Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-12-13
MYNlUS eOTTON AGAIN
further Information from Carlsbad
Strengthens Determination
Of the Growers
Hollinger Intends Planting About
One Hundred Twenty-Five
Acres Next Year

The group Of cotton enthusiasts at
Myndus seems determined to keep the
ball a-roIling, as II were, and its
members are going right on with
preparations to prove that cotton can
be grown profitably in their terri
tory. !. X. Hollinger is now plOwing
and preparing 1876 acres Of choice
land, every foot Of which he intends
planting TO cotton. Mr.. Hollinger
feels still more encouraged since re-
ceiving the following letter from
Arnold z. Smith, county agent Of
Eddy county, located at Carlsbad:
~ must apologize for the typo
graphical error In my last letter. In
place Of saying that the yield Of cot
ton would be about one-half ton to
the acre u should have read about a
half bale. This would make the rest
Of the letter read clearer.
an regard to the distance Of the
rows, / will say that the farmers Of
our valley find that abont AZ inches
is the best distance. Some try to
crowd closer than that, but believe
that If the rows are placed some
where in the neighborhood Of 40
inches that you viii get the best re-
suit. They try to thin the plants TO
about "a TO l8 inches IN the row.
This distance viii depend upon the
variety Of cotton that you grow, the
small varieties may be closer and
the larger varieties further. In re-
gard to just planting enough seed,
thereby doing away with chopping,
don't believe you will find this salts
factory. The idea of planting larger
amount Of seed and thinning out is
TO insure as near a perfect stand as
possible. Cotton plants are very ten
der when young, and for this reason
It Is very hard to get perfect stand
Of the young plants, and to avoid this
difficulty a larger amount Of seed Is
sown than is necessary; then after
Che plants are grown to five or six
inches in height they are thinned Il
the stand desired, thus insuring q
the stand desired, thus insuring g
practically perfect stand. However
; if you desire you may plant this Other
way, that is, place about two or threG
seeds In the row about l6 inche:
apart. This will mean that you will
need only about two TO three pounds
of seed to the acre, and will do away
with the chorping later on in the sea
son, though ! don't advise this
method
"The cotton you have raised there
this season seems to be doing very
well, but you must keep in mind tha
these yields are only on small patches
and don't confuse these with the yielI
from large fields. No doubt / coulG
find rows in some Of our fields in thi
, valley that would yield two bales o.
even better to the acre, but | thinl
you can safely figure on a yield O
one-half bale for your community.
} "In regard to rolling the seed II
) sand before planting, will say that
) don't believe Il TO be necessary, a
/. the seed is practically free from lint
; The idea Of rolling the seed is wher
T, small gin has been used and ther
: is a great deal Of 'linters' left on tn
seed. Rolling these seed tend TO plas
: ter down these linters so that tn
seed do not stick together"
3 The first paragraph Of Mr.. Smith
letter refers TO an error tina
A appeared in his letter last week, b
3 which he said that the Carlsbad yiel
! would figure about a half ton Of lin
= cotton per acre, when he meant
p half bale, equivalent to about tw
s and one-half bales Of seed cotton.
+ incidentally, Bob Trammel has jus
= finished picking the last Of hi
n Crop" and reports % pounds ffoI
one row 20 feet long, which, II main
tanned on a large scale, would be a
average Of over two bales per acr'