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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1909
Page
2
An extended discussion urges farmers to cut cotton and corn costs by early use of broadcast harrows and weeders. It cites time as money, praises two-horse harrows with rearward teeth, and urges testing the method broadly with well-prepared land and proper planting. Strong endorsement from Progressive Farmer ideas included.
A 26 year old Covington Georgia farmer describes his cotton planting method and requests feedback. He plans twenty acres cotton, forty acres corn, oats and other crops, keeps livestock, and details January through April field operations including manuring, furrowing, planting in four to five foot rows, and early cultivation with two horse implements.
A reader asks about two acres of cotton yield and suitable cultivation after rain, plus whether to plow a bottom using a disc cultivator. The response discusses manure versus guano, nutrient balance, and expected seed cotton per acre, advising balanced plant food and cautioning against weed-heavy growth. It also covers upland rice fertilization, sugar cane, Peruvian guano value, and chicken feed warnings, with practical notes on manure analysis and rock content.
Effective Sunday May 16 trains No 36 No 12 No 38 No 40 No 18 and No 44 depart for New York Richmond Washington Charlotte and Toccoa with times listed. A Birmingham Special from Atlanta at 2 45 p m arrives Washington 10 40 p m New York 5 p m with through dining car coaches and Pullman sleepers to New York.
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