The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-07-15
Increase Cotton Production.

The only sure way TO Increase the
size of the cotton crop III 1904 is 20
increase the yield per acre; and we
can do this by better preparation of
this land and All Increased use OF fer
tllizer. You can begin this prepare
ton now. Start your plows whenever
the land is dry enough to work; and
it Dies not have 10 be quite as dry now
as it does in the sprin?. If you have
a big team ana a disc pillow, put it to
work breaking your land broadcast.
If You are limited to one horse, bed
out your land as deeply as possible and
then rebed it next spring before you
plant This winter work will help
you to get your land into letter shape
in the spring. 1t will also enable YOU
to prepare more land. end plant it
earlier. Every cotton grower knows
that if he can get his crop started
early he stand much better chance
to make goou crop.
1t is a god plan, where land is
broken in the f; / or winter with ! big
plow, to work it up well on the sur
face in the spring with getaway or
disc harrow, followed with Il smooth
ing harrow or drag. Then lay off your
rows the desired width and plant your
Gotten in the furroW, covering it light
". BY planting il the furrow the ar
ter cultivation can be kept more level.
and the crop will stand drought better.
Before the seed are planted, how
ever, we must not forget about the
fertilizer. This, more than anything
else. Will help to increase the yield
over what it would otherwise be. Two
hundred pounds of guano per acre is
the usual AMOUNT; but " want more
than the usual crop of Gotten so must
use more fertilizer. On vel, prepared
land we can appl, 400 pounds to 600
pounds per acre, with the assurance
that it will pay, and pay handsomely.
We have heretofore, apparently, been
satisfied With one bale o. cotton to
every three acres of laid. AT least,
that is about what we have been max
ing on he average. Now that we want
more cotton, we cannot depend upon
the old methods to make it. l. would
not be wise to increase the acreage
much even if we could, fc' we must
grow something besides cotton. But
we can make a bale TO every two i'll
stead Of three acres, AID If we try, 4
bale per q re, or even better than that.
After all. this is really easier and
much more satisfactory than increas-
ing the acreage. We hire the fertiliZ-
err to do tie work instead OF the he
gro. thai is all.
Now, the kind IF e"t.lizer to use for
best results must depeld somewhat
Oh the character Of your soil. II your
land is red clsy The fertilizer sho Id
analyze ,.bout eight per cent. available
phosphoric acid two per cent. am
monia and TWO ana calf pc: cent.
potash. FOR medium loam soil the pct
ash should be Increased. 81 % the am
monia. Il you mix your own f2rtil-
izer the following is an excellent for
mula and easy to remember and pre-
pare: Take 1860 pounds i1urteen per
Ccul. dCIu p1OSpuitC, hlty pOuhNo wv
ton seed meal, and 500 pounds kainit
to make a ton. This FERTILIZER will
analyze about seven re! cent. phos-
phoric acid two per cent. ammonia
and three per cent. o.ash. This for.
mula will be found well adapted to
loan AM indy loan soils where
there is a good clay subsoil and is es.
pecially recommended where cotton is
affected by rust, which the kainii
seems in a great leGsure to pre- rent
On sandy soil the potash should be
still further increased, so that the fer
tilizer will Gnalyze ahou seven per
cent. phoschoric acid, three per cent
ammonia and four per cent. POTASH
F. ) Merriam, il tn Southern Rural
list.