FAEM PEACTTCE IN THE CULTIVATION OF COTTON. 



PREPARATION AFTER PLOWING. 



The type of soil and the prevailmg tillage methods determine what 

 implements are used in preparing the cotton land after plowing. 

 Table VI is presented to show these implements. It also shows the 

 areas in which each implement is used and to what extent it is 

 employed. 



Table VI. — Practices with cotton in nineteen regions surveyed relating to tillage after plow- 

 ing and before planting, showing implements used and average number of workings. 



[The key letters under "Region surveyed" refer to the location of farms studied, as follows: A= Pemiscot 

 County, Mo.; B=Mississippi Delta; C=Robeson County, N. C; D=Mecklenbuxg County, N. C; E = 

 Barnwell Covmty, S. C; F=Pike County, Ga.; G=Tift County, Ga.; H=GiIes County, Tenn.; 1= 

 Bulloch County, Ga.; J=St. Francis County, Ark.; K=Ellis County, Tex,; L=Chambers Coimty, Ala.; 

 M=Johnston County, Okla.; N=JeiTerson County, Fla.; 0=LincoIn Parish, La.; P=Lavaca County, 

 Tex.; Q= Houston County, Tex.; R=Monroe County, Miss.; S=Bexar County, Tex.] 





Harrow. 



Roller. 



Cuiti 





Region surveyed, 

 (fig. 1). 



Spike- 



tooth. 



Disk. 



Spring-tooth. 







Farms 

 using. 



Of all 

 work. 



Farms 

 using. 



Of all 

 work. 



Farms 

 using. 



Of all 



work. 



Farms 

 using. 



Of all 

 work. 



Farms 

 using. 



Of all 

 work. 



A 



Per ct. 



72 

 88 



Per ct. 



38.5 

 47 



Per ct. 

 20 

 8 

 32 

 64 

 40 

 60 

 48 

 44 

 24 



Per ct 



8 



6 

 10 

 21 

 12 



19.5 

 14.5 

 13.5 



7 



Per ct. 



Per ct. 



Per ct. 



8 



Per ct. 

 3 



Per ct. 

 20 

 20 



Per ct- 

 7.5 



B 



8 



4 



10 



C 









D 



84 



30 













E. 













F 



20 

 20 

 80 



8 

 6 

 33 













G 











52 

 16 

 68 



15 5 



H 





. . 



20 



6 



5 



I 







20 



J 



96 

 68 



70.5 

 38.5 













K. ... 















8 

 20 



4.5 



L 















10.5 



M 



72 

 S 

 28 

 88 

 96 

 48 

 84 



44.5 

 5 



12.5 

 48 

 51 

 29 

 40.5 



16 



9 













N 































P 

















Q 















8 

 12 

 36 



4.5 



R 



12 

 8 



7.5 

 3.5 











7.5 



S 











15.5 





















For bedding. 



1-horse 1-shovel 



plow to lay off 



rows. 



Fertilizer dis- 



Average 

 number 



of 

 workings. 



Region 



sujveved 



(fig- i). 





Turning plow. 



Lister. 



tributor. 





Farms 

 using. 



Of all 

 work. 



Farms 

 using. 



Of all 

 work. 



Farms 

 using. 



Of all 

 work. 



Farms 

 using. 



Of all 

 work. 



Farms 

 using. 



Of all 

 work. 



A 



Per ct. 



48 

 8 



Per ct. 

 18.5 

 4 



Per ct. 



Per ct. 



Per ct. 

 64 



Per ct. 

 24.5 



Per ct. 



Per ct. 



Per ct. 



Per ct. 



2 5 



B 



56 

 100 

 76 

 96 

 60 

 36 

 80 

 52 

 44 



29 

 33 



:21 



28.5 

 19.5 

 15.5 

 24.5 

 17.5 

 29.5 











2 



C 



36 



12 



36 



12 



100 



100 



100 



100 



100 



12 



100 







a 100 



100 



a 28 



88 



84 



"96 



a8 



48 



o96 



33 

 28 

 29.5 

 33 

 28.5 

 3.5 

 28.5 



■-■---- 

 33 

 15.5 

 37.5 

 31 

 52 

 4 



29.5 

 40.5 



3 



D 







3 5 



E 











100 



30 



3 5 



F 







60 



20 



3 



G 







68 

 40 

 76 



20 

 12 

 21.5 



3 5 



H 



8 



2.5 







3.5 



I 



20 



5.5 



3 5 



J 







1 5 



K 















2 



L 







84 



27.5 



60 



20 



28 

 56 

 56 

 36 



9 

 31 

 22 

 16.5 



3 



M 







2 



N 







81 

 88 



35.5 

 40 







1.5 















2 5 



P 











2 



Q 







76 

 20 



40.5 

 12 











2 



R 







24 



14.5 







1.5 



S 











2.5 























a Two-horse 1-row lister planter. 

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