The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-16
FARM CORRESPONDENCE.
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they plant their Irish potatoes on dark
nights. when the truth is rhey do other
things such as fertilze- well, cultivate
well and plant the right variety; and 10
these details he is indebted for his, sue
cess. and not 10 planting at any particu-
lar stage of the moon ! doubt whNher
the farmer to whom you allude has ever
made any direct test between Il ton Of
eottonsecd applied 10 cotton. and the
commercial equivalent of the ton in cot
tonseed meal. say 300 or 400 pounds.
4.eve made the experiment myself, and
the results prove conclusively that there
Is no advantage in using the whole cot
,onSeed but, on tho contrary, very
great waste of valuable oil.
The statement that every farmer in
Burke county that makes big crops uses
his cottonsced TO manure his cotton is
loose statement. and does not amount
to anything. have 10 doubt YOU will
find quite as many or more who use
their cottonseed in the same way, but
who do not succeed So the fact of using
cotton seed as manure for cotton. or
the fact that il is not used for cotton.
does not prove anything. There IS
something Use that those fa rmors DO be-
sides using cottonsced to manure cotton
that assures their success.
You refer TO preparing your land well
this year ana applying 800 pounds or
82-2 fertilizers per acre and had
promising crop ZIP to August l. when it
was in good condition ana growing and
continued 10 do So until SEPTEMBER yet
The Yield was Disappointing. Tho same
thing could he said bV thousands Of
farmers and. Of COURSE the most RAJ
iiollal explanation is the suggestion that
Tie seasons following August ! and cons
timing through September were unfa-
variable Is The maturing of o. fun cr0p OF
cotton. Ally observation is that il coz
Jon crop is IN good condition, IN every
respect. ou August !. it is proof that Il
was properly managed and properly fer
liilzed: and if it fails to make as good
crop Us it promised on that Gate Then ii
because the ST asons following that
aate were unfavorable lot n fun crop.
Last wear We made only thirteen bales
Of cotton on IS acres oil land. having beeu
prepared and planted and frtiiizod just
as il was three years aEo when We made
iweltY-fye bales on 8 acres. On similar
l.rud this year. prepared and cultivated
tre bales GA % acres We will not get OK
e-eduE fourteen bales from IS acres;
80. you see. IL depends ON the seasons
tad. ia fact. the seasons are more inn
narant than any other one circun-
stance
ln resad TO peaviue hay. ana the
statements you refer TO made by agri-
cultural wtes that 1T is the easiest
ming i'm the World 10 make one to two
f.lis ui peavins hay 40 The acre, ana 'it
uot hard loo to make four tons
~ish to SLY that I am mot one OF those
ag,icuitura writer's. AT least one as
situTal writer, who edits an Old ara
tmiiiar Journal, makes some very eE-
y Ordinary claims as 20 what lie has
taae. and he insists that others can 90
81 $3.50. / take no stock IL such cxtrav-
tsant statements, and am not IL any
~aase responsible for them / ana an
.id farmer myself and 1 have directed
tle Georgia Experiment Stau0n for four
.eon years. and / think know what tar
-uAciry u middle Georgia SOIL is, un4et
Hiea c1ltGre We set possibly AN aver
80. enc YEAR With another. of one ton
oE coWpea hay TO tile acre; Sometimes
one aad one-haif, and occasionally as
4ish TWO tons. when AL conditions
were favorable. NC make, as a ruff. one
IL one and oue-half bales of cotton TO the
scre. averaging. one ye4r with another.
something over ONO haie We make tfQu.
&c IL 40 lus.eis q. .atu nef acre, stVolas.
me ona year Vtth ano-nec about 80 hush
eis etc., and an aNetuse Of aboas so
bushels or OATS.
Cowpeas. from "Aa4ee 10 hjp hiea@ wftn
. proper stand, ought 90 prOduc at least
ore ton or hay 90 the acre, and II they
10 uoK produce th3t, tAcre must be d
~ ~ the Iock''-ethar q. bad stand or
nd harvesting.