The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-18
Fertilizers.

Fertilizers.
The use OF a small amount OF fer
tiliZer on corn land until the soil can
be improved and filled with cow peas
is of great Importance to the planter.
The continued use of fertilizers year
after ear is not specially recon-
mended, but at the comm encement. in
order to stimulate the corn and the
COW peas. it is necessary If the best
results are expected. On light soils
and uplands that have been consider
ably worn. use 400 pounds of fertilizer
per acre, compounded as follows: 100
pounds of IA per cent acid phosphate.
containing , per cent of potash and
24o pounds of cotton seed meal.
thoroughly mixed. Distribute in the
rows where the corn is to be planted
two or three weeks before planting.
and follow with the cultivator to mix
the fertilizer with the soil. On rich
prairie or bottom lands use only one
pound of cotton seed meal II three
pounds of phOsphoric acid and potash.
applying only 200 pounds Of he MKT
'ure per acre. In general reduce the
proportion of cotton e meal used
in the mixture and the total amoun
of fertilizer applied per acre as the
fertility of the soil incrcas-
AS soon as the CSSn is up. use the
narrow thss cultivate once in ten days
till the cern is too large. The first
cultivatiy may be decp-an later cul-
tlVatlonY should be shallow. Many
use ohiss the pillow in cultivation. 1t is
not ing best implement. but will an
S"er good purpose if thorouGhlY
NseG, More depends upon the thor
ooSh kse Of an implement h upon
feS eS11eeial form of the nn,t lmplem Soes
Dettel and more rapid work. but II Is
aliHle difficult to use this implement
"hsre there are many stumpS. Ihlh the
coFn in the rows to a stand OF one
stalk each ten to twelve inches on poor
lXnds. and to fifteen inches on very
1ich lands. The greater width OF the
bows allows a closer stand in the row.
As the time of the last working or
Ihe corn. plant four rows OF COW peas
N each space betwee the corn rows.
xnsing about two bushels and a hall OF
fthe peas per acre. In case the lahn
is moor it will be we'll to use 100
Mounds of cotton seed meal per acre
! AT the time of planting h COW peas
this will help the corn and insure a
crop OF peas. In selecting peas lot
1planting in corn, it is well 10 use d
%yariety tina produces the most vine,
so as to thoroughly cover the anu
with the crop. Some use the cray
COW pea and some the black CaroIna'
NTH are good and will answer the
It rnaJf. planted Yiitlh care much OK
Dense is put upon the corn by this
method. The cost of fertilizer is
placed at $3.50 per acre, the additional
work upon the land at 50, and the cow
peas at $3.50, making a total Of $Il
per acre extra. The return should be,
and Will be under average conditions,
Nan increase of 40 bushels of corr per
4acre, worth $40, n at least one ton
9f COW peas, worth $12-total $32.
Nor is this all. the effect of good cul-
+1vation and the COW peas on the cot
n crop to follow the neXt year should
~ equal to a quarter of a bale of cot
"S1-$10, which, added to the $50.
oi,l es a total of $40 for an expenditure
~ ISL in labor and fertilizer.
Iotton is the nations greatest crop.
r. Is the worlds greatest need.
Dtotect and promote the cotton in
dustlly of the South,
r,te boil wcevil is a menace and a
foo+,fr that will have to be taken into
accoll on'.
IT IN acres in cotton at 10 cents ia
> money than twenty acres with
IN at 5 cents.
CCr"tate a stable price, based upon
kof production.
~ Iave millions to the cotton indus
id prevent Generalization of the
Is prosperity will require organi.
SUI Mn advance of the boil weevil.
IT, Estates producing cotton and the
n, using the staple must awaken
to tba A\menace. +