Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-02-03
MADE $277.76
ON ONE ACRE
And This Was Made on sweet
Potatoes.
On an Acre of Corn a Profit Of SlO4.7O
Was Made by Thrifty German Farmer
of Colbert Co., Ala.

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awarded by the State Fair at Mont
gomery recently. Geo. A. Lenhert.
prosperous German farmer, residing
two miles east of this city, captured
the second prize in the display of corn
his successful competitor, who captur
ed the first prize. only winning by the
narrow margin of six pounds
w. G. FL. Vann, of Abbeville, Hen
ry county, in the extreme southeastern
portion of the state, turned the
trick" over the Tuscumbian. The test
was the yield of corn on one acre OF
land, on which the thrifty German
planter of Colbert raised t42 bushels
and three pounds. and the Henry coun-
ty planter producing 142 bushels and
nine pounds This is perhaps the clos
est race ever run in Alabama and de-
monstrates the fine properties OF soil
in the state, whether in the extreme
northeastern portion of the state or
whether in the extreme southeastern
portion. The facts as to the work of
the Colbert county planter are shown
in the following tabulated statement
as furnished by him:
Soil-Dark red loan.
Broken-April 90, eight inches deep,
with three horse breaking plow.
Fertilized-June "a, one half acre
with well-rotted farmyard manure, the
other half, none.
Variety of seed Early Prolific"
and "White."
Planted-April 1.
Cultivated-May IA and 90; June 8
and 90.
Size of Plot-1S0x210 feet.
Width of Rows-Three feet.
Thickness in Drill-Thirteen inches
apart.
Plants to Acres, 400.
Growth of Plant-Thrifty from be-
ginning.
Ears to Stalk-Two.
Laid By-June 30, with a cultivator.
Harvested-Oct. 10.
Bushels-142, and three pounds.
Total Cost-$9. 70; market price. SOC
per bushel, $114.40.
Proft-$104 70.
Besides the splendid showing made
in the corn yield, the German farmer
did better with sweet potatoes. On
plot Of land little more than an acre,
in sweet potatoes, he cleared $27. 76
The soil was sandy loan, which he
plowed May IS, using three horse
pillow and going eight inches deep. He
fertilized it May 16, the same day he
plowed it, with seven loads of ashes
and three loads of stable manure. He
exercised great care in planting start
ing May 18 and not finishing until
June II, and not cultivating it until
July 81, at which time he plowed it
with a sweep. The exact size of the
plot was "A, 100 square feet. The width
of the rows was two feet and a half
with nine inches in the drill, making
room for a total of IS. 500 plants. On
Oct. % he harvested, securing 391
bushels and thirty four pounds. The
entire work cost him but $18 For the
acre crop he received $e93. rs, a profit
Of $977. rs.
Mr.. Lenhert also made three base
hit with hay, but with this crop he
did not do as well as with his corn and |
sweet potatoes, only making 300 per
cent on his investment. He planted |
n Mot of "A 1n0 Su,aro Good Li.o1- -.
soil, plowed it March eight inches
1eep with three horse pillow, and
.ertilized March 8 with twenty loads
Of farmyard manure. On April 2 he
planted it with 81 bushels of bird oats
md one peck of Japan clover. He cut
June Is, July 90 and Oct. ., getting
2, al pounds, which be sold for
'9t.05. 1t cost him $25. so, leaving
profit of $65. So.
Besides securing the second prize in
he yield of corn, Mr.. Lenhert captur
ID first prize in his hay yield, the two
'rizes netting him something like
'925. His standing in the hay contest
vas quite an agreeable surprise both
o himself and his friends.
Mr.. Lenhert is an unassuminp
PRACTICAL, hardworking, systematic
armer, displaying sound Judgement
nd whole lot of common sense in
he farming methods adopted by him,
nd what has been accomplished by
lin can be duplicated by any other
ensible. energetic farmer in Colbert
ounty, or any other county in the
tate. The results obtained by this
Ferman farmer demonstrate beyond all
uestion that there is money in farm.
lg if judiciousIy pursued, and his
iccess during the past season should
an object lesson to every planter in
he state. With his experience last
ason, it Is likely that he will make
ven better showing next season
,lipsing the record of 1909, and his {
ethods, which have produced such
'atifying results, could be emulated !
18th the same degree of succe 90
roughout the length and breadth Of @
9 great state of Alabama, where the
II in the various portions of the state