The Monroe journal., 1911-04-25
Bio FARMING SURE,
Four Hundred and Eight Bales OF
Cotton on Two Hundred Acres
MIR. ]. ID. whittie OF Black
willie, ). C.. Makes This Remark
able NirId from One Field.


willie, ;. c. Makes This Remark
able Yield from One Field.
southern cHitivAtar.
Having heard Of the wonderful
Weld Of cotton made BY Mr. ]. d.
Whittle Of Blackyille. S. c., we went
over to see the land and to gather
the facts - first hand - from MIR.
White himself. Mr.. Whittle. like
many OF the South's best farmers, is
also engaged in other lines OF bust
ness; among them, he runs a large
sale stable, and it was at this place
Of business that we found him. On
our informing him OF the purpose OF
our visit, be readily replied: I'll
take you out to see the field on which
this cotton was grown. So in few
minutes we were in the buggy on
our way. This farm is right in town,
and much OF the field is in the cor
porate limits OF Blackville. On ap-
preaching the home, we came to the
i finest piece Of oats we had seen this
season-oats that will make from 10
to 100 bushels per acre, and the
sight OF the luxurlant green was very
pleasing to our eyes, but this was
tame to the view that greeted our
eyes when we came around by the
house. Here lay stretched out in
splendid appearance the POO acre
/ field on which the i0S bales OF cot
ton grew, and which is now being
prepared TO make 500 bales this year
Il We have never seen piece OF land
in such good tiltL. 1t had been
broken twice with disc aud two
horse plows and they were then
breaking ii the third time and scat
tering over the land 1000 pounds
d commercial fertilizer per acre and
narrowing it in. This was putting
the soil in condition for planting
sure enough. The majority think
they are doing well to break the
land deep once, but here is farmer
who has faith enough in the outcome
to do the work not twice but three
times. Mr.. Whittle will run of the
cotton rows five feet and apply 600
pounds of commercial fertilizer,
Analysing 5 IA in the drill, thus
using this season a total OF 2,60U
pounds per acre over the entire POO
acres, Many will naturally wish to
knew exactly how he handled this
field last year. He broke the land
twice, broadcasted five loads of sta
BILE manure per acre, from stables
and where steers were fed; then q
600 pounds Of guano, composed OF
800 pounds l6 per cent. acid; l,OOc
pounds cotton seed meal, POO pounds
muriate Of potash-a total of 2,0U
pounds.
Then he used 400 pounds OF The
same in the drill, thus making 2,
100 pounds per acre. Had his row:
from 1, to 5 feet wide He trieC
nitrate OF soda on some, but it die
not pay, as be already had ample
, nitrogen in the soil. People cam'
from far and near to see this tlelC
and all said it was the best cotton
they ever saw. Mr.. White pait
$26 per acre for this farm about 81,
| years ago. He has refused $50 pc
acre and asks 5000. This show
| what land is worth-when you know
how to handle it. Many will sa,
this is extravagant farming We'll
all we can reply is, it pays or MI
White would not do it. He starte'
poor and has made his money. Ii
now owns 4 800 acres OK land and i
running l3S plows. And when yol
90 out as we did and see four | 300
pound mules TO a double disc pillow
cutting 30 inches to the furrow, tw
! teams like this one and sixteen 9th
er mules Of equal size going to two
horse turner's, then you will feel Xix
exclaiming, That's farming-tha
! isl"
Mr.. White could not get a ma
chine to evenly distribute a ton c
guano per acre, so he puts it loose i
a. ,.,o r,on hndr and dr,vao oyar III