Sturdayuary,14,J
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(19) 43
By B. LI MOSS
MicVissiDDl ReiaiES, Sccoadl Thee increases, yield per acre de-
jniHiniiT . . - ' ceases. So, then, unless the premium
in vuiiu" - . . ior a lonerer staole is sffinnt tn nff.
rArTTinijre-boUVeevil times.'Missis- set the decreased yield, it is not eco-
h cnilarfv-staod-secorid in cottoir ?omxcaily Practicable to grow the
ductioT being -surpassed - only; 'by staple cotton.
friea sDy, ueorgia ana oeueve, Dut unproved, that the length
: South Carolina, and of time a boll remains unopened on
Jn -isomev years by ' the stalk has a-direct influence on the
Arkansas ana umz length of ffie staple. If the bolls pop
y homa - A ; - open quickly, I believe we have more
..pwevcrmc wee- or less immaturity, and this means a
ml is now practical- shortened, weakened fibre. This year,
M j A is ur 1Ilsl"CJc, we naa a very early open-
ana oonui wroiina, incr Gt cotton in most section nf the
Texas
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and.: these states
have fallen -off tre-
mM0SS - .ton production.
Georgia, for instance1 in her biggest year
Belt, and I believe the staple suffered
accordingly.
It jeems to me that the established
staple-producing sections as a rule
before the weevil ginned about 2,750,000 have rather heavy clay soils, strong in
bales, wnereas ner -jii -crop : is piacea iwua mm iciamve oi nioisiure.
at 840,000 bales by the Depaf tment of On such soils naturally the bolls are
Agriculture, a dt op K of i nearly 2,000,000 slow in opening, giving the staple am-
bales, or around 70 per .Cent.' The Gov-- pie time to mature. The shortest
ernment estimate for. trie-leading' cotton staples are, on the other hand, pro
states for 1921 are given below
Texas ...... .:.....1...i.V. ,200,000
Mississippi .,.. 870,000
Arkansas ,V. ' S6QJXQ
Georgia ' 840,000
North Carolina,,,, "800,000
South Carolina. 760,000
Alabama r.....,....v 653,000 .
Oklahoma . - 530,000
J udging the future by the past I think
it is quite safe to say that it will be many
years before Georgia' and': South Caro
lina get back to their; production of pre
weevil times. Mississippi'and Louisiana
have now had the rweeYii for or lo
duced on thin, light sandy lands, soils
that naturally favor early opening.
Now I believe that a cotton with say
an inch-and-a-quarter staple can
be brought to the thin, poor sandy
Jands of the Lower South, and m five
years the staple will be an inch or less.
On the other hand, I believe a three-fourths-inch
cotton can be taken to
the Delta and grown on' good strong
land for five years, and the staple wrll
run an inch and possibly better.
Holding as I do these beliefs, I nat-
years, ana tney are sun tar unaer wnat uraily question tne wisdom oi tnose aa-
they produced in" the old days: In "fact, visors of the farmer who urge that we
I don't see, with the weevil now prac- all produce cotton of a longer staple.
tically all over the Cotton .Belt how it Before such advice is so indiscrimi-
will be possible to" make such, bumper natelv civen. it should have the facts
r, ...a n A. ! KJ IfllI . '11 .f ?i T1
crops as we made in 1911 and 1914.
Applying Fertilizers for Cotton
TN APPLYING :fertihzers .for -cotton,
1 after land is .bedded the first time, I
ihrow back one furrow with a turn plow,
on this I put my mixture of acid and
nitrate, and then finish bedding out. A
harrow is then run over the bed just
ahead of the planter, to put theseed bed
in good condition.
as to its wisdom back: oi it. inese
facts are not yet available, and will not
be until our stations make some accur
ate tests over a period of years. This
I hope they will do.
The Cotton Market Situation
THE cotton market started the new
year with a bad setback. The decline
amounted to about cent. Just De-
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By thus putting rth$ fertilizer on -one there was considerable buying in antici
furrow I get it at what I consider-just
about the right depth.; I do not like to
put it in the water furrow, as the little
plant roots do not come in contact with
it quickly enough. v ,
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Nitrate for the Early Garden Crops
C TABLE manure of course, is .a great
garden f ertilizerfand shoufd je used
l iberally, along with acid "phosphate. But,
for the early garden especially," nitrate
of soda is splendid, and .should be useT
liberally. Cabbage, mustard, turnips, and
other crops that should, make -a quick, -vigorous
growth, are particularly re
sponsive to applications of nitrate..
pation of a better feeling with,the turn
nf the vear. which placed the market
in a vulnerable position. Some unto
ward developments just at the turn
caused sudden reversals of sentiment
and a sharp break in prices resulted.
The developments referred to included
some discordant notes in the harmony
at the arms conference, and bank trou
bles at Chicago. These caused acute
depression in grain and stocks, and the
feeling was reflected in cotton.
Intrinsically, cotton is in as strong a
position as ever. Consumption is pro
ceeding at a rate well in excess of last
vear. and the trade has now become
used to the surprising bureau estimate
In the winter and earlv snrine- months, of the crop at 8,340,000 bales'. Before
the weather is sn' rnnl that- th nitrntren the estimate, it had become evident
ion.. I :. . 1 J .'. 1 iLl 1 J.-
that the total f would approximate
&000,000 bales, but it seems that the
bureau has gone a little too far the
other way. However, that is a small
matter, and not worm disputing aver.
well in hand, but holdings, need to be
marketed with prudence and restraint'.
W. T, WILLIAMS.
Savannah', Ga.
in manure is only slowly available, and
the immediately soluble "nitrogen ' in
nitrate of soda, is, very helpful in pro
moting vigorous growth, Aside-dress-mg
at the rate of MO tn ISO nntmdner
acre shortly before & the: most vigorous The-matter of a cotton supply is fairly
o -lxl ia ucsii cu wiu, generally : uu ; ic
work.. . 1 " -
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What Are the Factor That Affect
Lengthrbf Staple in Cotton?
A SATISFACmRanswer lother
question above : T should gf eatly,
hke to ha vr preferably' from our ex-;
Penment stations'; andJas. a-" result- of
years of careful tests. " We have'many
theories as.. to: why one section' .will
produce cotton ofa better staple than
other sections, but so" far 4. haven't
Seen miirfl 1o'firi ' A I.-'4Ua- . . 1 '.. A L. i ...i n( if nn
aK.4 -rv.Y;""v v vyci :-!,M. cent potasn auu -.u .pui,uiwvy "v
ctusenCe Of- this.- these 'thprtripmst J nlontino- time. I think
J , ...... rtT -rr.. . ...r . ... y UVA" .fc-Aiw .. -
I have convinced .him that tnis aoes
not . oav: 1 am . advising an vi iuy
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Use Fertilizers Intelligently
FOUND one farmer recently who
has been tising 6 pen cent potash on
his1 corn and this "on red clay land,
says J. R. Clark, Richland County, S.
C, agricultural agent. , "He had used
last year-about 600 -pounds per acre
of a '- mixed tertinzer coniaiumg u pci
main theories, only,
ceit should grow cotton iwith.a staple -.farmers (1) against the use of fertilizer
01 an mcr or ,betterbut Js'this "eco-"- without; first . determining, what . they,
norrncaliy practicable? -"A rather care-V.need anL what "amount will be best;
Jul study pf -variety tests atvariousahd (2) not to. spend money for high
southern, stations leadsme to believe" priced ingredients from which they, will
at, as a general rule as length fcof not get adequate fetprns.";- ;'
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