The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-11-12

WITH yellow SuDSOll. Ola land nearly
level, with just enough drain for the
water to run off. Cotton was grown
on the land in 1909. producing
about 1900 pounds of seed cotton.
Preparation.
During the 1st of March, 1910.
epread 800 one-horse wagonloads of
rich dirt on this acre. Followed this
with so one-hprse wagonloads of
stable manure scattered broadcast.
ON March 20 land was broken with
Dixie plow. One Dixie following
the furrow of the other, and with
the two breaking about 10 or IL in
ches deep. The soil was so we'll
pulverized did not harrow, rebroke
like it was first time.
March 30 narrowed and laid Off
in rows three and one-half feet
wide with Dixie plow. Distributed
500 pounds of guano containing 8
per cent OF phosporic acid, per
cent of ammonia and per cent pot
ash in Dixie furrow and covered
with burrows making a small ridge.
March 80. opened ridge with shovel
plow and dropped three gallons of
Bates Four-Ear prolific corn, drop
ping by hand and almost sowing.
covered corn with small shovel plow
, l2 inches deep.
Fertilizer.
ON the same day sowed 500 pounds
of acid phosphate on rows and har-
rowed surface all over, leaving it
level
No rain since land was broken
and ground so dry and dusty corn
did not come up rapidly. Replant-
ed for fear ! would not get a stand.
Stand good by April 20.
April 20. weather continues dry.
April "a. good rain.
April 20, sowed 700 pounds kainit
along rows and narrowed with Little
Joe harrow and going twice to the
row. Barred with DIXIE plow.
May 3, | made mixture of coo
pounds cotton seed meal, 200 pounds
of acid phosphate. 200 pounds OF
kainit and with cold distributor
sowed on each side of rows. and har-
rowed with Little Joe harrow and GO
ing twice to the row leveling surface
as near as possible
May 10, made mixture of 600
pounds of cottonseed meal, 200
pounds of acid phosphate and zoe
pounds OF kainit, and with a cold dis
tributer sowed on each side of the
rows. but four inches farther from
the corn than the other application.
and narrowed with Little Joe harrow
going twice in the row.
Also sowed 200 pounds Of nitrate
of soda along the rows.
May II. narrowed, going twice to
the row; thinned corn to six inches in
row.
May "a, narrowed, going twice to
the row.
May 25, good rain.
Nav 27, using a cold distributor,
sowing in the centre Of middle 1000
pounds 1913 guano and narrowed
with Little Joe harrow, going twice
To the row.
Same day. sowed 200 pounds of nj
trate of soda along the row.
June A. narrowed going twice to
the row.
June and 6, good rains.
June s. sowed 800 pounds Of nitrate
Of soda and narrowed twice to the
row.
Frequent showers and corn grow
ing rapidly.
June 10, storm and corn blown
down.
June IL. set corn up; corn about
six feet high and beginning to silk.
June Is, narrowed very lightly
with Little Joe harrow. going twice
to the row.
June %. narrowed lightly: corn
now In full silk; ground perfectly
clean.
Since June rains have been fire.
qucnt. Corn doing its best. No sign
Of firing or failure Of any kind.
July 4, no lack of rain SO far, and
corn almost maturcd. Almost every
stalk has an ear ana many Of them
two or three. There Is OF the acre
about $4,000 stalks and more than
30 00O ears. Gathered fodder middle
Of August. Corn at this time very