The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-11-11
WORLDS RECORD FOR COTTON.
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crop than on any other grades of
land. In other words, Mr.. Caugh-
man believes that land built up un-
der scientific methods will produce
more and better crops than land
which produces we'll by the natural
Soil of the earth.
But to get back to the main story,
the story of the wonderful develop
ment of this acre of land which has
made it's owner the most famous man
on earth so far as growing cotton is
concerned, his own story, from the
time he began to cultivate and i'm
prove this land nine years ago down
to the present time:
Tells How 1t Was Done.
''The first year 1 planted this acre
of land in corn, and l did not get
more than five bushels to the acre.
Naturally I felt discouraged, for l
had been accustomed to growing at
least twenty-five bushels to the acre
off the red land" says Mr.. Caugh-
man. "While I felt discouraged, 1
did not give up; was determined
to make an experiment to see just
what could be accomplished. I felt
that I did not know how to cultivate
sandy land in order to get the best
results.
"The second year, however, I did
better. The land was planted in
corn again, and I fertilized pretty
heavy, broadcasting the land with a
heavy coat of rough homemade ma
nure, and 1 gathered twenty-five
bushels of corn the second year.
'tThe third year broadcasted the
land with a heavy cover of rough
manure and planted it in cotton. At
ter broadcasting with this fertilizer
/ turned it under with a large two
horse Dixie Boy going to the bot
tom. 1 planted the cotton in three
and a half rows, with distance OF
about twenty inches in the drill. l
gathered about bale and one-half
of cotton. I used but little CONNER
cial fertilizer, I have forgotten just
the exact amount.
s"The fourth year broadcasted the
Land again and broke the ground
deeper than before. I used 1900
pounds of commercial fertilizer, in
cluding a second application of $50
pounds of nitrate soda. I planted
the acre in corn about the 1st of
April, laying off the rows four feet
wide and giving the stalks a dis
tance of from eight to ten inches in
the drill. I made a yield, by actual
measurement, of 76 1-2 bushels.
Two Bales Fifth Year.
'.The fifth year / went back to cot
ton, broadcasting the ground with a
heavy application of rough stable
manure, then breaking the ground
as deep as two mules could pull a
Dixie Boy deeper than ever be-
fore. I used seven two-horse loads
of the rough manure and applied L.
500 pounds of commercial fertilizer,
mixing meal, acid, kainit and high
grade in about equal parts, putting
it in the drill. A light application
of nitrate of soda was used. plant
ed the cotton, using the Taylor varie-
ty, about the middle of April. The
rows were five feet wide, and thinn-
ed it down to three feet in the drill.
In my opinion, or it has been my ex-
perience at least, that cotton requires
much greater distance than corn.
The fifth year I gathered two bales
-or one thousand pounds of lint.
s"The sixth year / planted the acre
in corn, broadcasting rough manure
as before, turning this under deeper
than before, and l used 1000 pounds
of commercial fertilizer, equal parts
as stated above, applying this after
the corn had reached size Of about
two feet. used a second applica-
ton of nitrate of soda, but the
drought came and I only made
yield of forty bushels.
'"The seventh year l prepared the
ground for cotton, the only difference
in the preparation being did not
broadcast the homemade fertilizer,
but put it in the drill together with
500 pounds of acid, and applied 100
pounds of nitrate of soda about the
time the stalks began to mature. l
gathered little over two bales.
"The eighth year-last year, when
it is said l broke the worlds record
II followed my previous plans of
preparation, again placed all fertiliz-
or in the drill, seven loads, two-horse
loads, of rough manure and 500
pounds of high grade acid being
used, and applied nitrate of soda in