The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-14
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Low OAO SO04O - 49,
planted in money crop 100 acres in
cotton, so acres in tobacco and other
crops. OF c1rn / have more than will
take for me 10 months. Nearly always
make q good crop Of cotton, and my
tobacco crop, while not sorry, yet Is
not as good as l think / ought to make.
Ihave used the various brands OF to
bacco goods from 500 pounds to {, 400
pounds pei acre (uot many acres with
the 2 400 pounde), and have used stable
manure from 100 bushels to 1000 bush
els per acre, ard on some none at all,
watching the experiment, and can't
say that l have learned very much
only / think 500 pounds good tobacco
goods, and 100 bushels good stable ma
nure paid me best, when put in the
ground o in January or February.
Now I have made up my mind to
plant for money crop this year 80 acres
in tobacco, so acres in cotton, 80 acres
i'm oats and red clover, or put so acres
In field peas, so in corn and I have
horse manure from II to Is head
horses and mules that have been fed.
The manure is in the stables we'll
packed. I have COW manure from
eight or ten head. I have cotton seed
(which I want to mill and get 900
pounds meal per ton, 80, 600 pounds at
least. Now / want to know what is
best for me to do with my cotton seed,
and how to use them. In the seed I
have quite a good quantity Of nitro
gen, etc. Can I use the nitrogen in the
cotton seed Tor cotton seed meaD on
my tobacco to profit, and how much7
I think I know how to use it under
cotton. But the tobacco crop puts me
to thinking. The tobacco is so sensi
tive to manure, etc. ! have thought
that the nitrogen from cotton seed
acted different from that Of animal or
mineral origin. Am ! rights On some
very sandy and thirsty land it seems
to act better than on land with more
body, or on land that will foil or fire
corn, the cotton seed or meal seems to
hold on better, or do better than on
land not subject to fire corn.
Now how would you advise me to
use to use my cotton seed and stable
manure, especially on tobacco, if any,
and how much per acreH I am more
UNEASY about the cotton seed or meal
than anything else.
In view Of the stringent times in
money matters, what would you ad
wise in the use of my seed, and what
fertilizers would you buys 1 can swap
my seed for cotton seed meal and get
900 pounds meal for a ton Of seed, by
hauling three miles Then l car sell
all the meal I do not want for $1S or
$50 per ton.
Would you advise me to use all my
seed or meal under my crops md buy
scid phosphate, potash, etc to mix
with my seed or meal7 Am / right in
being uneasy in getting all my nitro
gren for my tobacco from my cotton
seed meals
Do not vegetable ammonia, animal
ammonia and mineral ammonia act
differently on the tobacco crops
Is not vegetable most dun able9 Is
not animal meal in durability and min.
eral ammonia the least, and would it
not be best or safest to combine the
three7
Now I want to make a crop that will
pay best. Do not mind risking come,
if I have reason to believe it will pay,
I have the cotton seed, but am afraid
of them under tobacco. I mean to get
the full amount of ammonia that the
tobacco crop will need. Yet I am
afraid to risk too much in the purchase
Of fertilizers. But I'm willing to risk
when l am backed up by good evi
dences, and / think you can give me
what I want. If you have time to note
and answer my letter, which will be
very gratefully received.
Ian 81 years old; been a farmer all
my life and have made money by
farming, but for the last 10 years l
have not made any. Tried too hard
to make 1t out Of cotton, by hard labor,
and that cost me too much. Although
/ am satisfied that is the best way for
the farmers and all concerned, but we
have paid too much for what we got.
I will state that l have 500 acres Of
cleared land, of which have a swamp
running through over one mile long,
and is cleared and well drained and
good peat soil underlaid with good
mari one third Of the way. 1 have
good clay land for this section; will
make red clover, cotton, etc. 800 acres
of this land; 80 to 30 acres Of the bot