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BULLETIN 511, U. S, DEPARTMENT OF AGEICULTUEE. 



Table XI. — Tillage practices with cotton in Pemiscot County, Mo., shoiving depths of 

 plowing, implements used in order of use, number of tirnes each is used, and normal 

 acre yields. 



[In columns 5 to 9 and 11 to 18 the figures show the order in which the implement was used on the several 

 farms; as, l=first working or cultivation, 2=second working or cultivation, etc.] 





Plowing. 



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14 



15 



16 



17 



18 



19 



20 



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6 

 4 

 8 

 6 

 4 

 5 

 3 

 5 

 4 

 4 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 6 

 8 

 6 

 4 

 4 

 5 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 4 



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2 

 5 

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3 

 2 

 5 

 3 

 4 

 4 

 3 

 2 

 3 

 2 

 2 

 4 

 2 

 2 

 1 

 2 

 4 

 2 

 2 

 1 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 3 

 3 



1 





4 



5 

 3 



6 



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6 

 5 

 7 

 6 

 6 

 9 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 6 

 7 

 5 

 6 

 5 

 7 

 7 

 5 

 4 

 6 

 5 

 6 

 5 

 6 



1,200 



2... . 



1,2,4,5 

 1 





1,200 



3 



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1,3 



1.2 



2,4 



1,4 



3 



1 



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2,3.6,7 

 2 to 6 

 2 to 5 





4,5 



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3 

 3 

 2 



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 2 



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6 

















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2 to 5 

 2 to 5 

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 2 to 5 

 2,3,4 

 3,4,5 

 2 to 5 











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2 

 3 

 2 

 2 



4 



1 



2 





1 









800 



9 













1,500 



10 ... 



1 









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1,400 



11 













1,.5 

 6 





1,000 



12 









1,3 

 2 

 2 



2 



1 



1 









1,200 



13 



1 

 'i' 



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1 

 1 

 1 







6 



7 

 1,3,4.5 





1,000 



14 











62 



1,300 

 1,000 



15 



1 

 2 



4 

 2 





1 

 1 



3 



1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 







4 



6 



2,3 



5 

 5 

 6 

 6 



16 









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2,3,4 

 4,5 

 2,3 

 2 to 5 

 2,3,4 

 2 to 6 

 2 to 5 

 lto6 

 2,3,4 

 2 to 5 



1,000 



17 





1,3 



7 

 4,5 







1,200 



18 



7 





1,000 



19 





2 



1,.500 



20 



1 







1 



1 



1,500 



21 



2 



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2 

 2 

 2 

 1,3 

 2 







1 



1, 250 



22 











1,000 



23 















1,750 



24 



1 









5 

 1 





1,000 



25 





3 



6 





1,000 



















Farms 

 using, 

 per ct . 

 Aver- 

 age. 



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60 



40 



64 



20 



72 



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20 



■J ^ 



60 



8 



84 



32 



24 



12 



40 



12 









6 



1,200 





































o Shovel plow. 



6 One-horse spring-tooth cultivator. 



Large tracts of land are owned by a few men. This land is divided 

 into farms of 100 to 150 acres and rented to white tenants on a cash 

 basis. About 50 per cent of the farms are worked by tenants. 

 Often the land is rented for cash and then sublet on a share basis. 



The principal crops grown are cotton> corn, and alfalfa. No set 

 rotations are practiced, and cotton is often planted on the same land 

 for a number of years. Alfalfa does exceptionally well here and is 

 grown on every farm. The yield is from 2 to 5 tons of hay per acre. 

 TKe cotton yields are high, but the quantity produced is limited by 

 the labor available for picking. 



Cotton and hay are the principal money crops, although some corn 

 is sold. Enough hogs are kept to supply meat for home demands, 



