The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-05-28
RECORD YIELDS Of
COTTON PER ACRE
THREE BALES PER ACRE
GROWN ON FIVE-ACRE
TRACT-HOW YIELDS
WERE OBTAINED
BY c. A. MeLsndon, Soil Improvement
Committee.

The Farm journal
Pennsylvania. conducted cotton pro
duction contest for the season OF 1912
and prizes were recently awarded 70
the three farmers producing the high
est yields per acre on five-acre test
patches.
The first prize Of a gold medal ana
one thousand dollars (s1,OOO.OO was
awarded to J. o. M. Smith, Commerce.
Georgia; the second prize Of a silver
medal and five hundred dollars
$500 OO) went to s. ]. White, Sumter.
South scarolina; and the third prize
of a bronze medal and two hundred
and fifty dollars (s25O.OO) 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'
tiyation, and proper harvesting.
The winner of the first prize APP
piled per acre 2.20o pounds Of COM
plete fertilizer (1o-2-2), analyzing 10
per cent Of phosphoric acid, per
cent ammonia, and per cent Of pot.
ash He also used 1900 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 INIT
cotton per acre on the test patch was
1880 pounds. or approximately three
bales. Cotton at 40 cents per pound
and seed at $1,000 per ton. the average
yield Of 1s5 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 ss25so for the
lint and seed, making q difference in
returns per acre of s54s.So.
The winner of the second prize used
per acre 1000 pounds OF complete
fertilizer $3.50, analyzing 5 per cent
of phosphoric acid, 3 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 1,1s7
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 22O pounds of lint per acre In South
Carolina last year amounted to $lO5.l2
for the lint and seed; whereas the
yield of 1897 pounds Of lint per acre
on this patch sold for s55692 for the
lint and seed, making q difference in
returns per acre Of S45l.SO'
The winner of the third prize APP
plied 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 Petescn's Improved
seed, and his yield of lint cotton per
acre on the test patch was l,O4o
pounds. or slightly over two 5O0-pound
bales Cotton at 40 cents per pound
and seed at $4,000 per ton, the average
weld. Of $50, pounds Of lint per acre
in North Carolina last year amounted
to s1S3.72 for the lint and seed. where
as the yield OF 1,040 pounds of lint
uer acre on this patch sold for s4s3.s4
for the lint and seed. making a diff
ference in returns per acre OF s36o.lz.
Taking into consideration the cost
of Kicking and handling the extra
amount of cotton produced and the
extra amount Of fertilizer applied on
these test patches. there is still bal.
ance II returns in favor Of these high
ar Yields of from $4,000 to $4,000 per
acre. which Is well worthy OF the
deepest consideration on the part or
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 win besthe keynote OF success.
This can be accomplished BY prsctic-
Inr more intensive methods, including
/ the intelligent use Of commercial Ter
,il,zers. To obtain the best results IN
producing cotton a liberarspplication
n complete fertilizer should be MADE
=, ulanting time. and where the bon
wssvil IS not present side applications
are usually made with profit
A pamphlet containing results 90
,.,nsd IN 1919 By these and other prom.
ipeut cotton farmers Is now in course