CHAPTER IV 



COTTON CULTURE 



PREPARATION of Seed Bed. Where 

 possible to do so, break the land in the 

 early fall or winter. This breaking should 

 be done on most soils before December first. 



If an ordinary turning plow is used, break 

 one or two inches deeper than usual, cutting 

 a narrow furrow slice in order to set the furrow 

 on edge to prevent bringing the subsoil to the 

 surface. 



The disk breaking plow is especially suited 

 for this fall breaking as it brings but little of 

 the subsoil to the surface. If a disk plow can 

 be secured, use it and go down as deep as 

 possible. 



On well-drained lands the fall breaking may 

 be done broadcast. On poorly drained lands 

 it is better to throw up in high beds or ridges in 

 order to give drainage and to thoroughly aerate 

 the soil during the winter. 



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