The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, March 28, 1908, Page 2, Image 2
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Agricultural
^5 Department
How to Get a Good Stand '
of Cotton. ?
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Valuable Suggestions by Dr.
D. N. Barrow in Charge of la
Farm Demonstration Work c
in South Carolina. li
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Progressive Farmer: A lo
thorough I reparation is more
than half the cultivation. I>>
not plant either cotton or corn : i;(
before the land is worked into a
fine seed-bed even if jTiniiugis >
a little late. : in,
Prepare the land thoroughly ;l
and suflicien y in advance ol i;
planting so thai there is a firm 1
seed-beil. Then advoid one of
tiie most common caus s o loss
of stand ? that of planting to ? T
deep.
It is <lira best ev n where it is p
not necessary to plant upon beds y?
place tin? k ed upon a slight j;o
ridge, csp ci lly in planting | d;
early. This insures tirainvge .
ati'. warmi h and c n qu lit!;, n f
pood stand. ibe- a: mor
. o.. s\ t ? ? ii t > *? s\ 1 . -i . I i r
i>C*UV.ia I ? I p hi ?"r- ^ " U*i ' \ l III
mini; ho much than to". ii tie r\
s ocl. Wli n a '> ishoI f - ' (] i : M
tide i ii is v ry t ;t *n a detriment, I
I ecnuse tli-i . . eds are s<> c" '
that w iien lit y sietni'ti te t oy
1 if the s' ji i*i iMe w u tt ;) o
tlie row. it" dry or a little cool
we;.titer to i<?ws the "it i.limed- i,
lately around lite youny plant j p
dries out or i-; chi'le i by ill ' j
cool iiidit*, ami the plan's die
It thi - tioe^ not occur th f uinne
er is ob'iged to thin cation when j
very young,while the pi mts are iJc
delicate and a.e easily injured.
Perfect stand- ot cotron Ii ?ve r
t<
been obtained with iour pounds
ot seed ami i ; tie f-eei lias been * .
ol
properly select d and preserved
ii should never require more
than a peek j or c provided ^
(he land is in j:ood condition
and the >eul ^ p'operiy plait- ,
ed.
Pi t pare ilie land t.nnrou hi;
before p'anting.
Use stl cted e .1 oi l:n wi. oi
? n .ion .< sw il " ii ?i ''ili i
1 " '? '1 " " I'?
I'iaut si- low?n u ov;n o:u - |
r. urtli inch in dep h on a firm hI
bed. i.t
I'" : ov. planting w ia a lo'h-r
and us? care that ihe ce 1 <iidl
i not iit a tri ncli. j I? i.: \\ i I
vvaph dirt into hen-h ami bury )
too de 'p. j o
Be -uio thai sal b d i well o
di uined. 11>
With tho.-.e pro :iu;j lis there o
should be no (bill' ul:}' in ecur ( h
iae a fand of either cot'on o-oi
corn libs ye. r. The e (lire i i.. ->t
i l<-r norm .1 co:. li'ions nel ti
are applicable with ail ordi iarj' i<
seasons and poils. v.
Owing to the dilTcrenees in b
soil fertility it is impossible to p
give any g oral rule Jor dis-le
lances between the rows and for ii
spacing oi (he plants in the row. li
However, as some guide we give ll
tlie following: ri
On good uplands ordinarily s!
producing one half to three- t<
fourths of a bale of cotton per d
acre, plant in rows four leet st
apart and give not less than six d
teen inches space between plants p
in the row.
On rich bottom lands where tl
excessive stalks are produced, U
THE LAN<
ant in rows not less thau five
et apart and give two feet
>ace between plants in the row.
icrease or decrease these disnees
(rows and spaces) ae>rding
to the strength of the
ii and the usual size of tbe cot
plants.
On post-oak 11 its and alluvial
lids like tie Mississippi botmiis,
give full distance between
te rows o as to make a broad
>ige tor the plants and provide
r surface drainage.
1). N. Barrow.
eaitful at Hint tli it littlo <onqh. (lot
uiething right away: souio good reliable
lui'i'j that will mow tho b >wcls. Iwiiuo's
Laxaive (,oug .Syrup nets gontlv yet
oinptly on tbo 1) >woU and allays inlliniation
at tiio sumo time It is plensaut to
Uc am! is ospoot iliy reuomiraudGd for
ildicn. as it tn-stos nearly as good us ma<>
sugar. koM by all druggists.
:ow to Help Yourself to
Hold Your Cotton.
Ik Progressive Fanner.
Helore we farmers go too far
setting our stakes for tl is
Mr. will i not be worth while
r us to take a sensible view o.
lings and re > "where we are
V Weoudit to oo'i at things
otn ;t bnsi less standpoint and
< 4i w c iniiot a: mime our f
ir? 'hi ir so us to in t 'i'iy
n i 11 . hat in iv ar?*?e.
