. Elements of agriculture, southern and western. Agriculture; Agriculture. 138 ELEMENTS OF AGRICULTURE than when carefully cultivated. Since the coming of the boll weevil, good rapid cultivation has become necessary. How Planted. — Cotton is generally planted on a ridge, but in the dry areas, and in the sandy lands in the eastern sections, it is sometimes planted on a level. The farmers in each community know when it is safe to plant, and. Fig. 48. Rolling Fresh Cotton Bed to firm the Soil FOR Planting whether it is necessary to plant on a ridge. The pupils should learn the details of the cult
. Elements of agriculture, southern and western. Agriculture; Agriculture. 138 ELEMENTS OF AGRICULTURE than when carefully cultivated. Since the coming of the boll weevil, good rapid cultivation has become necessary. How Planted. — Cotton is generally planted on a ridge, but in the dry areas, and in the sandy lands in the eastern sections, it is sometimes planted on a level. The farmers in each community know when it is safe to plant, and. Fig. 48. Rolling Fresh Cotton Bed to firm the Soil FOR Planting whether it is necessary to plant on a ridge. The pupils should learn the details of the cultivation and handling of cotton from their fathers and neighbors. Early planting generally yields better than late planting, but this is not always so. Early planting is very impor- tant where there are boll weevils. Late plantings on any rich bottom land are very likely to grow too much stalk and leaf to make a good 3'ield. Preparation of Land. —In order to be certain of getting a stand of cotton, the land should be prepared some time. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Welborn, W. C; Ness, H; Sanborn, Charles Emerson, 1877-; Marstellar, R. P. New York, The Macmillan company
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