Archive image from page 52 of David Dickson's system of farming. David Dickson's system of farming daviddicksonssys00dick Year: 1906 CULTIVATION OF COTTON. 51 to the last top boll, before the 10th of November. By actual count, it had on it 1,400 pounds per acre—nearly a bale. This land was a blowing sand, without clay subsoil, the lowest grade of land known to Middle Geor- gia. It had refused to yield a living to its owner, and he had sold it for the paltry sum of flftiy cents per acre, and moved off to keep from starving. This field of cotton, which I remem- ber was about twenty acres, had b
Archive image from page 52 of David Dickson's system of farming. David Dickson's system of farming daviddicksonssys00dick Year: 1906 CULTIVATION OF COTTON. 51 to the last top boll, before the 10th of November. By actual count, it had on it 1,400 pounds per acre—nearly a bale. This land was a blowing sand, without clay subsoil, the lowest grade of land known to Middle Geor- gia. It had refused to yield a living to its owner, and he had sold it for the paltry sum of flftiy cents per acre, and moved off to keep from starving. This field of cotton, which I remem- ber was about twenty acres, had been treated planted and cultivated by Mr. Dickson, and fertilized to the ex- tent of about $15 per acre. Cotton was then selling for about 20 per pound. Hence, this 20 acre field netted him fifteen hundred dollars, less the ex- pense of cultivation. Now, what does this crop demonstrate? 1st. That, under proper treatment,. culture and fertilization, paying crops can be grown upon poor lands, even upon blowing sand, which is the very lowest grade. 2d. That the seasons in this lati- tude are sulficiently long for the cot- ton crop, and that the planting may be delayed, even to the 13th day of June, with the possibility of a full crop. It shows the folly of planting summer crops in the winter. 3d. That even the very lowest grades of land can be made to pro- duce paying crops by liberal use of commercial fertilizers, with proper culture. 4th. That real success in farming depends not so much upon the quality and strength of the land as upon the scientific attainments and executive ability of the farmer who cultivates it. EUITOR. A Country Home.
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