Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-25

mlJJee, state, That this report was due
about three months ago, but circum-
stances beyond our control interfered
and inasmuch as it would reflect upon
others to enter into such details as
would fully exonerate us from the
charge of neglect of duty we pass it by
with the bare assertion that we are not
to blame.
At its 4th annual session the Missis-
sippi State Farmers Alliance passed "A
resolution requesting county Alliances
to appoint a committee of three to
make experiments in fertilizers and
their products and report results and
said results to be sent by county secre-
taries to State secretary (see page y
of minutes of 1890, Miss. State F. A. }.
In pursuance to the carrying out of
this resolution Madison county Farm
ers Alliance at it's January meeting
1891, appointed three brethren, whose
duty it should be to test the value of
the different brands of commercial
fertilizers in their application to field
crops, and three others who should in
vestigate in reference to their use with
vegetable or truck farming. AS one
report has come to the hands of the
committee, from the committee on
truck, we shall not notice that in our
report but leave it for future discus
sion and further trial.
Brothers d. r. Hearne, J. B. Dendy
and S. w. Magruder were appointed to
test the field crops, and their reports
condensed are as follows:
D. R. HEARNE's REPORT.
On plot No. 1, 4 acre, 200 lbs Southern Sol.
GuanO.
On plot No. ., a acre, 200 lbs Mascot"
On plot No. 3, = acre. 200 lbs AmmOniated
On plot No. 4, 4 acre, 200 lbs. Stearns' Acid
Phosphate.
On plot No. 5, 4 acre, 200 lbs Royal Co Brand
On plot No. g. u acre. 300 lbs. Rock City Guano
On plot No. I. a acre, 200 lbs. German KANT
On plot No. s, q acre, 200 lbs. NOnpareil.
On plot No. o. Il acre. 200 lbs. Raw Cottonseed
He prepared the land as near as was
possible the same, and planted April
9th, but frost killed it and he plant
ed again May Sth. This caused it to
be late and the continued dry hot spell
in July and August damaged it badly
Plot No. yielded at the rate of 1910 lbs. seed
cot ton per acre.
Plot No. yielded at the rate OF 1910 lbs. seed
cotton per acre.
Plot no. yielded at the rate of 1888 lbs. seed
cotton per acre,
Plot no. yielded at the rate of 1904 lbs seed
cotton per acre.
Plot No. yielded at the rate of $50 lbs. seed
cotton per acre.
Plot No. yielded at the rate of S54 lbs seed
cotton per acre.
Plot No. yielded at the rate of 536 lbs seed
cotton per acre.
Plot No. yielded at the rate of S3G lbs. seed
cotton per acre.
Plot No. yielded at the rate of 1476 lbs seed
cotton per acre.
1t was carefully gathered and weigh
ed separately.
j. B. DENDY'S REPORT.
Plot No. of one acre. 200 lbs. Southern SOlu-
Plot No. of one acre, 200 lbs, Royal &C.
Brand
Plot No. 3 of one acre, 200 lbs Steans Acid
Phosphate.
Plot No, of one acre, 200 lbs. Rock City Gu
anO.
Plot No. of one acre, 200 lbs Nonpareil.
The land was prepared as nearly as
possible alike and planted the same
time, but on two of the plots failed in
getting a stand and had to replant,
and also one of these plots was situated
on upland and was damaged by the
drouth to a greater degree than the
others. The crop was carefully gath
cred and weighed separately and was
as follows:
No. yielded 1900 lbs of seed cotton
No. yielded 1907 lbs. of seed cotton.
No. yielded 1910 lbs. of seed cotton.
No. yielded 773 lbs. of seed cotton.
No. 5yielded 1902 lbs. of seed cotton.
In plots and the replanting was
done and plot suffered most from
drouth, being on upland.
Mr.. Magruder reports using 200
pounds each of S. S. Guano, Royal c.,
Acid Phosphate, Rock City Guano,
Nonpareil, and $50 pounds of Ammo
mated Guano which he applied to acre
plots as did Mr.. Dendy but an overflow
of July 8th damaged the plots they
being on Doak's creek bottom land), to
such an extent that he did not consider
that the result would justify continu-
ance of the experiment to finish.
Your committee in review of the
statements presented by these breth-
rem find nothing that is discouraging
as to the use of fertilizers
We believe that it is conceded fact
that the average lands of Madison
county will produce about $50 pounds
of seed cotton. and some of the com
mittee in verbal report state that their
plots were upon average land"
The fact that raw cotton seed is per-
haps the best fertilizer for general
crops as demonstrated by Mr.. Hearne,
needed no test with any intelligent
farmer who has tried it.
That the yields per acre are from 80
to 100 per cent. better than perhaps
would have been without fertilization,
is rather strong in favor of fertilizers,
but we may well imagine that these
trial plots did not lack for attention as
to work.
That fertilizers are very costly is a |
matter of regret to your committee, |
but we suggest that cotton seed at 10
cents per bushel is cheap and our
barn yards and stables afford large |
supply if properly cared for, and the
out of branches and ponds
can be utilized to great advantage
The cultivation of peas and other le-
guminous crops will greatly add to the
of the soil.
Respectfully submitted,
IN