White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-27
Soya Bean and
Egyptian Cotton

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! Below is given a compilation OF
facts in regard to Egyptian cotton
and the soya bean, touching upon
the uses, care and propagation OF
the plants:
EGYPTIAN COTTON +.
Egyptian long staple cotton was
introduced into this country about
seven years ago, and has been
grown in the Salt River valley, Ari-
IONA. with great success. This is
the Roosevelt dam project. 1t has
been thought impossible to raise
cotton successfully other than in
the extreme southern states, but
large yields of uniform long and
strong fibre of Egyptian cotton
have been produced in the Salt Riv-
er valley. Cotton is one of the
most responsive of plants, and mod
ifies its form and habits very read
! lily to adapt itself to any change in
soil, climate or treatment.
| SELECTION OF LAND - Any
land that will grow good crops of
alfalfa and gram will also grow
good cotton. The heavier and more
fertile soils as a rule will grow a
smaller and more fruitful plant
with shorter nodes, and hence more
fruiting branches. While some raw
land will make, good cotton, it has
been demonstrated that land pre-
yiously In alfalfa will produce bet
ter cotton. The best results are to
be had on old lard.
PLANTING-The planting should
be done as soon as possible after
the danger Of frost is over in the
spring. The cotton should be
planted in rows about 81 feet apart.
Under normal conditions, seed
should not be planted more than
inches deep, and if the soil is in
perfect condition. to II inches is
sufficient depth to plant, but one
must always bear in mind that the
seed must be planted deep enough
to insure prompt termination and
bring the young plants above the
ground. 1t is very important that
only as much land should be irri-
gated at one time as can be pre-
pared and planted before it becomes
too dry to terminate the seed. Fail
ure to follow this practice often re.
suits in poor stand.
EARLY CULTIVATION-Asso soon
as the plants are visible in the rows,
cultivation should begin. 1t is very
important to cultivate as soon as
possible, in order to break any
crust that may have formed, to
check evaporation, and kill the
weeds. The benefits from frequent
shallow cultivation at regular in
tervals during the early growing
Season are that the root system will
develop better. and less water will
be required. If the land is level
and contains the proper amount of
moisture when the seed is planted,
and if intensive cultivation is prac-
ticed, the crop will not require an
irrigation for six weeks or two
months after planting, except on
new land. which may require irri-
cation sooner. The reason for ir-
rigating sparingly during the first
part of the season is to prevent the
too rapid growth of the plants. If
given frequent heavy irrigations,
the plants will grow woody and
they will be apt to maintain this
tendency throughout the season, at
the expense of fruitfulness.
! THlNNING-Cotton should gen.
orally be thinned after the second
irrigation, when the plants are be-
tween 8 and 10 inches high. The
plants should be thinned so that
they are about 8 to l6 inches apart
in the row; on new land they can
be thinned from a to 6 inches apart.
LATE CULTIVATION AND IR-
Observation-Disclosures should con-
tinue at intervals from 10 to Is
days as long as horse can get be-
tween the rows of cotton without
breaking the plants. When the
plants have 8 to 10 leaves, it is de-
sirable to begin to draw the earth
towards the plants After July LIST
on most soils the crop will proba-
bly, require ali irrigation every 10
or Is days.
PICKING-Picking should begin
between Sept. 18th and Oct. LIST.
THE PRODUCTS OF COTTON
The products of cotton are rrany
and varied: cloth, cordagc, cellu-
lose, smokeless powder, artificial
silk, fertilizer, paper, stock feed,
crude oil, soap, lard compounds, etc.
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