146 KNAPP METHOD OF GROWING COTTON 



much cotton as three or four laborers could 

 harvest. 



On a i6o-acre cotton farm, where one third 

 of the area is devoted to corn and two thirds 

 to cotton, the ordinary equipment in the past 

 has consisted mainly of the one-horse, seven- 

 inch moldboard plow; the small Georgia plow 

 stock with sweep and shovel attachments; 

 a one-horse cotton planter; the 14-tooth V-- 

 shaped harrow, and the hoe. The entire 

 equipment for a i6o-acre farm, under the old 

 system, has been about as follows: 



8 mules @ 150.00 = 1,200 



8 7-inch moldboard plows . @ 7 . oo 56 

 8 i-horse plow stocks, with sweep 



and shovel attachments . @ 4.00 = 32 



8 V-shaped spiketooth harrows @ 4.00 = 32 



4 i-horse cotton planters . @ 5.00 20 



24 hoes @ .50 12 



i farm wagon @ 60 



I set of double wagon harness 30 



8 sets single plow harness. @ 5.00 40 



i set of repair tools .... 10 



Total , 1,492 



The cotton farmer is beginning to diversify 

 his crops and is rapidly discarding light mules 

 and one-horse implements for heavier teams 



