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BULLETIN^ 511, IT. S. DEPAETMENT OP AGRICULTURE. 



turning plow on each side of the bed. These beds are then harrowed 

 down with a spike-tooth harrow until they are only 3 or 4 inches 

 liigh. Sometimes a disk harrow or 1-horse cultivator may be used 

 for levehng down the bed. 



Tlie cotton is planted on tliis shght bed mth a 1-horse planter. 

 The rows are about 4 feet apart and 3 to 4 pecks of seed are planted 

 per acre. When chopped, the stalks are left from 15 to 20 inches 

 apart in the rows. 



Table XII. — Tillage practices with cotton in the Mississippi Delta, showing depths oj 

 plowing, implements used, number of titnes each is used, and normal acre yields. 



[In columns 5 to 10 and 12 to 21 the figures show the order in which the implement was used on the several 

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





Plow- 

 ing. 



Tillage after plowing and 

 before planting. 



Tillage after plowing. 







1 

 .9 



a 

 ft 



"3 



■a 



M 



o 





Har- 

 row. 



P 



O 



o . 



.g 



't-J 



o 



bi 

 03 



bn 

 











.s 







11 



2 

 1 

 2 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 1 

 2 

 2 

 1 

 2 

 3 

 1 

 2 

 2 

 1 

 2 

 2 



Harrow. 



Cultivator. 



f-4 







Xi 



19 



1 



m 





 ,=1 



"p 

 n 



i 

 21 



H 

 



o3 

 



22 





Farm 

 No. 



■B 

 

 



i 

 M 



'p. 



12 



1 







lib 1 



> 

 



i 

 



& . 





 



2-horse 

 4-shovel, 

 ■ with— 





s 



o 



s 



i 



a 



■S 





> 

 



tB 



17 



3 



P- 



& 



"3 



1 



2 



5 

 5 

 3 

 5 

 6 

 4 

 5 

 4 

 5 

 4 

 4 

 5 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 5 

 4 

 4 

 7 

 4 

 4 

 5 

 4 

 6 

 7 



3 



4 



1 

 1 



'i 



1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 



'i 

 1 



1 

 1 

 1 



5 



6 



7 



1 

 1 

 2 



1 



"3 



8 



9 



10 



2 



13 



14 



15 



16 



18 



20 



23 



1 



'""'i,'5 



2 

 i;2,"3,6 



13,14,15 



2, 4, 6 to 10 



3 to 7 



9 to 12 



4, 5, 7, 8, 9 



10 



1,3,4,6,7 



1,8 



1,3,5,7,9 



5 to 8 



1,8 



1,5,7,8 





(a) 



4 



5 



8,11 

 3 





15 

 10 

 7 

 12 

 9 

 10 

 7 

 8 

 9 

 8 

 8 

 8 

 9 

 12 

 6 



10 

 9 

 10 

 11 

 11 

 10 

 9 

 9 

 7 

 12 



800 



2 







1,500 



3 



1 



62 



61,2 



6 2 



} 



















1,200 



4 . 



""3 



3 







3to8 







2 







1,000 



5 











750 



6 



7,8,9 

 2,5 



2,3 





5,6 









1,200 



7 















1,200 



8 



1 

 1 





2 

 2 

 1 













2 



3 to 7 









800 



9 













(0 



' '2,"3 



2,4,6 











1,500 



10 











3 



(d)4 









2 





400 



11 . 



1 

 1 









2 

 3 





4 to 7 

 3 





1,100 



12 





2 

 1 



2 

 1 

 1 

 2 

 3 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 1,2 

 1 



88 





















1,500 



13 



01 



4,7 











(«) 



1,400 



14 

















(/) 

 2,3,5 

 3 











1,200 



15 



1 











1 



1,2 



1,2,3 













6 





1,100 



16 









4 to 10 



4 to 9 







'800 



17 









2 















750 



18 



1 

 .... 



1 

 1 

 1 



\,2 



1,2,3,5,7,9 















1,400 



19.... 

 20 









(0 





(i) 









800 









2 

 2 

 2 

 3 

 2 

 2 



2 





2,3 



1,4 

 1,2 



1,4 to 11 

 5, 7 to 10 



3 to 8 

 1,2,4,5 



3 to 7 











900 



21 



















2,3,6 





800 



22 



















800 



23 







3 



6to9 









3 







950 



24 



28 



1 









2 





900 



25 



2 



60 



8 



8 



8 



3 

 20 





2,3 





4 to 12 





1,100 



















Farms 1 



76 



24 



48 



76 



32 



36 



16 



28 



12 



24 



8 







per cent ) 

 Aver-I 



44 



9i 



1,034 





^ 







































a Cultivations 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 1% 



b Lister. 



c Cultivations 2, 4, 6, and 8. 



d One-horso sprLng-tooth cultivator. 



« Cultivations 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 9. 



/ Cultivations 2 and 3 with 1-horse spring-tooth 



cultivator; cultivations 4 to 12 with 2-horse 



sprLng-tooth cultivator. 



g Weeder. 



A Cultivations 4, 6, 8, and 10. 

 i Cultivations 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 10. 

 * Cultivations 5, 7, 9, and 11. 



