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BULLETIN 511, U. S, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTTJBE. 



rows with a shovel plow, apply the fertilizer, and with a turning plow 

 make a bed on the fertilizer. 



Table XXV. — Tillage practices with cotton in Lincoln Parish, La., showing depths of 

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

 acre yields. 



[In columns 5 to S and 10 to 12 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. 



Tillage after plowing 

 and before planting. 



Tillage after planting 

 (all l-horse imple- 

 ments). 





Farm No. 



1 

 a 



i 

 p. 

 » 



ft 





O 



2 

 o 



11 



r 



1 



3 



■3 



1 



.g 



n 

 1 



i 



Si 

 o 

 i 



a 







1 

 ft 



.3 



li 



Xi ea 

 N 



2 

 w 



ft 



03 



1 

 > 



< 



B 

 

 ft 



2 



1 . 



2 



3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



9 



10 



11 



12 



13 



14 



1 



6 

 3 

 3 

 5 

 3 

 6 

 6 

 4 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 



5 

 6 

 3 

 5 

 5 

 4 

 4 

 5 

 3 



1 



i 

 "i' 





3 



2 

 1 

 3 

 1 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 3 



4 

 "4' 

 ■3' 



4 

 1 

 4 

 1 

 3 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 3 

 2 

 3 

 2 

 4 

 3 

 2 

 1 

 3 

 2 

 1 

 3 

 2 

 1 

 3 

 4 

 2 





...... 



1 



'6i,'2" 



""bi 

 ...... 



2,3,4 

 2 to 5 

 2,3,4 

 2 to 5 

 2 to 5 

 2 to 5 

 2 to 6 

 2 to 6 

 2,3,4 

 2,3,4 

 2,3,4 

 2 to 6 



2 to 5 



3 to 6 

 2 to 5 



2 to 5 



3 to 6 

 2 to 5 

 2,3,4 

 2,3,4 

 2 to 7 

 lto4 

 2 to 5 

 2 to 5 

 2 to 5 



4 



5 

 4 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 6 

 6 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 6 

 5 

 G 

 5 



6 

 5 

 4 

 4 



7 

 4 

 5 

 5 

 5 



750 



2 



750 



3 





2 



750 



4 



800 



5 



al 



1 



1 

 1 

 1 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 1 

 2 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 2 

 1 



500 



(i 



300 



7 



500 



8 



750 



9 



500 



10 



500 



11 



3 

 2 

 a3 

 2 

 2 



"4" 

 3 



500 



12 



750 



13 



400 



14 



750 



15 



600 



16 



400 



17 



3 

 2 

 1 

 2 

 2 

 1 

 2 

 3 

 2 



"3' 

 "4' 



600 



IS 



700 



19 



500 



20 





1 



1 



900 



21 



900 



22 



750 



23 





1 

 2 

 1 







1,000 



24 







500 



25 



750 







Farms using, per cent 





28 



72 



36 



84 



92 



28 



'"'^r 



80 



20 



100 



"5' 





Average 



4i. 



644 

























a lyister. 



b Spike-tooth harrow. 



Cotton is always planted on a bed with a l-horse planter. The 

 rows average 4 feet apart, and 1 bushel of seed is planted per acre. 

 After thinning, the stalks are left from 12 to 15 inches apart in the 

 driU. 



For cultivating after planting, l-horse implements are used. The 

 first cultivation is given with a l-horse turning plow and two furrows 

 are given each row, plowing the earth away from the cotton on each 

 side of the row and leaving the plants on a small ridge. This is known 

 as barring off. After this cultivation the cotton is chopped to a stand. 

 For the following cultivation a l-horse sweep or scrape is used. At 

 first, 12-inch or 14-inch scrapes are used and three furrows are given 

 each row, plowing the soil back to the cotton. For later cultivations 



