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y&i COTTON b TOP-DRESSING COTTON with 125 pounds of KAINIT per acre prcxiuced 364 pounds MORE seed cotton per acre, or top cfre&ing with 250 pounds of KAINIT per acre produced 445 MORE seed cotton per acre in tests conducted by the North ‘Carolina Experiment Station on fields damaged by Rust ih previous years. ♦ The extra cotton that KAINIT produced represents a better profit than most farmers made when lint was 12 cents per pound. Figure it out for yourself: .Subtract the cost of the iKAEWIT from the value of the extra cotton that KAINIT produced. ' The table below shows the results of this experiment. Study it carefully . ... -*..... All plats received 400 lbs. Where Top-dressed Top-dressed of 3*B-2 per acre at plant- NO KAINIT with KAINIT with KAINIT ing and 100 lbs. of nitrate was used as at 125 pounds at 250 pounds of soda top-dressing top-dressing per acre per acre Seed Cotton per Acre 775 pounds 1,139 pounds 1,220 pounds 1 Weight per 801 l 5.17 grams 6.56 grams 7.07 grams Weight of 100 Seed 9.33 grams 11.48 grams 12.44 grams Lint Index 5.41 grams 6.75 grams 7.17 grams Fiber Strength 3.38 grams 4.38 grams 4.55 grams Strong Fibers 68% 76% 83% s ‘Note ‘that the KAINIT top-dressing not only produced many extra pounds of seed cotton, it also improved the quality of the entire crop. KAINIT produced heavier bolls, heavier seed, more lint per seed, better grade, longer staple and stronger fibers. COMMITTEE MAKES SUGGESTIONS FOR TOBACCO GROWERS Succtssful growers of bright to bacco look to the Southern Tobac co Committee for its annual fer tilizer recommendations, and much interest has ben manifested in the suggestions which have been made for the ensuing year. The Tobacco Committee, which is composed of representatives of the southern experiment stations and the United States Department of Agriculture, meets each year to consider experimental results and study the plant food requirements of tobacco. With reference to side dressing, which is an important operation in tobacco fertilization, the Committee says: “Experiments indicate that the acre value of tobacco may be ma terially increased bv additional THE ZEBULON RECORD, ZEBULON, NORTH CA ROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 8,1938 potash. It is therefore suggested that 60 to 120 pounds to the acre of actual potash be applied in most cases as an additional side dressing within 30 days after transplanting.” Where high topping is practiced and heavy yields are expected best results have been obtained from the use of a mixture containing 3 percent nitrogen, 8 to 10 percent available phosphoric acid, and 8 to 10 percent potash when used at the rate of 800 to 1200 pounds per acre. It is suggested that fertilizers be placed in bands three to four inches to the sides of the row at the approximate level of the roots, and the plants be set between these bands, or be thoroughly mixed with the soil. Patronize Our Advertisers. N. C. COTTON GROWERS OVERLOOK BIG MARKET Every year Noith Carolina mills consume twice as much cotton as is grown in the State—but thous ands of bales of North Carolina cotton must be exported because local mills don’t want it. Some mills send out to Texas and California for the kind of cot ton they want, cotton that could be grown in this State, said P. H. Kime, agronomist at the N. C. Ag ricultural Experiment Station. The mills prefer a medium staple cotton from 15-16 to 1 1-16 inches in length and of good quality. When they buy, they want large, ever-running lots of these lengths in order to produce a uniform grade of fabric. North Carolina could supply a good part of this demand if grow ers in the different communities * v i TTrTTr~r r •*" - . i Hgg % IC&gjji •tUL •••» ’ I j|||lrM 1 Wjtk 'y| J9K s ' mv hHSIWW ..rrS! tSj&SfoO* flfijjg*’" > ” I x 3 jmt. % PROFITS START WHEN YOU STOP RUST! I * NORTH CAROLINA EXPERIMENT STATION PRODUCED 1,243 POUNDS. The potash recommends top-dressing cotton with 125 was equally effective applied at planting to 250 pounds of KAINIT or 50 to 100 or as a top-dreasing. ' pounds of MURIATE per acre on fields wnnnjntw ~ , .. , , ... . OEORGU. COASTAL PLAIN EXPERIMENT which rusted in the past and where the fer- , . . . c . . . . . STATION produced 1,092 pounds of seed tilizer contains only 3% potash. . . . , ._ _ - cotton per acre with 600 pounds of 3-9-5 SOUTH CAROLINA EXPERIMENT STATION fertiliser. By adding 50 pounds of MURl found that 120 pounds of MURIATE per ATE top-dressing the yield was increased * acre increased the yield by 686 pounds of to 1,142 pounds, with 100 pounds of seed cotton per acre. In these tests, fer- MURIATE the yield was 1,221 pounds, tilizer was used at 600 pounds per acre: with 150 pounds of MURIATE the yield 5-10-0 produced 557 pounds of seed cotton, was 1,316 pounds and with 200 pounds of 5-10-5 produced 1,015 pounds and 5-10-10 MURIATE the yield was 1,403 pounds. IT WILL PAY YOU to get the extra yields and extra quality that extra potash adds to your crop at such very low extra cost. PROFITS START WHEN YOU STOP RUST! Use fertilizer well-balanced with 8 to 10% NV POTASH at planting; or top dress with 100 pounds of NV MURIATE per acre, 200 pounds of NV KAINIT, or use a mixed-goods top-dresser containing plenty of genuine NV POTASH. All of these are on sale by your fertilizer man. o N.V. POTASH EXPORT MY., Hurt Bldg., ATLANTA • Royster Bldg., NORFOLK NOTE: All fttiliamr ansfr—« aws<fcs«rf sAors arm mprmmit as R-f-X rndtrofn. phouphotic acid ana x>tmth. would ‘‘standardize’’ a good varie ty. When all growers in a communi ty plant the same strain of seed, they reduce the chances of the seed becoming mixed with other strains and they produce fairly large quantities of uniform coton. This is just what the mills are looking for. If all strains producing staples shorter than 15-16 inch or longer than 1 1-16 inch were discontinued, there would still be too many va rieties grown in the State. Five or six varieties should be enough for the entire State. Whole counties and groups of counties would find it profitable to standardize one variety. They could put on the market huge lots of uniform cotton that would com mand a higher price, and buyers would be glad to pay it on order to get what they want. MORE MEASLES, FEWER TEACHERS NEXT YEAR The present wide-spread epidem ic of measles in this state has brought complications unknown years ago. Then, the only matter to be considered outside the per sonal danger to the patient was the fact that so many days might be lost from school that promotion was doubtful. Now, there is the matter of attendance as a whole to be most seriously studied by teachers. Under present rulings the number of teachers to be em ployed for next term is decided by the attendance made this term. If too many are out because of an epi demic the fact is no more reckoned with in figures than if they had stayed out to pick cotton or to play. That is why a number of schools have closed entirely until measles shall have run its course
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