Subscriber, Copiah county, Misussippi. L 1
have a piece of land—about six acres—that I wish
to plant In cotton. Please advise mo as to the best
method of cultivating to bring about the best yield,
and wl.est is the best variety of cotton seed to plant
lor staple and pro lucliveness. The land is only
tolerably goo<L Might produce one-third bale to
the acre without any fertilizer. Can I manage and
fertilize it so os to make one bale to the acre with
out danger of burning the crop? On one side of the
"patch” there ts aliout an acre of it called by far
mers "craw-fish" bind. Wet and gravelly, how can
this be Improved? Tiie land was t edded last spring
but not cultivated. Was planted In corn last year,
the stock has kept the grass and weeds down. Give
mo plan fi r the first plowing, when or how, quan
tity ol lerttl zt, the distance of the rows apart, and
the distance of plants in the drill.
2. What is the best method of taking up pine
stumps? Can they be twisted out by a long strong
lever and chain by horse or ox team. I notice tliis
recommended, but don’t know if it would apply to
the pine st imp.
3. Which is the best poultry journal in circula
tion.
1. You ought to hare described nature of
soil, whether light or heavy', and whether fill
ed with humus or not. Clay lands will bear
heavier manuring than sandy'—land filled with
humus will stand heavy doses of manure with
out burning. • Assuming your soil to bo mod
erately supplied with humus (having laid out
a year), you might bring up Uio yield to a bale
of cotton per acre by judicious manuring.
