The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-23

his little booklet. ard in conclusion.
I wish to say that ariy questions that
you should wish to ask tina / am
able to answer it viii be my pleasure
to do so.
Does it pay to f~ertilize after this
Here are a few figures which speak
for themselves.
Net proceeds per acre:
900 lbs. lint cotton L 1-2c .$112.50
80 bushels cotton seed soc. 1900
Cost per acre $3.50
Net profit 1900
90 loads OF manure. $500. 1000
1000 lbs. of fertilizer ........ 1850
Cultivation and harvesting <. 1900
Cost of planting seed ....... 200
Total cost per acre ........s $3.50
"S~eventy-three dollars is a hand
some profit for the farmer per acre.
Some Of YOU say that is farming
on paper but l have actually done
this. this year. and YOU have but TO
look for yourself to know it, and in
addition to this profit there is not
less than $1,000 per acre increase in
value to your land yearly"
Seeding the Farm.
Speaking of the advantage and dis
advantage of seeding the farm, Mr..
Simphins said: There is nothing more
important for the farmer than to buy
the best seed for planting
because the cost is Very small. even
when the best is purchased. For in
stance, it costs about $3.50 to plant
with the best seed obtainable, and it
costs about 80 cents to plant with in
ferior seed, and if the farmer would
only consider the protection he has
in planting the best, he would not
think Of the $1.00 additional.
There are certain times when sud-
den changes come on the cotton crop
because Of evere dry or wet spells,
and the ravages of the boil weevil
hat might mean a great loss to a
crop, because it is often the case when
a crop is attacked in this way, that
which is not already matured can't
be expected to mature. The surest
part Of a cotton crop is the fruit that
comes earliest; it is always sure to
mature, therefore the cotton that
fruits early and natures rapidly is
the cotton to purchase.
zone characteristic of Simpkins'
Prolific is hat it sends out limbs and
takes on fruit earlier than any cotton
in the world. Many farmers from
the cotton belt have written me that
it had bloomed in SO days from late
of planting. One farmer said it
doomed in As days. Here in North
Carolina it blooms in 60 days from
date Of planting. has grown bolls in
80 days, and Will open in 40 days.
II have been eleven years ~endeavor-
ing to improve CHS cotton every year,
and a visit to my field and other places
around Raleigh will convince any man
that my efforts have been successful.
Il am glad to say to the farmers
that the best seed for Southern plant
ers is grown in Wake county, North
C21 >n1in0 and Union COW 'fbo hncf T
mean the earliest and most prolific,
the biggest yielder of lint yet intro
duced. These facts are verified by
those who have tried this cotton, whose
names and testimonials appear in the
little booklet l have published. low
ever, there are a few things not men
toned in this book worthy the atten-
ton Of the farmer, viz: the leaf OF
the 'Simpkins' Prolific cotton is very
small, which Is a great advantage, per-
Uniting plenty Of sunshine to the
bottom bolls and causing them to open
early. The boil is Of good size, larger
than the ordinary early cotton, and
grows very compac on the limbs. 1t is
not ~frequen to see them double
from one end of the limb to the other.
tured bollS on one long limb next to
the ground. / have plenty of stalks
with 200 grown bolls to the stalk, and
exhibited them at the North Carolina
cldl0 dlI. L nave Two acres from
which l expect to gather 8 bales OF
cotton.
W respectfully invite all who can
to visit our farms near Raleigh, and
see for themselves. and if any one
doubts these statements he can wire
for refeince at my expense"
"Simpkins Prolific Cotton was
awarded the first premium at the
North Carolina State Fair.
mind conscious Of itc nA-n racti-