Oxford eagle., 1905-10-26
FARMER AND PLANTER.
THREE BALES TO THE ACRE
Were RAISED ON Eisht Acres of
Land In Georgia.

4 EANElE 0NUN III AuAtANdtEt- Gil
editorial on the first page Of your July
number on Southern Georgia you
state a Mt Somebody raised q bales
Of cotton on eight acres. What ask
for IS the details 11 What kind of
land did he use2 C2l How did he pre-
pare It. and did he fall-break IL? f3)
When did he plant and what kind Of
seed did he USE t4l How much fer
tilizer was used? Please give the
formula 90 Give rs the mode Of cul-
tivatlon. and how often. and state about
the seasons.
In response to the above We will de-
scribe the conditions under which this
large yield was made ia two different
places. and endeavor 70 make the steps
plain enough 50 any one who desires
can do likewise We took the trouble
TO 20 ard SEQ both parties. and in the
latter instance 10 put our foot upon
the soil thar 50 far as We know holds
the record in cotton production. The
facts In the case referred TO in south
Georgia are these. The cotton was
raised on the land Of Mr.. ID. p. Cugle,
u Oglethorpe. Ca: il was cultivated by
Mr. r y. Allen. and We have the facts
frU-1 him. The piece contained nine
acres instead OF eight. as We we're in
formed Mr. Cugie has a good many
cattle. and penned them on this land
az night. and their drUppinEs consti-
tuted the principal manure used. only
$50 pounds Of EuaRo being put in the
drill whsu the cotton was planted The
land was broken deeply. and the cotton
planted In four-fcot rows. and was
chopped and cultivated with scooter
and scyape in the ordinary way. II
was plowed rapidly. and scoa grew up
10 where it did not need any more work.
The nine acres yielded q bales. averag-
ing 5i2 pounds each
Within the city limits Of Griffin. Ga.
in Spalding county Mr. II. \. Burr has
six acres that yielded IS bales in 1904.
II was cultivated on halves BY Mr.. II.
{. Rodgers We went out To view this
land. which is in cotton this year. but
owing to the hot wave which simply
cooked the forms upon It. and the
squares and young tOlIs still hang up
on the stalks by hundreds. the yield
= IN not be more than bale and 4 half
to the acre. The stalks we're fine. six
feet high. aut the top three feet had no
fruit upon it. This land is fresh. the
top soil is sandy. pebble soil. with
stiff. red Lay subsoil. the ideal land
for cotton. This land was broadcasted
with stable manure in the fall and
broken deep with a two-horse plow. In
the spring the rows were laid OF four
feet apart. and 600 pounds Of DAY
Break. a highly ammouiaied guano
was used in the drill. The cotton va
planted about the middle Of April. OF
the Big Boil" variety When thu cot
ton came up L was sided AMI chopped |
in the ordinary way. II was plowed
every ten days with scooter and scrane
The cotton was lett one stalk to about
every IS or - inches
We are convinced that TO get ths
maximum yield you must have it |
thick; the land must he wholly oceu-
pied with cotton. We have seen sew
eral parties this year trying seven or
eight-foOi rows. This IS too wide. We
are confident four feet is hest. both
for corn and cotton. Now three things
stand out very clear To cur minds in
these two instances: and they stand
al the very foundation Of all Success
iul farming First. the lands were
broken deep: second they we're well |
manured and largely with cow and
horse manure. We can never do the
best farming without more cattle 10
make more manure. Thirdly. they euI-
tiNaied rapidly. Rapid. shallow ouIti
Walton alcne can give us the maximum
yield This is the way to make money
raising cotton: and whenever YOU
bring one or more acres up to this
yield you have done a genuine service.
first TO yourself. for YOU will never /
be quite so ccntented with low one:
and second. 10 your pocket. which will
feel the difference in the fall: third. to |
your family and community in setting
them good example ever to follow.
and. fourth. to postsrity. for to them |
You will leave some acres more fertile |
than YOU found them. and upon which |
they. in turn. can receive a just return |
for all their latoT expended upon such
i3ads--Ef. SOL. hsrn CIlt.vato-.