The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-25

ing the heaviest total yields also CAV
the largest per centage of lint, and that
they had the largest bolls and, with
one exception the largest seeds, and
were the earliest. In money value per
acre they stood In the following order
Texas Oak, Strickland's Improved,
Kings Improved, Nancy Hanks, Cleve
lands Improved, Jones' Reimproved,
Minors, Truett's Improved, Jones' I'm.
proved. Excepting Texas Oak and
Strickland's Improved, none of them
gave much yield after Sept. 10.
In six years tests at the Georgia Sta.
ton. as to distance, 4 feet by / foot
gave the best yield 4 times, 4x2 once,
and 4x3 once. AKA standing last every
tive. The conclusion is, that on land
Of average fertility, with rows 4 feet
apart, the plants should stand 1 foot
apart in the row, and on rich land two
to three feet, while on poor land they
should stand s or 10 inches apart.
In these tests as to best width be
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yield is obtained when the space allotted
to each plant is as near the form Of q
square as possible, and the lightest
yield was obtained from rows 8 fest
apart and plants 2 feet apart in the
row. OF course the rows require less
work, but the difference in yield more
than paid the difference in cost. Valu.
ing cotton at 2 cents per pound, that
planted 3z2 yielded s. % per acre more
than that planted 4x14 and $50 more
than that planted 6x1. On very rich
land, probably Sx3 would give best re-
suits.
1t was found that the gain in yield
obtained by applying part of the fertili-
Ter before planting and part in the
opening furrow at time Of planting
was not sufficient to pay for the extra
work. But small doses of quickly
soluble fertilizers like nitrate Of soda
at time Of second working paid. Phos-
phoric acid In the form OF acid phos.
phate gave much better results than in
the form of raw bone meal. Both mu-
rate and sulphate Of potash increased
the yield up TO So pounds per acre, but
when more than that RAJ applied the
yield was reduced in proportion to the
excess. The best. fertilizer formula was
found to be as follows: 1853 pounds
acid phosphate, S6 pounds muriate OF
potash and 286 pounds Of cottonseed
meal per acre, costing about $6 40 and
fully doubled the yield Of cotton.
At the Alabama Station Hutchinson's
Storm Prolific yielded the largest profit
per acre, Truths Improved standing
second, Dickson Cluster third, Peerless
fourth, and King fifth. Neither Texas
Oak nor Strickland, which stood first
and second at the Georgia Station,
were in the Alabama test. Seed from
different parts Of the cotton growing
belt showed very little difference in
productiveness nor was there any ap-
parent difference in the yield from
fresh seed and two year old seed. The
use of the roller after planting caused
earlier sprouting and a better stand.
In rows 81 feet apart larger yields were
obtained where the plants stood 10 to
IS inches apart than where they stood
"a, 80, or SO inches apart. Subsoiled
land yielded SO so worth Of cotton and
seed per acre more than unsubsoiled
land. The subeoil was stiff and the
season dry. Where all the fertilizer
was bedded on the yield was slightly
better than where part was kept back
and put into the drill. A mixture of
kainit and cotton seed meal gave a
larger profit than any other combina
tion Of fertilizers used. Acid phosphate
was superior to Florida soft phosphate. |
Lime gave no increase on either grey,
sandy, o. red soil. Nitrogen in crushed
cotton seed Yves equal, pound for pound,
of pure nitrogen TO the nitrogen in cot
ton seed meal. In other words, a ton
OF cotton seed proved equal to 922
pounds Of cotton seed meal. Hence.
when cotton seed meal is $50 per ton,
coG5On seed are worth SO 30 per ton,
and il exchanged should bring the
farmer enough more than 90 90 to pay
hauling both ways. In these fertilizer
tests, % farmers in different parts OF
Alabama CO operate with the station.
POTATO CULTURE.
Bulletin rs, of Ohio Station, 100, of
Ithaca, N. Y, 113, of Geneva, N. Y,
Station. 100, of New Jersey Staten, As,
Of Maryland Station, and Al, of New
Hampshire Station, detail experiments
n various phases Of potato growing.
The Ohio tests show that changing