The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-11-25
IMPROVED METHOD
OF CULTIVATION
Has Provided BountifuI Corn
Crop in Harnett; Demon
StratiOn Work.
Especial to The News and Observer

Duke, Nov. MISUNDERSTANDING
the fact that our good county of Har-
nett has not produced as large a crop
this year as the farmers expected, still
this shortage is in a great measure
from prOvidential causes, rather than
from the lack Of sufficient fertiliZing
and intelligent cultivation.
That we have produced a rop of
corn we'll above the average and a
fair crOp Of cotton is largely due to
the intelligent useof fertilizer and ad-
vanced methods Of cultivation. The
result obtained this year which has
been one of extreme seasons, have
been accomplished by improved meth
DDS in farming, for which great credit
is due the farm demonstration work.
No money spent by the State. or
ty has been quite so wisely expended
as that appropriated for carrying on
this important work. The following
increases of yield. which were given
the writer by Mr.. w. II. burlington,
the demonstration in charge of the
demonstration work of the east side
of the Cape Fear river of this county
will give some idea Of h character
Of work which has been accomplished.
These are just a few from many in
stances: Marion Ennis grew 80 IL
bushels Of corn per acre on land .Orm-
erly producing about 16 bushels. He
used $50 pounds of fertilizer per acre.
p. Wood by using 1000 pounds of fer
tiliZer produced "a bushels per acre
against ordinary average. of 80 BUSH
els. E. J. Goodwin by using 200
pounds Of fertilizer produced 100
bushels per acre against an ordinary
average of Is bushels. w. U. Ennis by
using LOO pounds of fertilizer, pro-
duced "a bushels per acre against an
average under ordinary conditions OF
IA bushels per acre. Ben Matthews,
without the use Of any commercial
ertilizer, but after crimson clover pro-
duced 80 bushels per acre against an
, ordinary average Of rs bushels. Intel.
ligent blowing and cultivation go hand
in hand with such heavy fertilizine
and produce the results.
Each year an increased number OF
farmers become interested in raising
better crops under the supervision o.
the demonstration and each new maj
in the community who becomes in.
terested makes all Of bis neighbor.
get busy and come in the race, max
ing two ear Of corn and two bale,
of cotton where one was formerl,
produced. The growing Of Wintel
crops, crimson clover. vetch, rye, etc.
| is coming in for a large share Of at
~tention and hundreds of acres Of LAM
, seeded to these crops this year ar
Delng enFlChe0 from natures store
. house. Before the demonstration
; work these lands lay idle all the win
= ter and the fertility leeched out in
stead OF improving themselves as the,
are now doing.
d Our county is taking a place in tn
e front ranks of the agricultural coun
ties Of the State, and we are sure tina
no board of county commissioner
will ever take a stand against contin
uing the appropriation for the dem
n OnstratiOn work. In MecklenbUr
county, which is supposed to be f1rs
in all progressive movements, tn
commissioners considered discOntiE
II uing the appropriation and there we
l. such an uprising Of the farmers an
their allied interest that the appre
priatiOn was not only continued b,
increased for the farm demonstrate
work.