The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23

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chasing heseed, Of which there
is a great variety on the market,
be sure to get the best; try to re-
alize the great difference between
well bred seed and those of an
ordinary kind; if they cost a lit
tie more, get them. It's a move
in the right direction; and will
well repay you. Make a selec-
ton Of seed showing the larger
amount of lint, fineness Of sta
ple-seed that fruit early. AS
lcertain the variety best adapted
to your soil (not the other fell
loWs.) This one of natures Sc
crets, the possession of which
means much to you. Mr.. j. W.
Yarbrough, and other prominent
farmers Of this section inform
me that the Russell Big Boil gives
excellent results on up land, and
the King seed is found very sat
isfactory OF the bottom lands.
both having been improved of
late years. Plant seed from one
and one half to two and one half
inches deep. A machine will do
this better and more economical
than your hand, as they drill,
seed and cover with the one op-
GRAFTON.
In this section planting time is
only a few days off now, and if
any work is still necessary to get
the soil Iii good condition, do it
al onc8if the Naather permits,
take no stock in the assertion
that because cotton is a staple
any kind Of cultivation will do.
Remember, your seed, 10 matter
how good they are, your fertlll-
ger, no matter how rich in plant
food, can only half accomplish
their purpose if the preparation
Of the soil is neglected.
Just q word or two about the
fertilizers you are bound to use.
Don't buy from a party whose
only claim is that he has been in
the business several years. He
is more apt togiveyou spurious
article than the new beginner.
DRecolIect the new manufacturer
with his capital can obtain all the
necessary skill and intelligence
/ to compete with the older one,
and we have yet to learn that all
is knoWninthe fertilizer business
Visit the factory you buy from,
if they viii permit you, get some
idea Of the material used, ascer=
tain If they are such, as If worked
lin with the soil will be easily as
simulated, now, not in a years
time, carefully examine their
guaranteed analysis on the sack;
thebrand is immaterial. An s.
p, or q 10 p, the mechan-
zeal condition being equal, is just
as valuable If made in China
or Japan" as those made right
here under your nose. Each sack
is only worth the dollars and
icents it represents in plant food,
and the party giving you the
most, nd,mechanically the best,
is the one FOR you to patronize.
It is taken for granted, that
in this connection you have work
ed your land sufficient to know
whether it needs drainageorno not.
IF 50, and you have not relieved
the situation, Iwould recommend
either ditching or tile for that
purpose, and while the work Of
Improvement is in order, let me
suggest to you the advisability
Of using only the bsst and most
modern implements for agricul-
tural work. 4
Being now sure that your soil
is in good condition, properly
supplied with all the elements of
plant food obtained from good
commercial fertilizer, ETC., which
you have decided to use as fol
lows. To the acre 200 pounds
when voI commence bedding,
200 pounds when you get the de- |
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