178 KNAPP METHOD OF GROWING COTTON 



soil, and the best methods of tillage, the yield 

 of all crops on the average cotton farm could 

 be more than doubled. The average small 

 yield of the cotton farm compared with what 

 it might be is a heavy tax to pay for ignorance 

 and careless management. How long shall 

 we continue such methods ? This is a question 

 that must be answered, not only for our own 

 good, but for posterity. 



