The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-01-07
FARMER AND PLANTER.
FOR COTTON RAiSERS.

and no Decrease In Acreage" Necessary.
+, In our two former articles we have
tried TO formulate, introduce or inau,
kurate system OF practice that, il fol
flowed throughout the entire cotton
belt, would, without fail, result IN: /.
A reduction Of the area devoted TO cot
ton culture Of just One-hnlf thereby
temporarily reducing the yield-en
HANGING the value Of the feecy staple
2, An increase In provision crops leo"
peas To the extent OF ~, 900, 900 acres.
We said temporarily reducing the
SIC q because il would be but ii very
shJr' time until larger number OF
bales would be raised on the half OF
Ig,UyI, 900 acres than are now raised on
twice the amount or 10000, 900 acres
3. This increase Of The COW pea crop
would work no hardship upon any
Single individual and would ininra
neither farm, farmer, community or
country, but could not possibly fail to
benefit all alike. Aside from the hn.
mus which the peayines supply, whic.i
plays such an Important though too
often unapprecihtcd, part IN the maxi
ing Of really fertile soil, and in which
from lOnR-cunt inueh culture ia clean
hoed crops, southern soils are notOri-
ously deficient, they, also, when pot
nsh and phosphates are supplied in
quantities sufficiently liberal TO induce,
or insure, ii iuxurlant growth (mniting
not less than two tons OF dry cow pep
hay per acre., will furnish US with S25
worth Of nitrogen per acre, or $25 900,
900 worth throughout the entire cotton
belt. 4. Feed OF the very best quality
would be raised on every hand i'll such
| abundance that live stock OF Ill kinds
would stay fat, sleek and juicy; but.
Ter Of the best quality could be made
IN quantity sufficient W abun-
| dantly supply the necessities ofonr own
local markets; while southern farmers
could not only raise their own meht
right ut home, but they would raise 1t
euterely independent OF the corn crib,
rs far IN fnttening was concerned,
| merely sufficient cora being necessary
| 10 burden the fat and TO tide the
pigs or boys over period Of schnt pas
tnragc, We decidedly oppose the turn
| ing ont las 80 often advised through the
agricultural press Of so-caiIed poor
Innd'-lctting 1t grow up in Sedgo,
briars md sasafrass, persimmon and
other sprouts; standing disgrace TO
| the farmer himself aud the country in
~ hiNh bn Ii u.u MOI lnp'i / nj
| If you have no other use for 1t, break
| IL mp, put on you potash and phos-
| pilates and SOW down to peas, or bet.
| tor still, drill them IN rows about - or
~ inches apart and work them one or
more times. Come out of the notion
that lands needs rest; it doesn't
need anything of the kind; 1t needs
| to be kept ut work growing some
| one ot The recuperative corps all the
| tme until sufficient fertility has urcu.
mui&tcd TO Justify one in more " <
haustiyf crop, Always bear Gno fact
in mind THAI pIthourh luceruc clover,
or COW pens are rtcupeYative crops and
actually enrich lind, they also exhaust
land as far rs It's stores of phosphoric
hcid nnd potash are concerned, and TINT
these two substances must be added or
there Is no real increase in fertility,
To prevent any and all misunderstand-
ing on this point we would say that we
| refer to the well"Worn, rundown, semi
exhausted lands that ARE so common
throughout our glorious southland;
lands that have been subjected to the
Sol robblng process, /. c., taking every
ash, its nitrogen, its lime, aud last, but
Toy no means least, its humus, organic
or decayed vegetable matter or mold,