The Tyler Journal (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, March 8, 1929 Page: 4 of 8
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growing.—Call at oar office and
oat of Tyler
Highway.
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Methods of Feeding Cotton for Maximum
Production—Primary Lessons in Purpose
of Commercial Fertilizer and Application
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In buying fertilizer for cotton it
sboold be kept clearly in mind that
it la to be used only as a food for the
cotton plant and not for the soil.
The poultryman buys an egg mash
for egg production and it doesn’t
make any difference as to the kind
of ben. The hen may be white, black
or red, but if ahe eats a ration that
contains the ingredients necessary
for, egg production she will have to
1*? eggs in proportion to the amount
of the ration she eats. Likewise, if
we feed a hog a meat producing ra-
tion or a cow a milk producing .ration;
we may expect gains and production
in proportion to the amount of the
ration consumed.
So it is with , cotton. It does not
make any difference to the cotton
- where they grow—red "land,
land, hill land, flat land, rich
poor land—the stalks eat the
same ration. We do not. feed the soil
fertilizer. It does not matter where
you live in East Texas, every field
of cotton should be fed the same fer-
tilizer. Since every stalk of cotton,
every boll of cotton, every pound of
lint and every tyrie of cotton requir-
es the same plant food ingredients to
make it, then every farmer shorn..
- purchase the same ration to feed his
cotton. It takes the same ration ~tq
make an egg wherever the hen hap-
pens to be and it takes the same ra-
tion to make cotton regardless of
whose farm or the kind of land the
cotton happens to be growing on.
What Cotton Plants Feed On
What is this cotton fertilizer or
ration? The best available informa-
tion says that a balanced ration for
cotton is mixture of 300 lbs 18 per
cent acid phosphate, 200 lbs nitrate of
soda, and 50 lbs muriate of
This mixture corresponds to a 10-6-
4 formula. This ration should be fed
to the cotton plants—not the land—
in such quantities as will make ap-
proximately a bale of cotton per acre.
It should be remembered that the
first 300 pounds of this fertilizer is
capable of making only a certain
amount of cotton and that the next
or an additional 300 pounds while
making a profitable increase will not
make as much cotton as the first 30C
pounds. On this basis it is doubt-
ful if a third 300 pounds would be
profitable. Therefore, there is a
limit to the amount of cotton ferti-
lizer can make. Then to make big
yields the natural fertility of the
soil must be such as to make consid-
erable cotton. If the land itself will
make a half bale then we must feed
the cotton enough of the cotton-mak-
ing ration to produce a half bale in
order that we may have a bale per
acre. On the other hand if the soil
only produces one-third of a bale we
, must feed the cotton enough of • the
ration to produce two-thirds of
bale. The ration is not changed from
field but the amount per acre is chang-
ed to meet the requirements for a
bale, per acre. The more cotton the
soil makes the less fertilizer is re-
quired to make a bale.
When and How to Feed Cotton Plant
When should this ration be fed to
the cotton for best results? Phos-
phate and potash are held by the
soil, that is, they do not leach very
readily and when placed in the soil
remain in'that position. If these two
ingredients arc placed 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10
inches deep then the cotton roots will
have to go that deep to get them. The
nitrate is readily soluble in water aqd
since it is not easily held by the soil
moves up or down with the soil wa-
ter. A cotton plant has a very poor
root system and unless the fertilizer
is put in the soil just where the roots
are, then it is quite likely that the
cotton will not get the plant food
early enough, if ever, to set a heavy
crop of bottom bolls. It has been
clearly shown by experiments and
demonstrations that cotton cannot
take up sufficiently large applications
of nitrate for maximum production
until the plants are about 35 days
old. Therefore, only one-fourth the
nitrate should be applied at planting
time along with all the phosphate
and potash. If all the nitrate is ap-
plied before or at time of planting
some of it may be' lost thru
weeds, and rain. To
loss of nitrate, to
and weeds and reduce the cost of
chopping, the nitrate should be ap-
plied one-fourth under and three-
fourths as a side-dressing when the
plants are 35 days old. Cotton plants
35 days old have a root system capa-
ble of taking up the side dressing in
a very short time.
