The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-10
WORK OF THE MON h.
Continued from First Page

.~,rn-pIants break through the Soi'
and twice afterwards. DO hol o
afraid OF iniuring the crop pN TINS "p-
narentlN rough usage. IT VIII IelP -
We have narrowed corn S!N ii'
hioh. not only without nJurlhS II
hnt with manifest advantage.
IN the cotton sections OF the s"uth
III. month. and the next one. are
ao;nr 10 be the scenes OF great acIiH-
=, * there will be. If the weather i
~oeoSonahle. u greater acreage OF coy
~, nlanted than ever before me
advance in price OF the staple % near,
- donnie the sum at which il OLD
10 year. together with the fact that
tba visible supply Of cotton all the
,-,,ld over * now smaller than Tor
1aars past. whilst the manufacturer ;
demand is larger than ever. VIII u'-
d0ubtedly stimulate the planning u
every acre in cotton that can pc 2o'
ready. and probably much land that
ought not to be planted VIA De Sc
ON. We would urge that only Sucli
md AZ viii produce at least a far
CROP should be planted. 1t Will pay
he1ter 10 produce a bale TO the acre
man 10 produce n bale on three acres.
The object should be to reduce the
cost OF production. rather thar 10 hl-
duly increase the quantity produced.
This canu~ undoubtedly be most success
fully done by the introducton OF 4
better system Of rotation OF crops, ull-
der which peas shall be grown a. OF
ten in the rotation as posSiple. w
have urged this for several years. ana
believe not without success. More
meas were grown in. the cotton sec
lions last wear than ever before. ana
the result viii be land il q better con
-. f1,. ,,.a,ii1ainr cCttGn cnp3DlN.
The peas supply nitrogen and humus
10 the soil and feed for the sock,
whilst the stock make manure. when.
when colnposted with cotton seed,
some acid phosphate and kalnlf,
makes one Of the best ferIIllZers fof
the crop. IN an experiment made IN
South Carolina. barnNard manure wa
compared With cotton seed products
and with a compost. The compost was
mixed in the proportion OF 600 POUNDS
each Of barnEard manure. cotton seed
meal. and acid phosphate. and 0
pounds Of kainit. In computing the
results. the lint was valued at ) cents
per pound. and the seed at SO per ton.
The money value of the increase per
! acre of lint and seed. with the applI-
4 cation OF the different manureS. was
as follOws:
..114 pounds manure from COWS
fed on cotton seed meal and
hulls ..S10.15
145 pounds Of cotton seed meal
and 800 pounds Of cotton seed
meal hulls per acre.......... 2.3
2.960 pounds per acre OF manure
from mule stables ........... 0.9%
5,425 pounds per acre Of manure
from COW barns ............ 6.23
J 1920 pounds cOInnoS per acre. l4.Sl
- g IN 1,n,IJ,IS annlnnCt nnr mere p II
When acid phosphate was used at
the rate OF 1872 pounts per acre. iii adj
dition to the manure from mule sta
b!eS. and al the rate Of 2-92 pOundS
per acre. With the other applications,
tie value of the increase over no fer
tilizer was as follows:
Manure from COWS eating meal
ana hullS
Cotton seed meal and hullS.... 10.64
Manure from mule stables 1890. 1912
Manure from % barn $1,000. 1865
In Alabama. the use of acid phos-
phate. when only one kind Of f~ertili-
z.r is applied, has been found most
effective. but an application Of 200
pounds OF cottOn-seed meal. 240
pounds Of acid phosphate. and 100
pounds Of kainit per acre gave the
best financial results. Wherever rust
IS likely to be at all prevalent. kainit
should be used literally.
Whilst It is too early to SOW sugar
beets or Maneold Wurtzel beets. ex-
cept south OF Virginia. it is not too
early TO get the land ready for the
crops. We learn that it is the inten-
ton Of many farmers in Northern
Virginia to experiment in raising SUI
oar beetS for a sugar factory to be es-
tablished at or near fredericksburg.
Ate NoltI D1Op on thpn that fhnIy
make good preparation for the crop.
The land must be deeply broken. fine
~ pulveriZed and richly fortified with
special fertilizers 10 make the expert
ment a success. We have grown heets
and know from experience what an
eNacting crop it is from the dav the
land is begun to be got ready until
the time when the crop is harvested.
We hope the experiment may succeed.
and that the sugar content of the
brets Will be sufficient TO warrant q
wide extension OF the cultivation of
the crop. Such an extension would
result i'll great advantages outside
the mere production Of sugar in the
State. 1t would mean more live stock
aud Il better system Of rotation Of
crops with consequent improvement
in the land. The seed should be plant
ed rs early in May as can safely be
done for frost. The young plants are
tender. and a slight frost will cut
them off.
Ia laying out the land for various
crops. do not overlook the forage and
fodder crops. We desire to see a
larger area OF these grown. and next
month will say something on the vari-
Gus fodder and forage plants which,
We can produce SO successfully in the
South.