The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-01

tUIAIUS, lHESS uSLSrla.S were covered
with rich ealtn and Lett in low fat
heap until the 18Th Of April, when,
after having turned out the old stalks
and smoothly narrowed my acre, l
spread over it the contents Of the COM
post heap, as evenly as possible, and
then turLed it under to deptA OF from
six to eiahtinches, after which I Iagain
used the harrow to level and pulveriz>
the land. With the manure IN and
the land thoroughly pulverized, I
next took terrace level, ran a line
directly through the center OF the plot
and from this line, each way, laid off
the rows Il feet apart from centre to
csntre. Tnsn, in the furrows, I drill
I'd 7C0 pounds OF equal parts OF soluble
2uano, Charlotte acid and kainit, and
after tkst, with 6 inch steel shovel. l
prepared the land IN loH fat beds for
plarting.
The seeds used were what might
very pronerly ba called Further In
proved King. Tney consisted Of 100
pounds carefully selected from the
cest bolls eff the best stalks that grew
On the same Iaod the year before. On
the 20th Of May, side-harrowed the
acre, and two days after ward went
over it again, and, by hand, pulled it
up to one stalk 70 every or s inches.
This work did myself, in order to be
sure that it was done right, and also
Ehst might be assured thai there vas
nothing LETT but healthy, vigorous
stalks On the 9th Of May I side
narrowed again, and On the Is. o.
june thinned to IS inches 10 the drill.
Next, on the 10.h OF June, I sided
with snort straight shovel and II
inch bow, and on the 22I I sided again
with larger shovel and Is inch bow.
Then, on the 18th Of July, I hoed and
ruG three furroRs with shovel and is
inch heel scrape Last, on the 2Sih
OF July, went through the middles
as deeply as could with 2 bull ton
que, or scooter, and then, on the same
day, laid by" by leveling off with
shovel ard heel scrace.
The work OF picking, ginning aud
packing has just been completed, with
8 totai yield of four bales, weighing re
spective'V 430, Al 453 and 39S pounds,
in all 1,722 pounds of lint On the acre.
Nov, I know that this is phenome-
nal yield Of cotton to be gathered
from one acre, and many of your
readers will doubt this report. I nave
not got anything to say TO Thomas ;
but to others who believein the posi-
bility O. things that they themselves
have never seen, I beg to say that
what I have done is notbicg more
than they can do if they will use the
means Let them select the right
kind of seed. iertilize their land well
work it properly. and my word FOR it
they will be gratiisd at tie result.
As FOR myself, I have been using
the King variety for sometime past
l am not prepared to say that the
King is superior to all other varieties
for all other varieties for all kinds of
o. soil; but il this climate, on highly
fertilized lands, l think the King
beats any other variety. While my
success this year has been in a large
MEASURE due to the seed-probably l
owe more to the seed than anything
else; still I think that the deep fufrow
at the lss: working had much to
DO wi;h the yield Aty ooinion hsre
is bassd on past exEerie ce. I have
several times before gathered two
balss from one acre, and eaca tine
thers was q considerable quantity Of
fruit which faIed to mature Some Of
il rGt.ed ana some Of it dried up. Any
how. it did not open. I began to
think it was impossible to cultivate or
fertil:z3 SO SIS 10 get more than two
oales. The trouble see0e& to BE- that
after g ccr:aia poiut, the stalks would
become So large ana the foliage so
GenSa as 10 necessarily caQ=e the
moulding and rotting cE &he lover
bolls.
B1: il the King variety this trouble
is in large measure, overcome. ON.
ing TO the natural habits o. tie plant,
dwarf groDth Aad eacly maturity, the
stalk does uot grow as large under
same conditions. It pats on more
fruit 20 the s:z9 than any otherTariety
OF which I have knowledge, and while
The fcliageis all suticlsna to give the
stalk healthy gro 9Th, yet this foli-
age is not so dense, even under the
stimulus Of high cultivation, aud this
year noticed ont very little trouble
on account Of the rotting Of the early
oolls. This year the cotton on the
acre referred to above blconed at least
two weeks earlier than ordinary va
rieties. I: has been earlier every year.
It has also matured earlier.
Heretofore I have neglected me
dep furrow already described. The
efec. OF that iUrrow has certa:4lY
been most noticeable. The Gotten
kept on maturing ALMOST as late IS
otner varieties, and I think the deep
furrow vas largely the cause Of It.
The iucro Geepans the feeding roots
and gives greater vitality.
Then another thing. Although l
have referred to this cotton as marf
variety, I visa 10 be understood only
that il has dwarf tendencies and char
ScLGElStICS UuUSI OtNiD-If SitSSuI1 1L@i4'
ces During the pres ftli have
picked white cotton f.; A2ove my
head, or 6i fset from the gr2uad. In
conclusion, let iae say also that have
written this accom-. Gnly bec&u you
asked n:4 for il, and thai my c :: is
tne same as yours, 10 dissemlna>y n
formation. l hive &c cotton seed ca
haad except the King variety and am
selling them 10 my neigho,ss at IS
cents : busnel. I do rot Wish 10 sell
the seed from my pet acre al ali. II,
however, any Individual should be
especially anxious for a lev c: these
seeds, and wiz forward the stamps to
cover postage (I2eentS} l will oe pleas
ed to send hln q pouHd by mail; out l
have only a limiLsd quantity to dis
pose of on this basis, and would not
care to send more than single pound
to any one individual.
E D. THOMPSON.
Point, S. c., Nov. %. 1897.
Coiumbia IN Darknee.