40 Food fou Plants. 



A ft IT having ■ selected the right 

 The Right, variety for your h)cality, the best speci- 



Variety. mens of the plants should be saved for 



seed. There is a growing demand for 

 the long stai)le upland varieties. It is just as easy and 

 twice as profitable to feed the thorough-bred plants as 

 it is to feed the low grade lint producer. 



Nitrate of Soda is the best top dresser 

 Nitrate for cotton. Other materials and brands 



of Soda may be offered at less cost per ton, but 



Best for they as a rule do not contain as much 



Cotton. available Nitrogen as is necessarj^ for 



cotton. They are frequently only very 

 slowly availa])le and recpiire a heavier rate of applica- 

 tion, resulting in much higher cost ])('r acre and lower 

 efficiency. 



Cotton land should be prepared very early, and 

 thorough deep plowing and cultivation are necessary up 

 to the time the squares form. 



Some planters sow crimson clover at the last cultiva- 

 tion of the cotton which protects the soil from washing 

 during the following winter, and provides a certain 

 amount of forage for animals. If the preceding crop 

 is crimson clover it should be plowed under about the 

 middle of February. 



About the time of planting cotton in 

 Time to the spring, apply the Nitrate of Soda by 



Apply broadcasting it evenly by hand or by 



Nitrate. machine, over the entire surface of the 



cotton field you are fertilizing, at the 

 rate of 150 pounds per acre, which in bulk is equal to 

 about IVo bushels. 



"\Ve recommend, wherever possible, the application of 

 Nitrate just before the last harroA^nng of the land before 

 seeding. If this is not possible or convenient, then broad- 

 cast before the first cultivation of the cotton. If the tim.e 

 for these earlier applications has passed, apply just 

 before the last cultivation. If put on before planting 



