FARM PRACTICE IN THE CULTIVATION OF CORN. 



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Table XXVIII. — Tillage practices with com in Pike County, Ala., showing 

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

 used, and normal yield of the crop. 



[In columns 4, 5, and 7 to 11 the figures show the order in which the implement was used on the several 

 farms; as, 1 = first working or cultivation, 2 = second working or cultivation, etc.] 





eg 



a 



bo 



a 



o 



ft 

 o 

 xi 

 ft 



a> 



G 



Tillage after 



plowing and 



before planting. 



Tillage after planting. 



CD 

 O 



c3 



Farm No. 



s 



o 



X> 

 C3 



■d 



at 



•a 



13 

 « 



Rows 



run 



with — 



CO 



tx 



.g 

 '£ 



u 

 o 



< 



1-horse plow. 



Cultivator. 



ft 



CB 

 CD 



CD 



FH 

 O 



& 



Total culti- 

 vations. 





CD 



co 

 3 

 bo 



el . 



°£ 



-^ ft 



3 



pq 



g 



'5 



*q3 

 > 

 o 



•S 



o 

 cd q 



o 



1 



CD.M 

 O 



i 



■a 



CD t- 



1*8 



O t. 



S° 



w 



CD 



ft 



hi 



CD G 



5 



o 



o 



IS 



< 



CD 



ft 



[CD 



'£> 



"3 

 S 

 o 



1 



2 



3 



4 



5 



6 



"2 



8 



9 



10 



11 



12 



13 



U 



15 



1 



10 

 7 

 6 

 10 

 10 



1 



1 



.... 



1 

 .... 



1 

 1 



1 

 1 



1 

 .... 



.... 



2 



1 

 1 

 2 



2 



1 



9 







3 



3,4,5 



2,3,5 



3,5 



4 



3,5 



3,5 



4,6,7 



3,5 



2,3,4 



4 



3,4 



2 



2,4 



3,5 



3,5,6 



2 



2,4 



3,5,6 



5 



2,4 





3 

 5 

 6 

 5 



4 

 5 

 5 

 7 

 5 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 4 

 4 

 6 

 5 

 4 



3 

 5 

 6 

 5 

 4 

 5 

 5 

 7 

 5 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 4 

 4 

 6 

 5 

 4 



30 



9 



1 





25 



3 





1,4,6 



25 



4 



1,4 

 3 



2,3 



2 

 2 

 1 



18 



5 









1 





33 



6 



10 



1 





1 



1,4 



2,4 



1,2,3,5 



2,4 



1 



40 





6 

 9 

 6 

 10 

 5 

 4 

 5 

 8 

 6 

 7 

 H 

 3 

 5 

 5 

 4 









20 



8 



1 





1 







20 



9 



1 







20 



10 











12 



11 





I 





1,2,3 





20 



12 



1 





i 1 i 



1 

 1,3 

 1,3 



4 

 2,4 

 1,3 

 1,3 

 2,4 

 2,3 

 1,3 



9 





15 



13 









20 



14 



.... 



1 

 1 

 1 



1 

 1 



1 



1 

 1 



.... 1 



.... 1 



1 i 











15 





1 

 1 



4 



2 



IS 



16 





17 



1 





is 



I 





19 





1 



4 









20 



.... 1 1 1 

 .... 1 1 



1 





31 



21 

















Farms using per cent. . 



Average 



6.7 



80.9 



33. 3 23. s\ 



85.7 



47.6 



38.1 



4.8 



100 















0.6 



4.7 



4.7 



23.1 























Only a few of the leading roads have been macadamized, and during 

 wet weather hauling is difficult. Owing to the mild winters and the 

 scarcity of cattle, very cheap barns and outbuildings are found on 

 most farms. Because of so many cheap tenant houses and the lack 

 of good outbuildings, the country does not look prosperous, but the 

 landowners have good dwelling houses and appear well to do. 



Some of the farms are operated by the owners with hired labor, 

 but most of the farming is by the tenant system, in which the land- 

 lord furnishes all supplies and supervises the work. The land is 

 often owned in large tracts and operated by a number of tenants, each 

 tenant cultivating about 25 acres. 



Xo genera] rotation is practiced. The principal crops are corn 

 and cotton, with about two-thirds of the land in cotton. Some oats 

 are grown oil most farms. In the southwestern part of the county, 



considerable sugar cane is grown. Peanuts and velvet beans are 



