16 BlJLLETIlSr 1034, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUEE. 



A number of farmers devoted small acreages to sorghum in both 

 1913 and 1918. In 1913 sorghum was used almost exclusively as a 

 feed crop, but in 1918 the crop from 29 per cent of the acreage was 

 made into sirup. 



No tobacco was reported in 1913, but in 1918 tobacco was reported 

 on 5 white-owner farms. One farm had 25 acres in tobacco, and 

 each of the others less than 10 acres. The yield per acre ranged from 

 600 pounds to almost 900 pounds, averaging about 700 pounds. 



GARDEN AND TRUCK CROPS. 



Most of the farmers had small areas in garden or truck for family 

 use "and for supplying the hired labor. The average acreage in garden 

 and truck for any farm was less than 1 per cent of the total crop 

 acreage, and showed but little variation. More croppers had gar- 

 dens in 1918 than in 1913. In fact, some farmers had come to require 

 their croppers to grow a part or all of their own vegetables, in order 

 to limit their need for credit and give them a better chance of break- 

 ing even should the boll weevil or other conditions cause heavy losses, 



SECOND CROPS. 



In 1918 much more of the crop land was used for growing second 

 crops or interplanted crops than in 1913. It is not thought that the 

 longer growing season of 1918 was an important factor in increasing 

 the acreage of second crops and interplanted crops, because this 

 change seems to be in entire harmony with the other changes in tlie 

 organization of these farms. The greatest increase in utilizing the 

 land for this purpose was among the white owners. Furthermore, 

 the greater part of such crops was grown on land operated by wage 

 labor. This is in harmony with other changes in the farm organiza- 

 tion for the several tenures. Wliite owners showed the greatest 

 tendency toward live-stock farming, consequently, more feed crops 

 were required on their farms than on those of other classes. 



CROPS INTERPLANTED WITH CORN. 



It has been pointed out that cotton and oats were the two more 

 important crops that show a decreased acreage in comparing the 

 results of 1913 and 1918. Those showing considerable increases were 

 corn, wheat, cowpeas, velvet beans, and peanuts. 



One of the very important changes in farm practice noted is the 

 tendency to interplant more of the corn acreage with velvet beans, 

 cowpeas, and peanuts. The growing of some leguminous crop be- 

 tween the rows of intertilled crops, such as corn or cotton, affords 

 the simplest system of growing crops for soil improvement. It is 



