Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-09


strains of Wilt Resistant Toole and
Lewis 60 have proven most satisfac-
tory.
Among the varieties averaging
about L IA inch staple, Express,
Weber, and Dixififi give the best
yields. None of these varieties as
a rule give as high yield as the
short staple varieties recommended
above, but the value of the lint is
higher and in many cases a higher
value per acre is received for the
cotton.
Meade Long Staple upland, which
has a staple Of from 1 IL to 1 ga
| inches, is proving very popular in
| some sections, but since 1t must be
ginned on a roller gin to secure the
| in communities where arrangements
| can be made to handle the crop.
| Georgia State College Of Agricul-
ture Bulletin 200, Cotton Variety
Tests gives more detailed LED informa-
! 1t is not enough to grow cotton of
a good variety, but it is very essen
tial to plant pure. well-selected seed
of that variety if the highest yield
is to be obtained; Cotton seed de-
and where the grower does not care
| to select his own seed he should Sc
cure pure selected seed from some
reliable breeder every few years.
All planting seed should be run
through a fan mill or cutler to re-
move light seed before planting as
experiments have shown that heavy
seed give a more vigorous stalk and
higher yield although no perma-
nent improvements can be effected
IN this way. For methods Of "Seed
Selection on the Farm" see Georgia
State College of Agriculture Bulle-
tin No 241.
Planting should be done as soon
as the soil warns up in the spring.
NO particular dates can be given.
as there is considerable variation
in different seasons and the grower
must exercise his own judgment as
to when cold weather is over. Plant
ing TOO early is poor economy since
COTTON is very sensitive to cold and
II the plants are not killed they are
Cotton that is planted early in the
season and receives no setback prac-
tlca!ly always makes the highest
yield.
Plenty of seed should be used, es-
pec1ally If the land is little rough
or dry; At least one bushel per
acre should be planted and under
certain conditions it will pay to use
more.
There are many types of good
planters on the market but those
that put the seed down in a con-
ment as a board or split wheel for
packing the soil firmly on top of
the seed are most satisfactory.
with the one-horse planters It is
usually more satisfactory to open
the row with a separate implement
in order to get the rows straight and
uniform distance apart The
planter should follow Immediately
oehlnd the plow, however, in order
to get the seed in the fresh. moist
soil. 4-SI
Planters of the dropper type are
not usually satisfactory unless the
SOIL is in extremely good condition
and a continuous drill usually gives
better stand and makes the cot
ton easier to thin to the proper stand.
Two row planters can be used to adj
vantage in large fields that are free
from stumps as they save time and
labor.
Rolling the field after plantin Oft
en- results in much better stand,
especially when it is somewhat dry.
A part of the cotton on the college
farm has been rolled with a cor
rugated roller for several years and
has resulted in quicker termination
and a better stand in nearly all
cases.
When a heavy rain packs the soil
and forms a crust after the seed are
planted, the field should be gone over
with a spike tooth harrow or weeder
as soon as dry enough. This breaks
the crust and kills one crop of grass
and weeds allowing the cotton to
come up on clean seed bed.
Where the land has been we'll pre-
pared and is free from stumps and
rocks a weeder or spike tooth har-
row should be run over it just before
chopping. The weeder is most sat-
isfactory for this work and should
be run directly across the rows. The
fields can be covered very rapidly
with this implement. and the cost OF
chopplng and subsequent cultivation
will be very materially reduced. When
done properly there will be no dam
age to the stand and the plants are
left clean and in excellent condition
for chopping. Often the weeder may
be run over the cotton twice before
chopping as it can be done very
rapidly.
The general custom in preparing
cotton for chopping is to leave the
cotton on ridge by the operation of
barring off," but experiments show
that this is a very poor practice, and
should be resorted to only in wet
weather when the grass is about to
take the cotton and can be killed in
no other way. 1t allows a very rapid
loss of moisture that is often needed
by the plants. Where it is done at
all the disk cultivator running strad-
die the row does good work and
leaves only slight ridge.
Where a weeder has been used a