This means that for home-mixing,
the ingredients given above should be
mixed 300 pounds phosphate, 50
pounds nitrate of soda, and 50, pounds
muriate of potash and the required
number of pounds per acre applied be-
fore planting and the remaining ni-
trate applied after the cotton is
chopped and plowed once or just be-
fore squaring, or 35 days after plant-
ing. The farmer who plans to use
the lfi-6-4 or similar formula should
not buy TO-tl-4,1lUt 'a l0-3-4 dr stich
formulas as he can get (1C-3-3 and
12-4-4) and apply under the cotton.
Then at the proper time side dress/
with sufficient nitrate to bring the”
percentage of nitrogen up to 6 so that
the total ration amounts to approxi-
mately 10-6-4. The farmer who ap-
plies 200 to 300 pounds of 10-3-3 or
12-4-4 should side dress with 100
pounds Chilean nitrate, while an ap-
plication^ of 400 to 600 pounds should
receive a side dressing of 200 pounds
nitrate.
Extra Stalks, Early Maturity vs.
Weevils
When and after all these things are ...
done the farmer may find it very dif- j place of organic matter and plajxt
ficult to produce a bale of cotton per [food elements removed in the crops,
acre because of boll weevil and other | This illustration 'may serve to
insects or diseases. He may prop-1 show how this works: Suppose a
erly feed cotton so as to make a bale, '*------1— *
but if the boll weevil takes all*the
top crop the yield is reduced suffi-
KRIDEGROOM MUST UNDERGO
A MEDICAL EXAM IN TEXAS
The ‘‘antigin marriage" bill, re-
cently signed by Governor Dan
Moody, will become effective about
the middle of June, the month of
brides, according to Austin dispatch.
The bill was introduced in the Sen-
ate by Julien C. Hyer of Fort Worth.
Originally it required ten days’ no-
tice before obtaining a marriage li-
cense. The House amended it by re-
ducing the time of notice to three
days and that is the law as approv-
ed by the Governor. It also requires
a certificate from a physician that
the prospective bridegroom is free
from disease.
Proponents of the bill in both hous-
es held it would prevent sudden mar-
riages induced by a rosy outlook
when under influence of something
prohibited by the Eighteenth Amend-
ment, that weddings on bets would
not be so popular and that elopements
of high school or college boys and
girls would also not be as general as
they have~T>een, when three days of
coof and calm deliberation must be
life—or
MURDER CASE IS UP
FOR TRIAL AT ATHENS
Athens, March 3—R. B. Greer,
charged in connection with the slay-
ing of his neighbor, R. R. Shiflett, is
being tried on a charge of murder.
Shiflett wafe killed by a charge
from a shot gun on the morning of
October 21, 1928. His lifeless body
was found in a woods near his home
by his little son, who had gone out to
look for his father. The killing oc-
curred in the-'Chandler community in
Henderson county. »
Greer was prrested on suspicion a
few days following the tragedy and
made a statement to officers.
More than 100 witnesses have been
summoned in the case and a large
special venire ordered. 1 :
THAT’S ONE ON BILL" TO BE
OFFERED AT STARRVILLE
given by both parties to the
supposedly life—contract.
Marriage is like a mousetrap; easy
to get into, hard to get out of, and
the husband is the piece of cheese.—
Judge.
grain, hay, truck, and other crops
and "removing them from the soil for
10, 20, 30, 40, 50, or 60 years. This
is the practice that drains soil of its
fertility, so to keep soils fertile some-
thing must be put back to take the
Starrville, March 7—Under auspi-
ces of the local parent-teacher asso-
ciation J.he. popular, drama-comedy,
“That’s One on Bill,” will be staged
helre Saturday night, March 16. The
cast has been chosen from among the
student body with a view to utilizing
the best ability that has been de-
veloped in all preceding theatrical ef-
forts here. A more detailed review
of the cast of characters will be giv-
en to the press next week. :
TWO COURTHOUSES IN RUSK
COUNTY OWNED BY ONE MAN
Henderson, March. 7—Ross Maddox
local contractor, holds a record held
by few other men. He is the owner
of two courthouses in one county.
It all happened like this: When
this county got ready to build its
new $350,000 courthouse, Maddox
was the successful bidder. Then as
work progressed,
3 FRIENDS OP MAN KILLED—
A STORY FOR BOYiS TO RJBAD
Three dead birds were found un-
der a tree on my street yesterday.
