The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-05-15

of tho currency t.nt il means are in
prices.
AZ this time free coinage wnu.d h",ln
that vcIy thing, provided We c;tT put Il
stop to the lawleSs policy of Cle> Gland
and Carlisle III taking the greenbuks out
Of circulation.
In the Democratic administrations,
however, is To lr,vc its way in cai",lluo
greenbacks at the rate o! $50, 1899. ppp lrr
year, then the free coinage Of Sil 80 will
not he able to entirely check tn, ,r:r
in wil6fss, FOR h Simple lyss,3,. ~ VI sc
n,ints can Only coin about s:s'o. .dss, 900
per year.
~
In other words, the silver Question: is
but one factor in the none, problem,
and we shouldn't iix our thought upon
silver alone Piedmont Headlight.
I.ARG EST YIELD OF COTTON.
How did make Z .0s9 pounds of seed
cotton OH one acre?
The prize acre of cotton made by me
is II part of field of eight acres, aud has
heretofore produced two an,l one-half
bales to the acre, and the eight acres one
year made yield Of three bales of cot
ton per acre. 1t is upland; the original
growth oak AL. slsosy, vasil,ared fifty
orsixty years ago; sill. Il rel, Nt,dy aid
clay sub-soil; was in corn il 1898 and
oats in 1894. Ipreolrel - |cr deep,
early iii january with Il two l,S.& Dixie
plow. First Of April cruss Iaowed with
boy dixie plow; opened burrows across
the acre about two feet apart and eight
inches deep, and in those furrUws across
the acre about two feet apart and eight
inches deep, aud in those burrows dis
tributed | 800 pounds of compost; listed
on this compost with long steel scooter;
then broke it deep, running diagSnally
across those lists. Run off rowS four
feet part, opening wide furrows about
eight inches deep, and put 500 pounds of
compost in these rows or burrows. RIM
Il long scooter in those furrOws as deep
AZ it could be plowed, mixing the com
post with the soil; bedded OH those fur
rows with a boy dixie plow; small mould
board, and planted the acre on Ne'S9th
of April.
When the cotton first came up, the
plant did not look Us strong and healthy
us thought it should, owing to the cool
weather, but when the weather became
warmer the cotton grew off rap
idly. 1t was plowed four times, using il
short scooter and heel scrlpe twenty-five
inches long. The plowings were inter
walls of about fifteen days. Wa, hoed
twice, chOpping toa stand two to two
and Il half feet ap;tlt, making stand four
feet rows and two,or two and half in
the drill, and plant in Il place or hill.
Good seasons prevailed from the 30th
June until 18th of August. This acre of
cotton did not seem to suffer very mater
tally during the drouth. From August
4th too much rain for cation until Sep
tember 18th, causing the cotton to shed
or throw off some uf its squares. From
the 18th of September, the balance of the
seasons were good for cotton, giving time
for maturity of the young fruit,
The compost used was made by this
formula: 2,l0O pounds cotton seed and
1000 pounds acid phosphate and 100
pounds mllr!ate potash, This manipulate
ted or mixed with hoes, and put layers
of this compost about eight inches in
thickness, and layers of well dccomposed
stable manure about six or eight inches
thick; put this away in pens. In hauling
out to the field, had dug square down.
mixing ingredients thoroughly,
The cotton seed used or planted, saved
or improved by having careful hands
go over the cotton fields and select the
cotton from large and well developed
bolls, and bolls having five locks. Plant
@l the seed from this selection in Il plot
of ground apart from the other cotton
and selected again from this plot and
planted again the next year and so on for
five years Now, the seed have from
these selections are very fine and prolific.
have none for sale this year. expect
to select my seed again this year and will
grow enough to spare my farming friends.
Southern Cultivator.
How to Treat u Wife.
First, get Il wife; second. Ike patient.
You may have great trials and perplcX-
tiles in your business, hut do not there
fore, carry to your home cloudy or con-