Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-05
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Iern States consumed 7O.5 per cent
and the other (32) States 29.5 per
cent of the total tonnage.
There is "a study in that situa-
ton if you should be pleased to en-I
ter upon it!
Suppose We study the fertilizer
factor in it's relationship to acreage
and cotton production in 1919 COM
pared with the pre-war year, 1922
In 1912, the cotton acreage in the
ten strictly cotton States-NorthI
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Tex
as, Arkansas and Oklahoma-was I'M
round numbers 33,900,000 acres; ;
in 1919, the acreage embraced
32,865,O00 acres - decrease
in 1919 of 3 per cent
In 1912, the ten States used 3,515,-
i744 tons and, in 1919, 3,751, Asa
tons of commercial fertilizers - an
increase in 1919 of sc per cent.
In 1912, sixty per cent of the fer
tilizers purchased was applied to cot
ton; in 1919, fifty per cent was used
under cotton. This cAange was
d result VI giving ClOoSL oNOShSASA w
the corn crop in particular
In 1912, the ten States produced
10, 340,314 bales of cotton; in 1919,
the produced 1879 0O-a differ
ence of 10 per cent against 1919.
In 1919, there was applet to cot
ton per acre, on general average,
total of 1z4.5 pounds; Iii 1919, a
general average application Of ll4.l
pounds per acre was made.
In 1912, the general average yield
of cotton per acre IN the ten States
was 100 pounds or $500 of bale;
in 1919, the genarl average yield per
acre in these States was 100 pounds
or 32-100 of bale.
At glance, you see to what eX-
tent high grade fertilizer functions
even though supplied 10 the plants
| in an extremely unecononlcal man
Iner. 1his is very important mat
ter; for the secret of money III cot
| Ton" rests almost wholly in marked
reduction In the cost OF 0r0duCC.oI.
A high general average yield per acre
of lint cotton means a distinct profit
to the producer. On the other hand,
low general average yield per acre
holds the producer to the 'nand 20
mouth" mode of living.
Tenants, or course, are directly re-
sponsible for the low general aver
age yield of all crops they cultivate.
They will not use any fertilizer 9TH
erwise than sparingly. In a large
number of instances, landlords are
particsps cfLm his in tine wasuefui
practice. Landlords of that class
demand cotton. They lose sight of
everything else. You will better I'M
derstand the situation when informed
that fifty-five per cent of the farms
in the ten cotton States are operated
by tenants.
In 1912, December /, the general
average price of cotton was IL cents
pound; in 1919, the general price
was 35.4 cent a pound. If the
general average yield per acre in
] 1919 had been 1870 instead of 100
poundsar fgrfag G.? e.? e. {
pounds, (both averages too low, the
4 producer would have received SlO.62
per acre more than under the low av-
erage yield of 100 pounds.
All plants require food. In order
that they may do their best-they
stand ready to do that-they must be
intelligently fed. That means fed
! literally, and cultivated carefully.
More than that: plants need lib
eral ration of food adapted to their
necessities. Corn, for example, de-
mands food different from cotton.
Apply to corn $50 pounds per acre
1 Of 1926 goods, you will be astonish-
ed by the increase yield. Apply 400
pounds of 9-2-3 goods to cotton, you
will be Overwhelmingly surprised that
you were ever content to pick one
bale of lint cotton firm three acres!