. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. FARM PRACTICE IN THE CULTIVATIOK OP COTTON. 29. Fig. 16.—A 1-horse side harrow or spike-tooth culti- vator, an implement extensively used for the tillage of cotton in Mecklenburg Co., N. C, and other parts of the South. turning plow. Then this bed is harrowed with a spike-tooth harrow, which makes it almost level, and cotton is planted on the bed. The rows average 3^ feet apart, and 4 pecks of seed are planted per acre. After chopping, the stalks are left from 12 to 15 inches apart in the drill. The cultivating after p
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. FARM PRACTICE IN THE CULTIVATIOK OP COTTON. 29. Fig. 16.—A 1-horse side harrow or spike-tooth culti- vator, an implement extensively used for the tillage of cotton in Mecklenburg Co., N. C, and other parts of the South. turning plow. Then this bed is harrowed with a spike-tooth harrow, which makes it almost level, and cotton is planted on the bed. The rows average 3^ feet apart, and 4 pecks of seed are planted per acre. After chopping, the stalks are left from 12 to 15 inches apart in the drill. The cultivating after planting is largely with 1-horse implements. Just after the cotton is up a spike-tooth harrow or weeder is used. The next cultivation is given with a 1-horse harrow-tooth cultivator known as a side harrow (fig. 16), and then the cotton is chopped to a stand. After this, the cultivating is done with a 1-horse sweep or with a 1-horse 6-shovel cultivator. In all, five or six cultivations are given. At the third or fourth cul- tivation the field is usually gone over again with a hoe, to chop out any weeds or extra cotton stalks. Crimson clover is often grown as a cover crop after corn and cotton. This clover is pastured during the early spring and then plowed under to supply organic matter to the soil. Many farmers use commer- cial fertihzer, and the average application for cotton is 330 pounds per acre. The principal varieties of cotton grown are Cook's Improved, Simpkins' Prohfic, and King's Improved. The most troublesome and prevalent weeds in this county are crab- grass, wild onion, and Johnson grass. SURVEY IN BARNWELL COUNTY, S. C, Barnwell County is located in the southwestern part of South Carolina. The tillage records for this county (Table XV) were taken near BarnweU, the county seat. This is in the Coastal Plain area, and the predominating soil is a sandy loam with a clay subsoil. Some parts of the county are very sandy. The land is gently rolhng, so that very httle dra
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