They had been shot, as their torn, lit-
tle bodies showed. They were birds
that are not generally seen around*
here, being what is known as the Ce-
dar Wax Wing. They are very pret-
ty, the upper parts rich and grayish
brown, with plum-colored tints show-
ing thru • the brown on crest, throat,
breast, wings and tail. I want to tell
boys who shoot birds sometimes about
this little feathered friend. It lives
in the North in summer time and
makes its way slowly towards the
South, stopping to feed on cedar ber-
ries, elder berries, haw and other
small wild fruits. Happily they care
very little about cultivated fruit and
rarely touch it. These Cedar Wax
Wings are said by authorities on birds
to be the greatest planters of berry
bearing trees and shrubs that we
have, by the droppings of undigested
seed. They distribute these seeds
oven/lfamsands of miles of territory.
They also devour ensrinous quantities
of insects. The bird men say the elm-
beetle destroys the beauty and life of
some' of our finest sl\ade and orna-
mental trees which would be exter-
minated except for the Cedar Wax
Wing. When you see these birds in
an orchard the authorities say v^e
can look for a good fruit vear. In a
standard book' on birds, entitled “Bird
Neighbors,” I find this about the bird
that some thoughtless boy killed yes-
terday: “The Cedar Wax Wing is
gentle, refined, courteous to one an-
other, almost silent visitors, occasion-
ally only lisping twe6-twee-zee call
note, like a hushed whispered whis-
tle." I don’t believe boys would kill
these little visitors if they dnly un-
derstood what good friends of ours
they are. I hope every teacher in our
schools, city and county, will tell the
boys about these and other bird.
friends of ours, for I am sure if the
boys knew they wouldn’t kill them.
This is a good deal to write about
three little dead birds, but it’s worth-
while, if we can stop the slaughter,
even partially, of our feathered
friends.—Homer M. Price in The Mar-
shall Morning News. :
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“COTTON-TAIL” RABBITS
SENT TO MARKET IN TROUP
The
Troup
section now has about
1,000 fewer “cotton-tail” rabbits than
it had a few weeks ago. A. H. Pool
is responsible for the decrease in the
hare population. - During the last few
weeks Mr. Podl/haS bought something
like a thousand cotton-tails and mar-
keted them in Shreveport. The price
paid here was about $1.50 a dozen.
Thus, a new industry has opened at
Troup.
The rabbit marketing season has'
closed this year, but will reopen next
winter, and at that time Mr. Pool ex-
pects to again open up the local cot-
ton-tail rabbit market. He trans-
ports the hares, along with other pro-
duce, from here to Shreveport in a
truck.
THE
ciently to make production unprofi
table. Before boll weevil times we
could produce cotton on top limbs but
P°^*h. not go now. We overcome this han-
jdicap by leaving two and three stalks
in every hill, 12 to 18 inches apart,
which gives us * two bottom crops
equal to the one crop we used to get
on the entire single stalk. To make
cotton under boll weevil conditions,
it is necessary that we have sufficient
stalks on which to hang enough b.ot£
tom bolls to make a bale per acre.
To grow extra stalks and bolls enough
for our bale and squares for the wee-
vil requires a fertile soil and a liberal
application of fertilizer to take up
where the land leaves off and finish
the job.
As stated above to grow profitable
yields of cotton the farmer must see
that his soil is made fertile by grow-
ing vetch, peas, beans, clover, and va-
rious cover crops to be turned undei’
and then add such balanced fertilizer
for the crop as is needed to get re-
quired production.
SoiIb and Banks are Alike in Honor-
ing Drafts Made Upon Them
We have been growing cotton, corn,
farmer has some money in the bank j wn-i, „„ , ,,
and begins to write checks without FmLione™'PoSM a f T
banker' ££*&«?£ j £ "“Th V f1
d™Lh,8.nrs.i,hrv.bkoef :zi. \ s?£nr.t 7Jihrq“":: ^1
more deposits the bank will not hon- i MnHrlnv -wn* r 1
or his checks. Now if the farms of! a “in a^d
East Texas could write the farm own- k ’ d h,s WOrk on the new
note he would be informed that
since he had been checking on the
land all these years for cotton, corn,
etc., his account was just about over-
drawn. xM$Wi* & W4* 4a.. East. .Tax-,
as have already sent such a notice.
