The Forrest City times., 1905-12-01
FARMER AND PLANTER.
RAISING COTTON.
How 10 Ecrt,iizc Is s61-t Ees- nomicaiIy and pratde. ta.
 Best RcauIts.


 to apply them that va are esrf8sa. se- torehand Of cordial welcome treu 3u- feadefs whenever We choose ta 4r.-a en this extremely interesttug tsria. even If We do have to @tra-nsa eu someone's toes" (upset some 9f heir pet theories and speak n words 3f con- Gemnation of some p0pulae hgs ira aional practiees). One question #a are often called on to answer is What Kind of 'suano' do you use II order to male three bales per acre2" To which Ne Ehxe to answer that va !ort usa ''gpa10 (sc-callsd) at all. when wa can holp il, preferrng to use 4he chem lealr, as acid ph9srhates. aitrlsa Ot sodl. cotton seed neal. 1nd neri1.e and sulpha;e of potash We never use kainit except where cottoa is inclined l to rust, though lowest in prtca If any i of the potash salts. 1t Is really tha mcst expensive to all who live V the 1 interior. on account of fregbf rates being just as high OH Il as on tue more l co9centrated muriate and 5ui pha. [. i dDcs not pay us. neither will f pay ! 1'-$B Si-N N4+ENs 'o I'a itNA-o ipA AAA2 taaces on low-grade material af any l kind; kainit is no exception Ill thIs ra rect While on the subject of potash. i We would state for the good If all con i eerned that. though the muriata se ems ] to De the most popular the most Ser- erally used, most often recommended l and is claimed to he the cheap sst. he sulphate has proven itself tp be ne best everywhere we have tried aud g,ed Il. and We have used il freely Jn aaca and every crop we plant
 We try to apply oar phosphate and potash Tn the late fall or early statert tut. when, from any course. beyond our control. We can mi apply them fdaa. We then apply in. .m as eiriY IL yDrlls as practicable. Hever pos ponins 'tie application until planting tltne There are various reaSeaS for fbl, pa4sztce. each of which w, believe to be good. For lack of space. we gili gl1a blL one at this time. that ls. that the FALL Is THE RIGHT TIME to apply bo-h phosphate and potash. ana for fe 5tu ple reason that they fst better and give better results sppited theu faan al any other time
 We are well aware of fha fac nat this practice, ii universally f0itaN ad. would revoIutionize the pres IT a=ac- iice iii both application, and iima of purchasing same but the fAst # fhe rlattel ts- that the farmer usluz thAse sub e9aee~ ought really to keep hem i on hand ready for mmediat. as-- i aIl 'An time; he would aot tIaH a. ae often does noU) be fercei to natit 1hem wren the roads are 0ftausifuas prac .ealiy impossible There j5 Eaa,iy no such thing as fertilizer season fj 2. a season in which fertilizer should be bought and sold inprefereRee . any other season Of the ycar) The time to ] purchase is as soon A. you haze your mind made mp h to the kind aud luaa- l tity required.
 Where cotton is to be planted 0n a rea sfuable as 1t will be by every l systematic farmer, and shou,d be by all, here VII be but llttle raed for 1 such hiftogenouS fertilizers as sable manure. nitrate of soda, or cotton seed neal neither will the so-ea,ied "guan3' or complete fertilizer be ra- ouired to the extent it Is now btIt even i when PlGrtel on pea stubbie. the ''starter recommended by Col Red. ] ding may Ee advantageously used n eefry cotton patch in the country. and eh.s regardless of richness or poverty #ef soil. to-wit: Apply q small quantity of soluble. CT quickly available fertjlz- CT, directly i'll the furrow with the plan ing Seed
 A EiYtui' If ton pounds of nitrate Cf soda, 3a pounds og acid phosphate and Co pounds tar mure1 Of any fine, dry material such IS rotten manure. piaa- ter. of hes. answer well for this i purpose for eae acre. Or an applica- ton of i0a to 2u0 pounds of nitrate of soda nay b. (and should be, where pea stubbie is not ayailable) applied 10 the growing cotton as soCn as up to a stand.
 Cotton should follow cowpeas. and tha coWpeas should have been ferti- l lized witt, 30e to 600 pounds Of bone e TCiash fertilizer analyzing about 10.4 On poor. sandy land or sandy i loam. this system will speedily assert l its superiority over other methods by i the immediate improvement of texture and physical character of the soil, mak- ing il work looser and mellower and efIecUally preventing all tendency to bake. it speedily brings it to life, making 8 strictly live" soil out of one that was heretofore comparatively dead it so improves it's moisture. absorbing and misunderstanding capacity as to render it prae- ticaly droueht-prcof. and by its in- crease in it's ability to absorb moisture and to retain il in time of drought it pavos the way for practice cf the in te.sIve system, which later would. vi,hcut plenty of vegetable matter in tie slil have been an impossibility.
 This same vegetable matter tends to make q eo.d-natured and wet soil, both wa,mei and dryer. soil that is too