The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-02
RECORD YIELDS or
COTTON PER acre
THREE BALES PER ACRE
GROWN ON FTVE-ACRE
TRACT-HOW YIELDS
WERE OBTAINED
by c. A. MsLsnden, Coll Improvement
Committee.

The Farm journal, Philadelphia
Pennsylvania, conducted q cotton pro
ductton contest for the season Of 1919
and prizes were recently awarded to
the three farmers producing the high
eat yields per acre on five-acre test
patches.
The first prize of gold medal and
one thousand dollars (s1,Ooo.oo) wac
awarded to J. o. NJ. Smith, Commerce,
Georgia; the second prize OF a silver
medal and five hundred dollars
(s50O,O went to S. ]. White, Sumter,
South sCarolina: and the third prize
of bronze medal and two hundred
and fifty dollars (s25o.0W was given
to William Peterson, Clinton, North
Carolina
All of these farmers practiced the
same general methods of production.
such as selection of the best land avail.
able. thorough preparation, the use
of the best seed obtainable, good cul'
tivation, and proper harvesting.
The winner of the first prize ap-
piled per acre 1900 pounds Of COM
plete fertilizer Q0-2-2), Analysing 10
Der cent of phosphoric acid, 2 per
cent ammonia, and per cent OF pot
ash. He also used 200 pounds of
acid phosphate and IL tons of stable
manure per acre, applying all Of the
fertilizer just before planting time.
He planted the Piedmont Pedigreed
Cleveland seed, and his yield of lint
cotton per acre on the test patch was
1850 pounds, or approximately three
bales. Cotton at 40 cents per pound
and seed at $4,000 per ton, the average
yield of 165 pounds of lint per acre in
Georgia last season amounted to $3.50
for the lint and seed; whereas, the
yield Of 1850 pounds of lint per acre
on this patch sold for $625.60 for the
lint and seed, making a difference in
returns per acre of $546.S0.
The winner of the second prize used
per acre 1000 pounds of a complete
fertilizer 1888, Analysing s per cent
OF phosphoric acid, 8 per cent of am
monia, and per cent of potash, all
being applied at planting time. He
also applied 200 pounds of nitrate of
soda per acre about the 25th of June.
He planted the Cleveland Big Boil
seed, and his yield of lint cotton per
acre on the test patch was 1,197
pounds, or approximately two and two
fifths bales of 500 pounds each. Cot
ton at 40 cents per pound and seed
at $4,000 per ton. the average yield
OF 220 pounds Of lint per acre in South
Carolina last year amounted to $105.12
for the lint and seed; whereas the
yield Of 1897 pounds OF lint per acre
on this patch sold for $55892 for the
lint and seed, making a difference in
returns per acre Of S4B1,S0.
The winner Of the third prize ap-
piled 1000 pounds per acre of a MIX.
ture of fish scrap. acid phosphate and
cotton seed meal, broadcasting all of
this with stable manure just before
planting time. He also made a side
application Of nitrate Of soda in the
middle of the growing season.
He planted the PeteHon's Improved
seed, and his yield of lint cotton per
acre on the test patch was 1,040
pounds, or slightly over two 500-pound
bales. Cotton at 40 cents per pound
and seed at $4,000 per ton, the average
yield of $50 pounds of lint per acre
in North Carolina last year amounted
to $133.72 for the lint and seed, where
as the yield Of 1,040 pounds of lint
per acre on this patch sold for $493.S4
for the lint and seed, making a diff
ference in returns per acre Of $360.12.
Taking into consideration the cost
of picking and handling the extra
amount of cotton produced and the
extra amount OF fertilizer applied on
these test patches, there is still bal
ance of returns in favor Of these high
er yields of from $300.0 to $4,000 per
acre. which is we'll worthy of the
deepest consideration on the part Of
the cotton farmers who expect to pro-
duce cotton with profit under the
present conditions.
In the profitable production OF cot
ton in the future larger yields per
acre will be the keynote Of success.
This can be accomplished by practic-
ing more intensive methods, including
trs, intelligent use of commercial fer
ii. YRS. To obtain the best results IN
producing cotton liberal application
of a complete fertilizer should be made
at planting time, and where the boil
weeyil is not present side applications
are usually made with profit.
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