Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-05-04
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!. CLEMSON EXTENSION WORK !.
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| the most important crop grown in
South Carolina. 1t brings more
money into the State than all other
crcps combined. While the Southern
farmer has practically a monopoly
on this, the most important crop Of
! commerce on earth, the average far
mer Is producing 1t at such great
cost his net profit is small
The worlds demand for cotton is
constantly increasing, and to such an
extent 1t becomes necessary for
the Southern farmer to make i'm
! provements in his methods in order
to meet this increased demand with
out increasing the area devoted to
cotton. 1t should be the endeavor Of
every Intelligent farmer to encour-
age formers Of every class to diver
sify tf~'r crops and raise more live
STOCK, thus curtailing the acreage de-
voted to cotton. The Increased de-
mand for cotton should be met by
producing more pounds on smaller
area than Is now devoted to that
crop. thus reducing the cost of pro-
duction by intensive cultivation.
Every acre Of we'll drained land in
this State that Is now planted to cot
ton can be made to yield twice its
present average production. How to
do this Is the object of this short
paper, which merely summarizes the
results of experiments published i'm
Bulletins Nos. 145 and 14S Of the
South Carolina Experiment Station.
This increased yield can be obtained
as follows:
tl) BY early and deep plowing.
(2) BY conserving the soil mois-
ture, by increasing the humus con-
tent of the soil, and by frequent and
shallow cultivation.
CD BY turning under winter cover
| crops, such as burr clover, crimson
| clover, vetch and rye, which are
planted in the cotton field at the last
cultivation.
(D BY planting cotton only on
soils we'll drained and adapted to its
cultivation.
(O BY giving plenty of distance
In the row and between the rows.
co By using the weeder frequent
ly during early growth
CD BY using large amounts of
acid phosphate before or at time of
planting
~ Rv l,fn ct,
either broadcast or in the drill be-
fore planting.
co BY using only small amounts
OF potash except on coarse sandy
soils.
tlO) By applying 1000 pounds Of
lime per acre every four years to cot.
ton lands.
11) BY growing some of the win
ter and summer legumes, thus stor-
ing more nitrogen in the soil.
12) BY the use Of large amounts
OF ammonia applied in the form OF
blood, cotton seed meal, fish scrap,
tankage and sulphate of ammonia be-
fore or at the time of planting, and
by later applications.
G3) By using % to SO pounds
OF nitrate Of soda per acre, applied
before or at the time of planting.
t14) By applying 100 or more
pounds Of nitrate of soda per acre at
the time the first bloom appears.
D5) BY the liberal use of acid
phosphate if the cotton is making q
weedy growth and not fruiting pro-
perly.
(l6) BY the liberal use Of ammo
MIA If the plants are slow OF growth
and yellow in color.
90 BY being careful never to
plow the land when too wet.
lS) BY breaking the crust after
each rain. thus saving soil moisture
and incidentally killing grass and
weeds.
t19) BY planting only the best va
rteties OF cotton, such as Columbia,
Hartsville, Cleveland big boil, Toole's S
prolific, Ninety-day, Triumph. Cook
Brooks's improved, Blue Ribbon, etc.
(2O) BY avoiding anthracnose. or
boil rot, by proper seed selection.
CID BY planting only those yari-
eties that are suitable to the type
OF soil on which they are grown.
(22) By planting wilt-resistant va
rieties.
t23) 6y planting only b'~ boil,
easy-picking, early-maturing varie-
ties.
(24) BY planting early and reeuc-