The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-12-31
FAR9EER PLANTER.
TIE ALDRICH SYSTEM.
The Orie5i.atSr Describes the sxs-
terStna NJ Iuuuiring Brother
FfSNN 8Farmer,

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10 SHnsSriHer:" You have twelve
acres Oh laAnd Which Were planted 1sft
season hkEQftdn and fromcS6dr' State
ment thatSsheS yiela was ten b%plesE
infer THAI he rows were WEI at beast four
ieet apaPeNN pw rpn}a stalk pcptteq
over ~the$fetd, or beat down the cot
ton staH and begm2 by Guhn@gO a
straight S8o4el1plow in the alleys. Fol
low in tAssahe fgrfo@ with b-t@h
row subsoiler. Then with a turn
plow ~si&aches wide throw Two fur
rows op,J<Then follow in these two
burrows with Che subsohef. I 80 tdonI
tinue ~altslnating with turn pillow and
subsoilerauntil you Enlow out the cot
ton stuhS&ands go twice where they
stood wfh{the subsoiler. You are now
ready t0SMRnt lcorn in rows n and
two. lnrTowS three and four, which
must beEGeshrvhd for cotton, put the
compost, cottonseed, stable manure
and commercial fertilizers thatyoui IN
tend TO apply 70 the crop. If the land
lies level1tI5 manure may be put in
these furrn~S and remain uncovered
till timef bed for planting. If IN
GulatinS, ran a. double pillow or har-
row over~the manure to prevent wash
Jig by spring rains. At the proper
time 10 pfaTt~ com drill roms-one-and
two at the rate OF as many hundred
hills Of corn grains as You expect TO
make bushelsbper acre. In the case OF
"Subscriber," that would be flhrsses
thousand sh1Ils per acre, n cover
with a cotton planter or board. When
the time comes to plant cOttQn~plant
rows thr@ and four and when-the
plants arezready TO be worked chop out
TO a stand and side with a straight
shovel ploN mot wider than TWO inches.
Work theSQn the same way. The bal
ance OF ttR cultivation do With sweeps
and dustlaards. At last blowing of
corn appiN two hundred TO three hun
dred pounds Of high grade dissolved
bone per acfe between corr rows and
broadcast q half bushel per acre pE
running COW peas. blowing af in o
gether, org this application for the>
peas may Bimade earlier if MORE con-
Nenient tG but the fertilizer \Sooner;
"SubscribeR says that he made ten
bales of coz On on his twelve acres this
year. Ii BET will plant those Twelve
acres as abofe directed nfTf year ihe
will make / With the avsrass rMnFsl,
$50 bushel#f corn and sieRt baIesaot
cotton and a good crop OF peas, which
will give avery much better net prof
it for the 9Welve acres of land than
would ten Bales of cotton, to say moth
ing OF thee Vastly improved physical
condition Of she land for a succeeding
crop. The Germ rows would have on
them a coed; coat of humus for the
next cOttonacTop, and the cotton rows
would conta3n the residue OF theecQmT
lost and commercial fertilizers Tor tie
succeeding 6fn crop. 1t will befeunE
that every dfn crop will show7 aper9
c~ntage of incfease, and the ssnteSyith
the cotton crop. The humus furnished
by the pea Grdp will enable the COTTON
to withstand drought much better and
the nitroeengsilpplied by the pea roots !
will obyiate5 the necessity Of buying
that ingredient-the most expensive i0f
all-and allow of the expenditure Of
that much mohey for phosphoric acid
and potash. s TOu will be compelled ]
either to sell corn every year or raise
more stock to tOnsume it. If you sell
the corn it will be that 1puea f4ore
money to the credit side of yOur bal
ance sheet. IfiyOu raise stock to con-
sum it there will be SO much more OF j
the best manure in ~thepXorl te. go
back to the land and inGesseEprUdue- 1
ton. 3
The SYSTEM IS a winner, and those
farmers who ADOPT it QQnestXil haze
the bulge in Prosperity oEers Aeseasaes+
wait to see MISUNDERSTANDING
~Eeighbors. This is my fftler&aRiE-
it and what was at heSartkET1BanD
~ with me is noB epnaQ