Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-01-27
COOPER ATIVE MARKETING
Department Devoted to the Pool Selling of All Farm Products

and the mill owners have ex-
hibited a degree of indifference
toward this matter that has
materially aggravated the situa-
ton which now exists.
Proper Grading
The farmer is entitled to
proper differential in price on
a better staple of cotton, and,
fortunately, he is in position to
obtain it now through the as
sistance which the Georgia Cot
ton Growers Cooperative assO-
citation is in position to render
him i'm seeing that his cotton is
properly stapled and graded.
This is matter of such great
Importance that I wish to en-
phasize it very strongly. Eng
lish spinners are asking for
three million bales of ! 1-16 to
1 1-4inch cotton. Georgia can
grow her share of this even I'M
der boil weevil conditions. Our
farmers can not only regain the
prestige they have lost by grow
ing properly standardized varie-
ties in the future, but they can
add to the value of our crop in
Georgia at least five million dol
lars through growing strains
which will yield a better staple
than many of those now extern
sively cultivated. .,
The varieties we recommend
for cultivation under existing
conditions. are briefly as fol-
lows: Among the big boil cotton,
College No. /, Piedmont Cleve-
land, certain selected strains of
Cooks WannamakerC cleveland,
and Texas Burr gave good
yields, and the average for sew
eral' years shows them to be con-
sistent yielders. Of the extereme-
ly early varieties, Trice and
Over-the-Top have shown up,
best. OF the long staple upland
varieties, Lightning Express and
Delfos stand out much ahead of
all others. Acala, also, gave
fair yield, but was somewhat
late in maturing. Meade did not
give a very high yield, but the
value per acre was fairly high.
Of the wilt resistant varieties,
Mathis Toole, Petty's Toole,
Councils Toole, Lewis 63 and
Dixie, all showed up well. Dixie
is somewhat later than the 9TH
err varieties, and, for that rea-
son, is not quite so desirable.
The benefits of producing cot.
ton on a community basis are
we'll illustrated by the expert
ences of the Winterville COM
munity. This work was begun
by boys taking agricultural
courses in the Vocational High
school maintained at that po.nt
through the cooperative effort
of the Georgia State College of
Agriculture, the state vocation
al board and the Winterville
community. In 1920, two boys
grew ten acres of College No. 1
cotton. In 1921 sixty acres
were cultivated. In 1922, seven
hundred and fifty acres were
cultivated. Fifteen hundred
acres will be planted in 1928.
The advantages are as follows:
The WInterville gin handled
thirty per cent of Clarke coun-
tvs crop in 1922 as compared
with twenty-three per cent in
1921. This year, fourteen hun
dred bushels of seed were sold
for 81 per bushel, whereas 9th;
er seed brought sixty cents per
bushel. The community pro-
duA,ed cotton of uniform type,
stapling 1 to 1 1-16 inches. This
is the type of cotton in the
greatest demand, and it should
bring a premium on that ac-
count. Best of all, the citizens
have learned how to cooperate,
and the school has become the
center of inspiration and leader
ship for the community.
Thorough Cultivation
After the crop has come to q
stand, chop it out Immediately.
Give frequent, shallow cultiva-
ton, thereby keeping it free of
weeds and trash. Do everything
in your power to force the plants
along as rapidly as possible.
The object of the grower, i'm
mediately after the cotton has
been chopped to stand, is to
mature a considerable part of
the crop as soon as possible. It
is surprising how quickly a crop
may be developed by shallow,
frequent cultivation, thereby
stimulating the uniform growth
and development of the plants.
If grass and weeds are kept I'M
der control and eliminated
from the field, the cotton plant
gets all the moisture and all the
food which the soil is in posi-
ton to yield. This hastens ma
turity. The well-fed cotton plant
resists disease better than the
one poorly fed and cared for.
The highly nurtured crops sets
on more bolls, and, even if the
Weevil does get q considerable
percentage of them, there are
a lot left to reach maturity. I
cannot Overemphasize the i'm
pOrtance, therefore, of early,
frequent and persistent cultiva-
ton.
The next step is to obtain a
reasonable supply of calcium ar
senate and use it judiciously in
the form of very fine dust
spray. We believe it will pay
to dust the cotton as soon as
squares begin to form, thereby
holding the weevil in check eff
fectively from the start. Dust
ing should undoubtedly be done
when the dew is on the plants,
and about three applications
should be made four days apart.
Concentrate voI1r noicop o,d