The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-09-17
rarr, md Farmers Dept)

Tarn, aud Farmers bcP'p
S-.,..,,, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES seen
,-,.t,,1 DAVIS we used TO discuss, "
- -, -ba merits OF the propos'','n'
s..I,,, q mora pleasure in the pursu' - - a..
9, "a. p1ssession of an cbJec.- -,
-, election In the matter OF t'hins -.
We ALWAYS preferred the negative -. -,
that TO be the side OF right SIS. '.,..,,.l
S., Applying the proposition 70 80
<--,f-r- n was argued that there : -
..~I94 comfort In picking ana fiiiiil"s
- s.1ltrr- n cotton crop than In hEht.nb
The grass with pillow and noe tn,"u'H -. -
I,,e- Jure and July days But OF isl'e
We confess that the feeiiis Oh -, he
mont that comes over farmer ~ -.
60 ofrsr long months Of toll anu s"se
60 10 r,-ust take cents poufd iOi H
cotton after having spent Genus = 49,
40 r~osfuce H. is likely to turn lle $50
or tho argument. But We VIII hope ~
there are many farmers VINO VIII no
,55s.s-,r,,rr,. -I-yho have not calcultteI on
-. t,,.-- & cents. but who have calcuiateu
tbe est before planting and have so or
.-s-eF their mans that there viii ue sun d
,~7Gt for the pocket. even at that price
After making 4 crop. ~ greater OF ie's =
r,au@a fl is sheer folly 10 Eat"er - -
snfftInss and careless manner AZ y very
,,s,--,---u advice ami Il generally cores from
MN who are not practical farmers-to gain
- the cotton very carefully, to allow no
trash 70 h. gathered with H. 70 want uh'h
tie dew T. CfT'-to sun II caretuliy heioie
rt.tffrr- 70 iu hulE-to be careful IN the Elh-
s,fra. &c. This advice is ali very wei when
q farmer has but little cotton TO pick. so
4rat he can easily keep Up with II as II
ouans But We wish % impress upon young
NJ s-e7,-,s rIrnced farmers tGli farmers al
r-qIv know itl that rain storms and Wini
ar the most powerful factors in determinih-
tsla quality OF a cotton sample. To COME at
..ssr CT EhnfUEE
T., - r.et the cotton out ~ the fields ana
frts the cotton house rs quickly rs possible
Every day that q boil OF cotton STANDS
sr.au ANA ulri,s-d in the field. IL deteFiosateS
iu color sla- l.Is~s and saiable value livery
cav that passes after the cotton IS cpeu
thick enough 90 enable a hand "a do a fair
DAYS work. Increases the amount 81 COT
ton exposed and brings nearer the approach
81 q storm Cf rain and wind that viii IN
Jure its market value from ID 20 - per cent
TINS g. especially true OF the first hollis
ss.. ..,--.rs- IT, s-tl. ss-- -tt-
,.e-nl 10 rot aud stain and should he gath
erred as quickly rs possible after they are
fully open But suppose a farmer has -N
or alu pounds OF Gotten open. per acre, end
the weather iz fine and open Shall he INSIST
that no trash te gathered. that every seed
r. carefully picked from the hullS2 II n
does so ne viii probably get the top of the
market Tor his cotton But II he be very
fus5steut his wage hands viii gather much
less cotton PER day. and those whom he
pays hy the htEuiredwl isht will either QUIT
h fields or insist ON higher pay. The
farmer will. perhaps. acquire the reputation
81 beiu- overpa-tieular and hard To please.
ari il viii DE difficult TO hire extra labor.
unless n pay extra wages. Meanwhile. IN
less he shall hire = larger number of pick
,rs and pay extra Tr-g1s, he will make
comparatively slow speed i'm gathering his
cotton. AMI the storm that may Ice within z
wees ar zen days viiI catch large part
ar his crop On TIE field. lie may lind that
he has ''saveI az the srisot and lost al
the buI--" 80 we gay. push the cotton pick
iuE- Don't hc uv- r .-;rtic,:lar about cleaning
Ias huiis and siecflns trash In an average
season e. Farmer VIII set a fair average
sample the crop through. II he VIII manage
u Ego over" las crop about four or five
times al IL DE- good cotton, yielding a total
O. Iu-r 10 I.at1 pounds Of seed cotton per
acre. he viii find that il will be thick
enough each time 10 20 a maximum days
packing 50 We say rush the picking and
save the cotton from storms and stains
aUi dirt.
We VIII add that every farmer should
make b. an invar'able rule 10 select the
hsast hHlls from the best STALKS. with his own
hEgets. every fall-euouEh 20 plant a seed
Patch next spring. re viii find that moth
il- viii give more satisfaction at small
cH<r. tran TIE careful. annual personal Sc
lection 90 planting seed. We have ''practiced
what vn are urcachiu-." and know whereof
" write careful farmer may now 10 over
NJ Desk cotton. examine carefully. select
EAs Best plants and mark them distinctly
Afterwards tn advance OF the pickers he
mas T.ci. the best hollis rs they open. unit.
- gets enough FOR bushel or more of
s.-i, "r even no more than peck The
le-.t is q" select seed enough to plant
I'Eaiy fortified ami highly cultivated plot
next year. llrre enough TO produce seed
Tor tLe urreeiin-S years entire crop. one
I-eA q such carefully selected seed will
represent only about twelve pounds OF seed
cotton The peck VIII plant one acre of
-1lE t-r-.IZai land. fX4. and VIII produce
az beast one bale, or thirty bushels of seed
ar enough to plant thirty acres. ANY one
man Who viii adopt this plan Of selecting
frs- stirling with a bushel or two OF the
very hest variety h can get, regardless OF
Triee-wiI soon be able 10 sell every bushel
Of his sound, surplus seed. - his neighbors
81 TWO ITlces- X. J. EEDDING.