The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-08-27
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probably more generally late than has
been any crop for many years. IL
therefore. is an interesting problem |
as to what extent and how late Ne |
may count on the squares or
forms" now assuming shape and yet
10 appear. II has always been \ de-
batable question how late In the fall
blooms may be counted on TO produce
| well-matured open bolls. OF course.
| IL depends finally on the date Of the
| first killing frost-a cold slfiicicnuy
| severe TO freeze the untinely and I'm
| mature bolls; and TO some extent on
| the character OF the weather imme-
diately following. Every farmer Is
| supposed TO know ebou, what time
such killing weather usually occurs
II varies considerably. some years
occurring q month. or even SIX weeks
later than In others. ] remember the
abnormal season OF 1s4s. There were
only few moderate freezes between
January l and March /. The farmers
planted their crops OF corn and cotton
some weeks in advance OF the usual
time. But on April Is a severe freeze
including sleet and snow In some sec
tons OF Georgia. destroyed every
stalk OF cotton and corn and ruined
the wheat and oat crops.
However, the crops were again
planted the seasons following.
throughout the summer and fall were
all that heart could desire. and the
killing frost did not occur where |
was until late in December. Indeed.
| remember seeing cotton blooms on
the living PLANTS on December IS
, The result was very fine yields OF
o both corn and cotton. Within the
last thirty-fve or forty years ] recall
but three or four years in which the
/ traditional top crop" amounted "a
I anything. although its promise was
/ often used by the bears TO pull
down the market prices.
From Bulletin 80. issued from the
r office Of Experiment station in 1888
r I gather the following results OF some
q painstaking experiments, or rather
observations, made In South Carolina
near Augusta, Ga.
Plants coming up in May showed
e the first squares 6ormsD in from
l. twenty-five to thirty-nine days. th'
n average being twentynine days from
j. the time OF their appearance abov'
'e the surface.
,e Forms appearing in May bloom
ed in twenty one to thirty-two days
q averaging twenty-five days; forms al
m pearing in June bloomed in twenty {
e twenty-seven days, averaging twenty
4 seven days; forms appearing in Jul
n bloomed in twenty to twenty-si
a. days, averaging twentyfour days
or forms appearing in August bloome
in twenty-one to twentyseven day,
~ averaging twenty five days.
a Blooms appearing u June mad
81 open bolls in from forty five TO fift.
he six days. averaging ffty-two days
n blooms appearing in July made ope
m bolls in from sixty-four to seventy-on
he days, averaging sixty five days, an
ne blooms appearing in August mad
Ia. open bolls in forty-six to forty-eigl
OF days, averaging ffty-two days.
OF Forms appearing May "a MAD
tn open bolls August 9; forms on Ju
is "a made open bolls October s. al
ew forms on August "a made open Dol
November g.
Ter The reported results conclude
.te follows:
ne LAS killing frost occurs about \
raj vember II. it would seem that q
wo latest blooms that can be counted
rd- would be about September l.
at 1t does not appear. however, th
the concluding observation Is qui
ars justified by the previously stated {
ZEN served results. II assumes that
les boil must become an 'open boil
OF fore a killing frost occurs. This
m not necessarily true. and as matt
on of fact Is not usually true. In 9th
oys words, full-grown, wellmatured b
en- is not usually seriously injured by
Dy frost that kills the entirs foliage
are the plants and all immature bo
Very many. If not all, of such be
will open good white cotton" af
the frost especially II the weather
an open and sunny for a week or
o. days. My observations lead me
say that Tin latitude 33 degrees q
ing thereabout) the first killing frost
ath ours at from November l to Move
,ich ber 10. and that blooms occurr
-, from September ] to 10 may usua
be considered as safe TO mature g'
ap- bolls OF white cotton, although tn
was bolls may not open until the first
ing frOst.-Atlanta Constitution.