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WW- mm MM M1 1. PROGRESSIVE FARMER VOL. XXI. NO. 12. THE COTTON PLANT VOL. XXIII. NO. 11. Consolidated, 1904, with pTtie Cotton Plant, Greenville, S. C. RALEIGH, N. C, MAY 3, 1906. IcATOGSAl -J m m . 715 FANNIN 'WALKER"-1C ff3 ri nvrCXBARTOW :u.77arar2t,273ii POLK.- -13,738; 1 " GILMEU 5 : kens VI 2,048 CHEROKEEFORSYTH- 1 i: : ?.y.5;;jzi 1,768- yr. :cobb 16,620! RR0LL TOWNS LUMPK1N1 TP -X. m ' 'Ulllll rrr liiiiiiiiin '- ll f 1 1 1 1 a rvcnum 7NrnnmriM.804 ffiMJimtmrrnTti?tt!.iii m 111 .rai 111 mii in. 'L'. . 11 1 1 1 ' . rv i z j r 1 1 1 1 1 vt w 1 mmm XL COUNTIES REPORTING FROM GROWTH Of 1904: MADISON COW ETA j 1HEARQ;3 31,361 -14.82Z ;troup t21,38 S4 1IUJ 1 j 1 1 1 11 1 1 TYTTT gmTrfirT-rfl- HARRIS 25.588' ; UPSON; '13,060: BUTT! 6.729 MONROE 24.484 MORGAN 31,079 HH IN IMJJ: GREENE 16,446 OVlV f- Dl ITU IJ ' 1 I . . . LESS THAN 5,000 BALES 5,000 TO 10,000 BALES 10,000 TO 15,000 BALES rrtt." . Ti i' iurn j-Lizr a . ii r 1 1 r i t r , nCwARRENV - tnL3Ll3.859pC S 1 5,000 BALES AND OVER 4fcHJgNE5 EfflG 15.740 f ALBOTJ 12,953- BIBB. '12,134 Ltaylor" 1022j STEWARTii 19,459,4 1 I I I I I A 4126.592 rr ill. 1 1 1 H 9 SUMTER P 36.055 HOUSTON ;D00LY 36,715 V"4 RANDOLPH rri 1 - l A v i1' ' ' 1 .' J. 1 - - - ' C ALHUUW DOUGH EHTYtHt i6,9H-His. itm PEAtLV L17,28S -H-H r-ri . . tin MILLER 2,677 . BAKER J5 7,389 rtfttl f-H i F:::: 44- mm DECATUR 117.442 MITCHELL 1121,942 J ERYl m elbert: 073-: ; : LwIlkes'V I:: fifgX ttWARRENV-1 . 1 IIIM Ml M3.859JC .RICHMOND rUTNAMhANCOC3 HkOrW1 2,83 ..-d 1 8,537Gr.FrTrTrL tjw ASHNQTbNThhn i mm 46,325 m B S i iSI 8 "1ontgomer1 1 ; ; r '-Y : 4J TATTNALL A, CHATHAM :::E:4T:: - appling r J I It i 5 z Irwin ,- - - - - -1- 3,951 J "v y o SWORTH f. I WAYNE W 20,2bQttZ fp" -T N- 3.036, IV I E jV 1 ' 6.489 A I PIERCE I J NA) ft '" X::r:::;j I 4,93c 0UYNN"n il 1 1 m 1 1 n t- 1 1 JU-v P BERRIEN "WARE CV COLQUITT 'j- 13,642 639 ) ' lu M l III .T7TT CLINCH ( CAMDEN -THOMAS i::: BROOKsA-7,715 J j I :ir20,732 ; 13,999pf ' ' ' ' TL l l fjjjl :: " (J " EC336LS5 ( f WHERE GEORGIA GROWS j COTTON. This map showing the relative importance of Georgia counties in cotton production is the third and last of our series, similar maps of North Carolina and South Carolina having appeared in the two preceding is sues of The Progressive Farmer. I 3IANURING COTTON. At this season of the year many of us are considering methods of fer tilizing our various field cops, and cotton largely enters into this dis cussion and thought. While a great deal of experimental work has been done looking to mastering some of these fertilizing problems, it still re mains a fact that we are very large ly in the dark about fundamental principles of manuring. j As a rule our cotton lands j require phosphoric acid, nitrogen and; potash. Neither phosphoric acid nor! potash gives as good results when used alone as when combined with each other. Phosphoric acid alone largely sur passes no manure; but it is doubtful if potash alone is of any value. Ni trogen when combined with phos phoric acid and potash shows marked effects, but small favorable results when used alone. While it is true that nitrogen in some soils shows good results, yet phosphoric acid on the whole seems to be the controlling Weekly $1 a Year. ingredient in increasing the yield. So far as fertilizing goes, kainit and muriate seem to be about equal, while cottonseed meal and nitrate of soda are, in proportion to content, popular forms of nitrogen because of their value. Now how much manure shall we add? That depends. Fertilizers pay best on lands in good mechanical condition and well improved. Just as you cannot fatten a very lean ani mal in a few weeks by large quanti-" ties of food, so you cannot in a very short while force land into immediate fertility by any unusual quantity of chemical manures. For that reason, then, we must keep within moderate extremes if our land is not under a high state of cultivation. A second question is, "Does double dosings of fertilizers pay?" We have experiments both in favor of and against double dosings. While ni trate of soda may be applied in July, the results of tests show, "that it may be applied as effectively and certain ly more economically with the other fertilizers than it can be in one or more top dressings." In general, it may be stated that where quantities up to 500 pounds are used, it is wise to apply the same in the drill, incor porating the same thoroughly with the soil before planting. When as much as one thousand pounds are used per acre, side listing of one half the quantity, or its application broadcast, the remaining half applied in the drill, is more satisfactory. Of course let it be understood that the writer feels that this large quantity should be used only on soil that has been well prepared and well taken care of in previous years. C. W. BURKETT. Some. Marks of the Man of Honor. But there is something more, something beyond this acquired pow er of intellectual labor. As Shake speare puts it 'the purest treasure mortal times afford is spotless repu tation.' How is that treasure won? It comes by living with honor, on honor. Most of you have begun al ready to live honorably and honored; for the life of honor begins early. Some things the honorable man can not do, never does. He never wrongs or degrades a woman. He never op presses or cheats a person weaker or poorer than himself. He never be trays a trust. He is honest, sincere, candid, and generous. It is not enough to be honest. An honorable man must be generous; and I do not mean generous with money only. I mean generous in his judgments of men and women, and of the nature and prospects of mankind. Dr. Charles W. Eliot. ' ?- - r
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