MK K \IS,.l) II )<; \NI> II ?M INV.
A- you v *il now, wo ' avc
1st p s (I I lir i'i :li a t Tt'i >1
my panic and while t.iin at
cs n' loo a iioj.o..il, tliev are
? no m 11ia tiled, nor will
' > b * h'T soaij time to e >tne.
lie grounds wed i fion u di a
rrible upheaval wdl make
dims <}ui o rough to * a titni a'
ist. Theref ro, for this \ ear,
think it vininen ly proper lor
? to ke< p on ot deb as much
. jio-si.iie and make every ef rf
we are capable of to raise
le.i.y o home-supplies Plenty
hoj: and hominy should be tin
iruu r's slogan lor t!ii-> year,
his rule holds goal any year;
u< ier this yeat, c iocially.it
u amlatoiy. 1' i a t If *vint
fa i i a' no farmer can bo
idepeuib-nt or oven have ti.<
pmiranoo of r vitli hi-corn
ib d . >o .ehoil a; in < 'li c i,..1
. '<i i . . 'I'l.n ? f t. ....
. *i U> . ? U*J '< u;? MU HI*
may 1 old up under it longer
.an s ii 1 o others, but in the h;wiu.i-up
b s o'id ^ the Fame.
N'T l)I.l?KND ON COM TON I ()U
YOI K HAT IONS.
The cur o of this gig. in tie
' ly. I h ' Inr iiu' ot !< oil stulhi
:? r at tor year bears upon the
>1 on farm' r n m >ra ways 'han
i . In hi* strea; battle for bett r
ri ' n. it st ;!bear eb'a eni
l the whole world, no one tiling
as given him so much trouble
r ha sq s'ootl in the way ol iiii'.c
'- and weakened h:s prsi?
>n i-o much as t o fac' ill it n
r e po 'i a ot cotton farmer.re
in d bt 1 >r lood hi u 11 foi
oth in in a ?d be a < . All ex
erience has shown that it is
xc< edingly dillicult and almost
nposnble lor any farmer to holt
is cotton wlio buys his rations
hat if, without greatly einbar
ns^iuins creditor, and this
liould never lie done it possible
> prevent it. Debt is, even un
er tlie most favorable circnm
tances, a hard master. I>ut
et>t made by buying homo sup
lies which can be so easily rais1
is a preventable blunder
lerebv making it almost equa
> a crime. With our present
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1. Southern farmer i>? l>e cauuht ?i
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1 KAISK SU1TLIKS ON SOME OF YOUK
; COTTON LA NO.
Putting into practice this first I
i s'op to all-round good (arming, c
) the raising of home supplies e
- will, in itself, help to solve the 1
* cotton acreage problem, and ^
t this problem is always an ex- a
ceedingly difficult one to manage. \
It will be worth more in this n
, direction by actually requiring c
1 and using some of the best acres s
fcj that would otherwise be planted li
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10 Quick
ake advantage of our swe
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Goods, Notions, Embroid
etc. This stock has bee
'K t
ut $5,ooo, and must now
less of cost in order to
r immense stock of
w
ArM
Men's
We
we wexpect to handle ex
ure. No use quoting pric<
y that this is a nice stoc
ratively new, selling at
nd we guarantee to sell y<
it cheaper than you can bu
ll or make you a present
business. The goods will
Yours truly,
i min1 idi minim ibhhiiiiimii i cwjsraarj
:t-.'Ml:aTs:^ H /:>
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0 cotton I ?r t'10 purine ol m th<
?isiiiK your home supplies. l>o nod I
his. cotton 1'armer, mi' 1 the roy-j spare
1 road to hiyh r prices lor your fried
rout staple, cotton,will bo made when
trai^h', smooth ami ea v ! You lion (
Vill ben man with a copnlry, fect
herelore a hotter citizen ! Isn't punil
t worth a trial? ^a]
how to mekt yoi'k ol'i'onhnts. the
Kail to do this and you fall j chant
>ack once more info the ''slouch more
>1 despond" and your frantic nents
dlorts to force Wall Street to You <
?is knees will end in ftiiltire! other
Veil do they know the fact that shelt<
m empty larder is a mighty force
)0'>r thing for a farmer to wage just 1
l still' tight on. But with your outla
ribs full of corn, with your til yo
moKchouses full of meat, with one t
iay in the stack and potatoes stipp!
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? cellar, with plenty ?>l milk
butler, to say nothing of
-ribs and hack-bone and
chicken in abundance,
3 i> to ?t man, or combina
?l men, who can put their
upon your neck with imLy
?
rry out the above plan and
ii si 11 ?? curtain reveals a
:ed scene. Vou are once
able to meet your oppoi
upon an equal footing,
can roll your cotton or any
commodity under your
3r and defy the world or
them to give you a fair and
compensation for all your
y of sweat and toil. Unu
have accomplished tlrs
liing, the raising of home
lies, your nose will ever