FARM PEACTICE IN THE CULTIVATION OF COTTON. 



49 



SURVEY IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, FLA. 



Jefferson County is located in the northern part of Florida. The 

 tillage records for this county (Table XXIV) were taken near Monti- 

 cello. This is in the Coastal Plain region, and the predominating 

 soil is sand or a sandy loam; the subsoil is clay. The country is level 

 or gently rolling and little drainage is required. 



Table XXIV. — Tillage practices with cotton in Jefferson County, Fla., showing depths 

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

 acre yields. 



[In columns 5 to 8 and 10 to 14 the figures show the order in which the implement was used on the several 

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





Plowing. 



Tillage after plowing and 

 before planting. 



Tillage after planting (all 1-horse 

 implements). 



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a 



il 



o 



i 



O 



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 i> 

 ft 



1 



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Ph 



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m 





1 

 ft 



.g 

 s 

 & 



1 



ft 

 to 



1 



Cultivator. 



1 



1 





Farm No. 



5 







.i 



ft 



CO 



■3 





 ft 



2 



1 



2 



3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



9 



10 



11 



12 



13 



14 



15 



5 

 5 

 5 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 4 

 5 

 5 

 3 

 5 

 5 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 6 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 



16 



1 



6 



4 



4 



4 



5 



3 



51 



6 



4 



5 



4 



G 



4 



7 ■ 



4 



8 



4 



4 







4 



6 



4 



7 



4 



4 



1 









2 

 2 

 2 



1 



"'3' 

 2 

 3 

 2 



a3 

 3 

 2 

 3 

 2 

 2 

 3 



2 

 2 

 3 

 2 

 3 

 2 

 3 

 3 

 2 

 3 

 2 

 2 

 3 

 2 

 2 

 3 

 3 

 2 

 3 

 2 

 3 



1 

 1 

 I 

 1 



...... 



1 

 1,2 



...... 



2 to 5 



2 to 5 

 2 to 5 

 2,3 

 lto4 

 lto5 

 2,3,4,6 

 2 to 5 

 3,4,5 

 lto5 



1 to4 



2 to 5 

 1 to5 







500 



2.... . 















700 



3 









600 



♦. 









1,200 



5 . . . 





2 

 1 

 2 

 2 

 1 

 2 

 1 

 1 

 2 









500 



6 









500 



7 











5 



450 



8 







600 



9 









750 



10 



11 











3 





700 

 750 



12 













450 



13 





'"i,"2" 



""i,"2,3' 



2 





750 



14 





15. 







1 



2 

 2 

 1 

 3 

 1 

 2 



2 

 3 

 3 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 3 



"'b2 



1 



...... 



lto5 

 lto5 



1 to4 

 lto5 



2 to 6 

 ItoG 

 2 to 5 

 lto5 

 2 to 5 

 lto5 

 lto5 







750 



IG 



1 













450 



17 









900 



18 









600 



19 











800 



20 









750 



21 



1 









700 



22 









500 



23 



2 



1 



3 

 1 



1 



4 

 2 

 2 



4 

 2 

 2 



(') 









800 



24 









750 



25 



1 





2 





500 









Farms using, per cent . 



5 



52 



48 



52 



8 



88 



84 



'i's' 



48 



9C 



4 



12 



4 







Average 



5 



665 





























» Two-horse cultivator. 

 b Shovel plow. 



c First cultivation with turning plow: fifth cultivation with shovel plow. 



Some rural improvements have been made. Most of the leading 

 roads have been improved with sand and clay, but where this has 

 not been done traveling is difficult on account of the deep sand. 

 Fairly good schools are maintained, many farmers have telephones, 

 and the farmhouses are neat and comfortable. 



