The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-04-23

AZ cosson planters we are con-
froused b. conditions TO-DAY that
few years ago we're anknown- Tnea
labor gar cheap ard plentiful. and
forty acres. u bigger and male
was the slogan: to-day we have the
mule and forty acres. but The labor
II gone. or worthless Now. bow are
we TO overcome this labor problem.
cultivate our lands and hold the
monopoly an a cotton country
Begin a Year Ahead
To the solving Of this problem let
a. nov direct ourselves. The nrst
step In cotton culture. under exist
ing conditions. Is the proper prepa-
ration of the land. Say we have our
lands divided into suitable sections.
and We wish TO Use one section Tor
cotton next year. then begin the
preparation by growing small grain
of some kind. following with peas.
| using 400 pounds Of ash element per
acre, put In broadcast or with drilI,
| and one TO two bushels OF peas per
Il
TO ripen. IL you have stock or can
| purchase some TO consume hay. cut
| the peas and feed 10 stock, taking
good care of the manure, and apply
to land. This is the most profitable
way to use the pea crop; but IL you
have no stock, and won't buy, then
turn under after frost all the peas.
grass. etc. thus putting into your
land vegetable matter that will be
converted into cotton and pay
large dividend on the investment.
Never. under any circumstances, NOV
the peas from the poor places in the
field. Your purpose should be TO have
your fields of a uniform fertility
, producing cotton of equal size and
, fruitage upon each acre: SO look
carefully after the poor spots.
= Flowing the Stubble Under.
The best pillow that l have any &C
quaintance with Is the Reversible
Disk It turns any stubble that ma!
, be on the land, giving IT rotary mo
ton that mixes the stubble soil ant
Ell dS III OLucI plO" uOVo. l. ~
the land about two inches deepe
than it was plowed last Follow pillow
-, ing with half a bushel of rye, har
rowed in, per acre. Next spring
when the land is dry enough to worl
and before the rye begins to head
- take a disc harrow and sharpen eacl
disc we'll, then set disc to run abou
> |
!, rye. This cuts it up and works
into the land; in about one week ru
harrow in opposite direction, settin
, discs to run five to six inches; /
many instances two borrowings wi
do; some times and on some land
!, it will take three. This is all tn
=. work that is necessary before putin
. in fertilizer.
E. Fertilizing and Planting.
- Use as much fertilizer as you ar
,s willing to buy, based upon tn
. amount of vegetable matter turne
> under and the general fertility {
IN the soil not to exceed 200 pound
n per acre, unless the land is ricl
Poor land devoid of humus will nj
70 bear heavy applications of CONNIE
to cial fertilizers. Quite a large amour
~ of fertilizers is lost each year /
a. such methods.
Cotton rows, as a general rul
should be about four feet apar
,v Open furrow and on sandy land p1
an about half the fertilizer in drill al
~ apply the remainder during cultiv
70 ton of crops. On stiff and clay lane
of the whole amount can be used befo
= planting. Where more than Ct
.v pounds of fertilizers are used l pr
no fer to use two-thirds of the amou
in broadcast and harrow in before la
ing off rows; balance in opening fu
Ia row. Cover with disc harrow, thro,
al ing all the dirt to the center. Th
ar at one trip makes the ridge upt
m which the cotton is to be plante
w. This can be done with reversib
ms disc harrow. 1t does all the wol
Mt that non-reversible one will do al
he many other kinds cotton grower
H. in need of.
re Any good planter is all right; u
ho on sandy and light lands from Of
nd to one and half bushels of seed p
no acre; on stiff lands use two bushel
The variety of cotton you pla
" should be determined by charact
a. of soil and location.
III Method of Cultivation.
On
off When you see the ground beg
ee to crack along the rows, then COZ
mence the cultivation. Do not wa
~ for the cotton to come up. Whe
ho you have crust formed by rains, r,
be across the rows with a light iro
.ly tooth smoothing harrow with tee
eff set SO they will not drag up the &C
n ton. In four to six days run diago
ne ally across the rows again, and r
rt peat in few days, going in opposi
ee direction; now take the weeder al
m run it straight across the rows, tn,
diagonally in both ways, going ov
once week until the cotton is To-
or five inches high. If this work
well 0an6, If naods No hoaip0 nm