and money crop
and putting the rest down to grass, or selling
of, he could not help prospecting. There is jus
nsw-a strong movement OF northwestern farm
ers towards this section The results published
above ought TO satisfy them that they canno
find better lands anywhere than are offered Il
them at nominal price in Georgia. 1t is hart
e. t<auo hat Uni
come from the improved systems OF farming
instituted and encouraged by these competi
TONS Mr. George w. Scott has made himsel
indeed and in truth a public benefactor, who's
name will live in the grateful memory of hi
people. If his example were followed and l,o0'
farmers were competing for similar prizes, tn
good old State of Georgia would bloom ant
blossom like rose. The details Of the compe
tition for 1885 will be found in another column
atlanta Constitution.