The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-03
Cotton breeding.


Tho work OF the tI,nar,no,, 81,
ION breeding, the development OF
Uniform end long, staple upland cotton
when completely succcssrul wlt ,,dd
millions OF dollars 10 the value nj III,
southern cotton crop. II is conclu.
very SHOWN y" the experts engaged
IN 'his work that cotton OF an aver
age uniformity and length IF xt,nla
will bring upon the markets 3, ~
MUM OF from 3 TO 8 cents ;, no,,,,d
over the ordinary type OF cotton +
nave had had some personal expcricncc
US 10 thls and know the statem.n, of
the experts to be true.
1T IL my hope during the com,n-
year 10 nave work done looking Ia ,hn
Improvement of corn growing There
Is no reason why the South cannot no
'lauc inc corn-Srowiul; section OF this
country ana this liz proven By tho re-
suits hai from the Boys' Corn clubs
mere inc range OF yield has been from
~" 10 ZZ3 81 bushels per acre as
against the average in south Cornlin,
"t between eighteen and twenty
bushels per acre.
With the proper preparation ,,l
Instruction the average WELD In SCUM
Chroi!na' In iny Judgment, in tho nest
n'c Years can he brought IN to from,
'hirty TO forty bushels pcr acre, and
"hen We have reached this point. we
ahail nave solved one OF the mos. ser
i'uo prohlcns of our agricultural life
hesc are only a few OF the moro
permanent lines of work being con.
Quoted by the department in the South
lines of work that stand ou,--bu,
mere are In addition TO these !. hum
oreu INES of "ork of lesser importanco.
I'M 81. YET All OF them arc Of importance.
me growing o! tea Ut SulnIncrvillc.
INC production OF Plprika pepper at
iorehcc ana 81. Matthews. Drainage
work on the coast, soil SURVEYS seat
tered throuyhout the state. mode, ROAD
puiiuinS, the work OF Professor Smith
IN INC farm management work and the
'ertiIllcr experiments upon the Hitch.
cock Farm In Aiken, each one OF these
seemingly minor lines of work is filled
"ith possibilities This is especially
'Fue OF the last namcd---thc fcrt!liz,r
experiments under Professor Smith
VINO mas worked out through his care
tul experiments formuluc for the diff
iercnt types of soil and different crops
:oi south Carolina. which, in my iudE-
ineht. VIII save To the agriculture of
the state at least one-,iiird of it's total
fertilizer hill, and this Is the no, in.
considerable sum OF more than $1,000
900 annually.
OF course. those OF us ON the Agri-
cultural Committee anticipate the
usually lengthy debate on the agrlcul-
tural appropriation BILL and this comes
as the result OF the fact that the rami-
hcations Of tho department are so
many as 10 engage the attention OF
practically ever? member OF Congress
confidently expect the bill TO pass
practically as II is reported 10 the
House, and while our reductions have
not been as striking az the reductions
IN some other bills that have and will
DC reported from Other committees
am ready 10 defend this bill upon the
ground that there is no department. Of
the government whoae expenditures
bring back so much IN the way OF
di"ldcnds TO tho hmcricln people. \
regard the appropriations for the de-
artment OF Agriculture, not in the light
OF expenditures. but a. wise invest
mcnts." 7. II. McG.