I^ARM PRACTICE iiSf THE CULTIVATION OP COTTON. 



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SURVEY IN ELLIS COUNTY, TEX. 



Ellis County is located in the northeastern part of Texas. The 

 tillage records for this county (Table XXI) were taken near Waxa- 

 hachie. This is one of the most prosperous farming counties in the 

 State. The soils are exceptionally fertile and the seasons are usually 

 favorable. 



Table XXI. — Tillage practices with cotton in Ellis County, Tex., showing depths of 

 ploicing, implements used in order of use, number of times each is used, and normal 

 acre yields. 



[In columns .5, 6, 7, 9, and 10 the figures show the order in which the implement was used on the several 

 farms; as, l=fij:st working or cultivation, 2=second working or cultivation, etc.] 





Plowing. 



Tillage after plowing and before 

 planting. 



Tillage after 

 planting. 





Farm No. 



Depth 

 (inches). 



Level. 



Into 

 beds. 



Spike- 

 tooth 

 harrow . 



2-horse. 



All 

 work- 

 ings. 



2-horse 



4-shovel 



cultivator 



with 



sweeps. 



All 

 cul- 

 tiva- 

 tions. 



Yield 

 (pounds). 





4-shovel 



cultivator 



with 



sweeps. 



l-row 



lister 

 planter. 



1 



2 



3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



9 



10 



11 



1 



4 



41 

 3 

 '4 

 4 

 3 

 4 

 4 



3-i 

 4' 

 4 



4 ■ 

 6 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 5 

 4 

 3 



SI- 

 S' 

 3 

 6 

 3 

 3 



1 



1 







1 

 3 

 1 

 2 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 1 

 2 

 2 

 3 

 2 

 61 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 



1 

 3 

 1 

 2 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 1 

 2 

 2 

 3 

 2 

 1 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 



lto5 



lto6 



lto4 



lto4 



lto4 



lto4 



lto5 



Itoe 



lto4 



lto5 



lto7 



1 too 



lto4 



lto4 



lto4 



lto5 



lto5 



lto4 



lto6 



(<=) 



lto5 



lto4 



lto5 



lto6 



lto6 



5 

 6 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 4 

 5 

 7 

 5 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 5 

 5 

 4 

 6 

 4 

 5 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 6 



750 



2 



3 



i" 



1 



1 

 I 



2 



1 



750 

 750 



4 







750 



5 





750 



6 







750 



7 







700 



8 







500 



9 







600 



■10 





750 



11 





600 



12 





700 



13 





500 



14 





600 



15.. 





750 



16 







650 



17 





750 



18.. . 



a2 



750 



19 



750 



20 





750 



21 . 







750 



22 





500 



23 





800 



24 . 





500 



25 





700 









Farms using, 

 per cent 





4 



96 



68 



4 



100 



2 



100 







Average 



4 



5 



684 

















a One-horse sweep. 



b Three-horse 2-row lister planter. 



c Cultivations 1 to 4, with 4-horse 2-row cultivator. 



Many rural improvements have been made, and the country is very 

 attractive. Most of the roads have been macadamized and are kept 

 in excellent condition. Good schools and churches are maintained. 

 The farmers have exceptionally good houses and good barns and 

 outbuildings. 



The rural population is mostly native white Americans. In the 

 eastern part of the county many Germans and Bohemians have set- 

 tled. Many negroes are found around the towns. Most of the farms 



