The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-02-19
CHEROKEE FARMER TELLS HOW
Methods by Which $50 Pounds of
Lint Cotton Were Obtained From
One Acre.

CARNEY, Feb. 12.-During the past
season. Cherokee county has demon
strated the fact that in the cotton
raising industry she is entitled to take
rank In he very front In the contest
inaugurated by the National Bank Of
Gaffney, some enormous yields were
obtained, among them being that OF
Mr.. j. w. Smith with s21 pounds on
one ecre; Mr.. E. R. Cash,-.with $50;
Mr.. T. H. Lockhart, with a yield OF
more than 900 pounds on one acre.
All these gentlemen say that the
yields which they got last season will
look small. later on as they intend 10
increase them this season very ma
terially. This county has within the
past few years made wonderful prog
ress In farming and stock raising, an
the other counties in the State must
look to their laurels, else Cherokee
will pluck them, and take the lead in
these respects, as she has in many
others.
Mr.. E. r. Cash has kindly given
The News and Courier correspondent
his method Of cultivation, which was
as follows: 'Kind of land used, very
poor, gray soil with yellow clay, which
had been planted in cotton for several
years. yielding from four to five hum
dred pounds seed cotton per acre. I
used as fertilizers on the acre one ton
of high grade fertilizer, and nine
loads Of barn yard manure. About
the last Of January I turned the land
with Lynchburg 2-horse plough, ten
inches deep. first week in March I
ploughed the land again with a one
horse turn plough, distributing guano
In every furrow, and followed the dis
tributor with one-horse subsoll
plough. At this time I used one thou
sand pounds of guano. On April Ath
1 laid off the rows 1-2 feet apart and
bedded with large shovel plough on
April 13. Planted seed with Cole
Hill planter 16 inches apart in the
drill. and on April 26 ran weeder over
cotton across the rows. On May 4
ran round cotton with side harrow;
on May chopped out cotton to one
and two stalks in hill. On May 10
ran round cotton again with side har-
row, using larger ploughs. and on May
IA and Is thinned cotton to one stalk
In the hill. On May 1S ran round cot
ton with 13-inch bow and small
tongue plough, and on May 21st
ploughed out middle with cultivator,
and hoed the plants. On May 2Sth
ran round cotton with cultivator,
which ploughed out the middle entire.
On May 31st hoed cotton again, and
on June distributed 800 pounds
guano alongside Of cotton about Ave
inches from the plants in every alter
nate row. following with 16-inch how
small shovel plough. On June IL,
treated the other rows in the same
manner. and again distributing 500
pounds Of guano. On June 1S and 10
distributed four loads OF manure rak-
ed from the COW lot, and on June 81
ploughed cotton with 21-inch bow
and small plough, and on June % dis
tributed 200 pounds guano in middles
and ploughed cotton with small
plough and 21nch bow. On July s
or 8, applied 200 pounds nitrate Of
soda, distributing same on each side
of cotton about or inches from
the plants, and ploughed in with
small plough and 24-inch bow, this
finished the cultivation. Before break
ing the land the first time in Janu-
ary I distributed broadcast loads of
manure raked up from the lot. I
used Cooks improved big boil cotton
seed. I commenced picking cotton on
September "a, and at the first pick
ing gathered 2s5 pounds. October IA
gathered 696 pounds, on October 27
gathered 634 pounds, and on No
vember 80 gathered 619 pounds, MAX
Ing total of 2,235 pounds of seed
cotton, from which was ginned $50
pounds Of lint cotton"
Mr.. Cash says that he will make
much larger yield this season, provid-
ed the season Is favorable, as he has
learned number of things which he
did not know before, and his method
Of cultivation will be much more in
telligent than 1t was last season