The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-10-27
FIVE BALES TO ACRE
SAID TO Be POSSIBLE
TEXAS FARMER CLAIMS FIVE
TO SEVEN HUNDRED BOLLS
TO STALK ON BIG TRACT.
iOWN AS MULBERRY COTTON
Planted in Sandy Loan Soil, and Not
withstanding Poor Stand and Long
Drouth Remarkable Yield Was OBJ
tanned. Variety a Texas Product.

tanned. Variety a 1eXas Froduct'
Cotton farmers will tell you-and
cotton farmers know more about cot
ton than anybody except the experts"
that if there are 10 bolls to the stalk
on an acre of cotton it will make a
bale to the acre.
They will further tell you that if
you can get a bale to the acre you
are a good cotton farmer and will not
be a poor farmer long.
Well, now suppose you saw stalk
of cotton with 700 bolls on it! You
may see such stalk on the farm Of
John Christensen, a mile north OF Al
ia Iona on the road to Alvin, says
the Houston (Texas) Chronicle.
There are even more -bollS on 1t
than that" says lobe Curlee, the
manager OF the farm. But myself and
Mr.. Christensen counted 700 and then
missed a good many. But that is
enough and is hard to believe, so don't
say there are any more.
But that is not the only stalk on
the farm that has hundreds OF bolls
on it, There are seven acres OF this
cotton that will average from SO to
several hundred bolls to the stalk. 1t.
is what is known as Mulberry cotton
and Mr.. Christensen paid SIS for one
boll of the seed to get start OF the
cotton.
Has Half Stand.
Owing TO the extremely dry wealth
er Christensen got only about halt
stand OF cotton on the seven acres, but
this half a stand will make at least
two bales TO the acre.
Had we had a good season so we
could have gotten a good stand we
would have made five or six bales to
the acre" says Curlee, who says he
was raised in a cotton patch.
The cotton seed were secured from
i P. Dan George OF La Marone, Tex,
who has produced a large number OF
plants that have been ont OF the or
/ binary
The cotton seed are grated with
the mulberry tree" says Christensen.
Il believe it is the most wonderful
cotton patch in all Texas, or any
where else The weather in the vic1ni-
ty OF Alta Iona has not been favor
able for any kind of crops this sum
mer. The first patch OF cotton was
planted about May lst and had no
rain until June, so il did not start to
grow until after the first rain. An
other small patch was planted in June.
The cotton, as it is, will produce
about two bales to the acre.
On Sandy Soil.
The land on which the cotton is
grown is a sandy loan, and was never
in cultivation before this L was plow-
ed in the early spring, then disked
and narrowed and the cotton was
planted after the same fashion all
cotton is planted Some fertilizer was
placed on the land.
Both Christensen and Curlee attrib-
ute the remarkable growth OF the cot
ton to the seed.
with the general use OF this seed
IL believe the cotton industry in the
south will be revolutionized," he said.
"Why should farmers waste their
money and energy in trying to get
bale an acre when with this null
berry cotton in good years they can
get four to six bales to the acre:
When | tell people about this cot
ton patch they will not believe it. But
the patch is here for anybody to see
and there have been hundreds OF per-
sons here to see it. Every cotton
farmer who has seen it has told me
that it was the most wonderful cotton
he had ever SEEN"
Boil Is Larger.
The bo11s of the cotton are also
larger than the ordinary cotton boil.
The average stalk is from 4 to Q feet
tall. The cotton is fine grade OF sta
pie. 800 =,
farm. and Christensen intends to put
it all in cultivation with various crops,
In addition to the cotton he has 50
acres set out in grated soft shell pc
cans. He has ali kinds OF fruit trees,
such as apples, pears, peaches, apr,
cots. Japanese walnuts, all kinds OF
grapes and grapefruit, and. some f1ne
old fg orchards. He also has Il acres
OF sweet potatoes, and believes he VIII
make enough money on this one patch
to pay the expenses Of the farm next
year.