The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-21
!EUIstf1E FOR DEMONSTRATORS
Union County Man Makes Sevenfy-tWo
Bushels OF Germ Per Acre. and the
Average q, Farms Is Th.rty-foUT-
What Others Did.
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stratiOn work in this county this year.
While the season has been one OF many
drawbacks to the farmer, and espe-
cially to the production or maximum
crops, fairl- good yields have been
obtained, except in some instances
where conditions were so adverse that
they could not well be overcome. We
had this year fifty corn deinonstra-
ton farms comprising an area or
I24 IL acres, that averaged - 1-3
bushels per acre. Sixteen OF these
farms were planted from June 10th
materially affected by the drouth:
Twenty of them made 40 bushels ana
above. The largest yield was made by
Mr.. s. A. Latham, of Buford township,
10 So bushels per acre on a two
acre plat. Mr.. J. +. Thompson, OF
Vance township, madet the next largest
62 bushels Or q One-acre plat Some
9th ers made yields as follows: Mr.. A.
r. Edwards, Marshville township, 81
bushels; Mr.. Alfred Fu~nderburk, Blu
ford township, So ga bushels; MIR. 5.
F. Broom, Monroe township, 81 IL
bushels: Mr.. +. D. Helms. Goose Creek
township, SO bushels; Mr. J. F. Staten,
New Salem township, so 1t bushels;
Mr.. w. r. McNeely, Jackson town
ship, so bushels; Mr.. j. G. Broom,
Vance township, 40 IL bushels; Mr..
S. S. Richardson, Monroe township,
40 bushels; Rev. J. J. McLendon,
Vance township, 4S bushels. Mr..
made AZ Ia bushels per acre on a
five-acre plat; Mr.. w. j. Smith. New
Salem township, AZ 1-2 bushels on a
one-acre plat; Mr.. G.
Mineral Springs, made AZ: and Messrs.
N. a. Funderburk. A. L. FunderbCrk
J. S. Broom, is Delaney and p c.
Stinson report 40 bushels. Many 9TH
ers report from IS to 81 IL bush
els.
We also nave in the county a large
number of farmers who are known
az cooperative farmers; that is, they
are receiving h bulletins from DR..
Knapp and are supposed to work q
few acres In accordance with instruc-
tons contained therein. Many Of
these have also reported from 70 10
40 bushels per acre.
We also had this year siNty-five
cotton demonstration farms. com-
prising an area of 1876 acres, that
averaged 1893 pounds seed cotton per
acre. FortS-cight of these farms pro
duccd 1000 pounds and above per
acre. The largest yield was that Of
Mr.. a. L. Funderburk-2,5OO pounds
seed cotton per acre on a two-acre
plat. Mr.. Funderburk a that had
he waited until it was all opened be-
fore blowing under for wheat. he
would nave gotten two or three hun
dred pounds more per acre.
a large number OF our cO-opera-
tive farmers report from 1000 to g.
Geo pounds Of seed cotton per acre.
A preliminary estimate issued by
the United States Department Of Ag-
riculture makes an average Of 25.4
bushels Of corn per acre for the
United States this year, and Is.
bushels for North Carolina. This
State ranks fort~y-seventh among the
States in yield per acre. The ten
year average for his State is IA
bushels, only three States following
below this-South Carolina, with a
ten-year average Of 1O.S; Georgia,
il /; Alabama, 1873.
Now as to the demonstration meth
DDS and just what they a had to
do with the yields as reported. the
will give the unsolicited and alto
gether voluntary testimony Of a CO.
operative farmer who followed dem
onstration methods this year-for the
first time, in h preparation and
cultivated
]. +. Ross, M~arshviIIe, route a, says:
- made so Der cent more cotton on
the same land with the sanpe amount
OF commercial fertilizer this year
than ] did last year. Last year my
cotton crop averaged 600 pounds OF
SEED cOttGn per acre, this year SEQ
pounds" Mr. Ross first came in
touch with the work last March and
was enrolled AS a co-operator. He
received the bulletins from the De-
Eartment of Agriculture and follow
cd Instructions as best he could, with
the above result. The ins<aasa was
derived from better preparation Of
the seed bed and scientific cultiya-
ton. Mr.. Ross says that he a
careful not to break a cotton DOT If
he could at all prevent it.
Another instance OF increased yield
by methods or cultivation
by the Department of Agriculture, is
given by Mr.. J. T. Griffin. of Goose
Creek township, Unionvile, route !.
Mr. Griffin was a 6~emOnstra.nr +ris
year. and first came in touch with
the work about April 1st. He n,apt