Go out to some of these old fields
and write., a check for 4C bushels of
com. Can you get it cashed? No!
the old soil woiuld say, “I am sorry,
but you only have 8 bushels in the
bank and that is all I can let you
have. But if you would turn under
some vetch, peas, beans, etc., and add
such fertilizers as is needed for 40
bushels, I’ll be glad to cash your
j checks.”
| Fertile soils and liberal fcrtiliza-
I tion means big yields and big yields
I mean profits. There is no profit in
low yields.
For further details regarding your
fertilizer problems, consult your
county agent.
was
again, and as his work
courthouse had not been completed
. , ieiea, j
this gave him ownership of both i
buildings. ’
The building of the courthouse,
which^wA^ofrrte by deficiency war-
‘fufits, after a bond election had been
defeated, caused a very hot political
campaign here last year, in which
every member of the commissioners
court was defeated for re-election.
PeoplesNational Bank
“The Friendly Bank”
37 YEARS CONTINUOUS BANKING SERVICE
IN TYLER
United States Depository
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TYLER LODGES NO. 1233
A. F.&A.M.
Stated Meeting
First Saturday
Lodge on North
way in rooms
erly occupied by Y. W. C. A.
Special welcome awaits all Tegular
members of the Craft
P. T. COLE, W. M.
SAM COHEN, Secty.
every;
night j
Broad-j
form-1
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WHIPPET
AND
WILLYS-KNIGHT
Agency
SHIELDS BLDG.—ON SOUTH SPRING ST.
COTTON SEED
MEAL AND HULLS
Exchange Your Seed For—
Meal and Hulls
Exchange your seed for meal and hulls. We will finish
our season’s run before long, and if you want to exchange,
bring your seed in now as we cannot give as good a trade af-
ter our mill is shut down.
WE NOW TRADE AS FOLLOWS:
19 Sacks of Meal for One Ton of Seed
3 Tons of Hulls for One Ton of Seed
SMITH COUNTY COTTON OIL
& FERTILIZER CO.
“Smico Fertilizers”
» TYLER, TEXAS
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ffrass,
prevent this
keep down grass
LOGAN’S
HATCHERY
Oldest, Largest in Smith
County, and best equipped
to take care of your hatch-
ing needs.
We Un hatched more eggs for
more people with more trays run-
ning s high percentage of chicks
than any other hatchery ever in
Smith County. Our hatching re-
cord with verifications of custo-
mers will prove this statement be-
yond n question of doubt.
A large Majority of our patrons
come back each season simply be-
mum hatches from their eggs.
The rash is now on.
Phone 666 for reservations.
Bring eggs Wednesdays and
Saturdays at $2.00 per tray.
WHIPPET FOUR
Touring ........... $475.00
Roadster ........................ 485.00
Coupe ............... 535.00
Coach .................. 535.00
Sedan ................«.............. 595.00
WHIPPET SIX
Coupe ............... $695.00
Coach ..................... 695.00
Coupe, Rumble seat........ 725.00
Sedan .......... 760.00
Sport DeLuxe Roadster.. 850.00
All Prices F. O. B. Toledo Ohio
WILLYS-KNIGHT SIX
Touring ........................ $1045.00
Roadster ....................... 1045.00
Coach ............................ 1045.00
Coupe .......................... $1045.00
Sedan ............................ 11 45.00
Opening Sat., March 9
7:30-10 P. M. Music—Refreshments
wmmmm
Elrod-Davis Comoan
Distributors
TOMATO
Fertilizer
The quality and yield of tomatoes is determined large-
ly by the plant food available. The plant food should be
properly balanced to produce the largest crop of merchant-
able tomatoes.
HEART BI$ND FERTILIZERS
^ t:
have produced excellent results in growing tomatoes in this
district for years. Users know that they are worth the mon-
ey. We recommend Heart Brand 10-6-7 and 8-4-6 for
field tomatoes. We have some good bulletins on tomato
get one.
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Edwards, Henry. The Tyler Journal (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, March 8, 1929, newspaper, March 8, 1929; Tyler, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth620222/m1/4/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Smith County Historical Society.