The Little River news., 1916-05-03
R8Ys' AND Gl6Ls' CLUB WORK
So. 6. Primary Rules of Cotton
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. NC. l4= setfar. Assistant Director
 ai Esi sou University of AIaaaz
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 culture Cooperating.
 Cotton responds more readily. more Essfesptiblg and more rro1tablY To tizsie good treatment than any other ffzaca crop it will seemingly do be- ss.- ander adverse conditions than an ssi]ssr crop Never year cones but Et4ss some money can be made from s-sl1pn. But since the crop responds ase readily to good treatment. there IS sss reason for requiring that II grow sss bout attention Yield of cotton per 7szs-@ can be materially increased Fzss>uugh attention to variety To be ssrWn, the preparation Of the land, z.rTn ization and cultivation.
 More than 300 varieties of cotton ara 5eing grown ID the South and stt1ase vary widely in their ability t0 gaein In tests conducted by the Ar issszsas Experiment Station the aver sszss Of the better varieties showed al sn5zeased return Of from twelve to s1Es7sen dollars per acre as comBatsl l sss1n the average of the poorer Yarie= .RxEs- Repeated tests conducted by the Experiment Station show that for ay. 4=s=.xe conditions the Mebane Tri- zaFrph. Cleveland Biz Boil Trice Rub- Exs Simpkins and King are reliable Ssaz,Se.ties from the standpoint of yield zpsT acre.
 an cotton seed to be used for alspting should be tested for sermi- tazzJon before planting. Use for this 1Nso plates and piece of absorbent ssns1pn cloth as outlined for various fssz--n seed tests. Do not use seed for zszAnting purposes that show less than II per cent germination.
 1T the soil is to produce good cotton i must be well prepared. All land gfar cotton should be broken in the ffsA or in the very early spring. going ose inch deeper than al the last lf1saaShfng.
 Tseil drained land should not be ssz66ed Very poorly drained land sHaa baby should be bedded Do your ssss1ding at least three or four weeks xnead of planting time.
 3 land has been broken in the fall trz- early spring. begin 10 double disk asl about three or four weeks before FIrnting time. then harrow each week txu1n ready for planting. This repeat sest narrowing will kill successive .rHps of grass and weeds as fast as esaszS come up, and will leave the land u1ch freer of weed seeds and will .Soake the crop easier to work Where k.zxu is bedded harrow the tops of the a1ssSs well before planting. Try to /zwsuTk the beds down in such way that <s2aen the seed are covered they Will ssxs about on an average with tae sur aslTe of the land.
 Rertilizers-Apply ten tons (teH azEa.d loads) of barnyard manure and s3HS pounds of 16 per cent acid phos= 41tSse per acre broadcast and disk or saxxrow t immediately. In the event ysaa can secure only three or Ave tons as manure, lay off the rows with q awoG, large shovel blow and distribute x3fs, manure and the acid phosphate in 1&u. Yurrows. Follow with bull eayrgue and eight or ten-inch heel zaswaep run in the bottom of the fur. RMM to mix the fertilizing materials WpZn The soil. Bed on this and allow nie settle for two weeks. if possible. HHnAure planting.
 W barnyard manure is not available z-~yzN may substitute commercial fertil- Eshers For just average soils thor szxxxhly mix 250 pounds cotton seed Nuzssl and 25o pounds 16 per cent acid 4nssspnate. Apply in the drill previ. -4AE to bedding. For good soils mix .ztaE pounds cotton seed meal and 900 H3sssnds acid phosphate. On rich soils saswpIy 300 pounds acid phosphate.
 REant cotton as soap as the soi! Sssssvins to warm up. Never use a alaxHter that drops only one seed in z rlace. It is much better to plant n rows from three and half to five Hensa apart and In hills from 12 to P
 vrhes apart. putting from eight to 15
 ed 10 hill.
 1egin to cultivate with the section
 TOW before the cotton comes up.
 m that chop out and cultivate with aas implement that will not run more aAahan three inches deep. Practice shal. 4trv cultivation two to two and a half anches continuously Cultivate after sprery rain as soon as the soil will do b work, and in case of dry weather ansr1vate every ten days. Continue W1A the cotton begins to show signs - msturity or until the plants are so Enxe that the cotton cannot bs Eork. - without seriously snsekias ,thep
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