The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-01-17
SCIENTIFIC FARMING By NE.
GROES.
Reports Of Results at Experiment Sta
ton I'm Sumter County Conducted
by II. w. Wcstberry, County DEM
onstratOr In Charge OF Work AmOng
Negro Farmers.

Many different varieties of cotton
and corn. were planted on a farm at
Horatio. $. c.. to determine which
would make the best yield. The sew
eral plots were planted in one field
so as to give each about the same
grade Of land.
All of the cotton plots were plant
ed the same time with the
same amount and KIND Of fertilizers,
and worked with the same imple-
ments and the same way. The plots
were all planted April 10. The soil
I was dark gray. The first picking was
August 21st. the second was Septem-
ber 2Sth; third was November 18th.
The different varieties were as fol-
lows: The Moneymaker, produced
1900 pounds of seed cotton to the
acre; the Toole produced 1000 pounds
OF seed cotton to the acre; The Hites
prolific, produced 1.40O pounds Of
seed cotton to the acre; Looks big
boil. $500 pounds Of seed cotton to
the acre; Dillon wilt resistent. 1850
OF seed cotton to the acre; The Bates,
l,75O pounds Of seed cotton to the
acre; Latents improved, 1850 pounds
OF seed cotton to the acre; Peterkin,
1,4o0 pounds Of seed cotton to the
acre; Russell big boil, 1000 pounds OF
seed cotton to the acre; Morse's i'm
proved. 1895 pounds of seed cotton
to the acre, Bank Account" L.
200 pounds Of seed cotton to the acre.
Among the different varieties of
cotton mentioned. The Bates, is the
most favored. the yield Of lint was Al
per cent. The Money maker made
the largest amount of seed cotton.
but the lint was only 81 per cent. The
Russell big boil makes the finest lint
OF any Of the short staple cotton. The
Columbia long staple was planted
near the Experiment Station, June
LIST after oats. little more than
two acres was planted, and the
amount Of seed cotton gathered from
the same was i.524 pounds. lint cot
ton. $40 pounds The amount paid
for the lint was $3.50. The seed are
being sold for $3.50 per bushe,,
which will amount to about 3I5.00.
making total of $11S.60 for the one
bale of long staple cotton ana seed.
II would he good idea II tho form
ers plant a portion OF their farm with
the good varieties OF long stapla cot
Ton. Tne4e ago 1aGto..aS IL South
Carolina that use no other cotton
but the long staple. and whenever
South Carolina farmers cannot sup
ply the demands, 1t Ia ordered from
other places.
Cotton coming In from foreign
markets Ii very likely to bring pests
into the State that would be very in
furious to our cotton crops. such az
boil weevil and diseases that have
been kept out Of the State thus far.
The names Of the different varieties
Of corn were: DR.. Simms, Marlboro
prolific. Strawberry. Hudson. Aldrich
Perfection. Sanders Improved. Jerry
Moore. and Charlie Sanders. The
number Of bushels made per acre by
each were as follows:
DR.. Sims. as bushels.
Marlboro. prolific. 43 IA bushels.
Strawberry, 40 bushels
Hudson, - bushels.
Aldrich Perfection. 40 1-2 bushels.
Sanders Improved. ~ 1-2 bushels.
Charlie Sanders. 48 1-2 bushels.
Jerry Moore, 70 bushels.
The Hudson variety Is not a good
seed for this section Of the State, the
weevils were in abundance on this
plot. 1t Is an early field variety, hav-
ing matured nearly two weeks earlier
than the other varieties. The Jer-
ry Moore variety proved to be much
heavier than the other, while DR..
Sims IVES more prolific.
Charley Sanders variety, has a
great deal Of nutrition, 1t will not de-
cay or rot. as easy as the other va
rieties. and the corn weevils do not
affect 1t as much. The Experiment
Station will be planted In the same
plot this year with reference to the
use of fertilizer.
Yours truly,
II. w. Westberry.
Sumter County Agricultural Agent.
Sumter. s. G.