FARM PRACTICE IN THE CULTIVATION OF COTTON. 



53 



larger sweeps are employed and only two furrows are given each row. 

 At the third or fourth cultivation the cotton is gone over with a hoe 

 again to take out any extra cotton stalks or weeds. In all, five or 

 six cultivations are given. 



The principal varieties of cotton grown are Triumph, Simpkins' 

 Prolific, Bank Account, and King's Improved. 



The most prevalent and troublesome weeds are crab-grass, Ber- 

 muda grass, cocklebur, pigweed, careless weed, and ragweed. 



SURVEY IN LAVACA COUNTY, TEX. 



Lavaca County is located in the southeastern part of Texas. The 

 tillage records for this county (Table XXVI) were taken near Halletts- 

 ville. The soils consist of Houston black clay, some black sand, and 

 large areas of sandy loam, all underlain with a clay subsoil. The 

 land is level or slightly roUmg, and little drainage is required. 



Table XXVI. — Tillage practices with cotton in Lavaca County, Tex., showing depths 

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

 acre yields. 



[In columns 4, 5, 

 farms; 



and 7 to 9 the figures show the order in which the implement was used on the several 

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





Plowing. 



Tillage after plowing 

 and before planting. 



Tillage after planting. 





Farm No. 



2-horse cultivator 

 with sweeps. 



1-horse 

 sweep. 



All 

 culti- 

 vations. 



Yield 

 (poimds). 





Depth 

 (inches). 



Into 

 beds. 



Spike- 

 tooth 

 harrow. 



2-horse 

 1-row 

 lister 



planter. 



All 

 work- 

 ings. 



4- 

 shovel. 



2-shovel. 



1 



2 



3 



4 



6 



6 



7 



8 



9 



10 



11 



1 .. 



4i 



4 



3 



6 



4J 



6 



4 



6 



6 



5 



4 



4 



3 



7 



5 



4 





1 



2 

 2 



2 

 1 

 2 

 a 1 

 2 



2 



1 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 



2 

 2 

 2 

 1 

 2 

 1 

 2 

 1 

 2 

 1 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 



2,3,4 

 lto5 

 1 to 5 

 lto4 

 lto4 

 lto4 

 1 to5 

 1 to4 

 1 to4 

 1 to4 

 1 to4 

 1,2,3 

 1,2,3 

 lto4 

 2,3,4 

 1 to4 

 lto4 

 lto5 

 1 to5 

 lto4 

 1 to 5 



(») 

 1 to4 

 1 to6 

 1 to 5 



1 





4 







5 

 4 

 4 

 5 

 5 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 5 

 3 

 3 

 6 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 5 

 5 

 4 

 5 

 4 

 4 

 6 

 5 



1,000 



2 



750 



3 







500 



4 . . 







500 



5 .. . . .. 







600 



6 





5 



500 



7 





750 



8 







800 



9 







700 



10 







750 



n 



12 



5 





600 

 750 



13 







500 



14 



15 ... 



6 

 1 



6 



700 

 400 



16 



500 



17 







500 



18 



5 

 5 

 8 

 4 

 5 

 4 

 5 

 5 







750 



19 







700 



20- 







750 



21 







550 



22 







750 



23 







500 



24 







750 



25 







ann 











Farms using, per 

 cent 





100 



88 



96 



2 



100 



16 



8 







Average 



4i 



ih 



642 



















o One-horse sweep. 



6 Six-shovel cultivator with sweeps for cultivations 1 to 4, 



