Salisbury, Nov. 14 (AP)—Seventeen acres of cotton on the farm of F.D. Patterson, of the Patterson community in Rowan County, produced 19 bales of cotton averaging about 500 pounds per bale, according to a report from W.G. Yeager, county agent. Mr. Yeager states that the cotton was planted in the early part of April, but on account of an unfavorable spring, 10 acres were replanted during the early part of May.
Mr. Patterson fertilized his cotton with acid phosphate and a combination of nitrate of soda and potash, at a cost of less than $6 per acre. In spite of the drought, he ginned 19 bales and still has a small amount of seed cotton in the fields.
Mr. Patterson is also harvesting more than double the average yield of corn in the county and his fam is not located in a section that has a naturally fertile soil, the county agent says. Mr. Patterson attributed his success in crop production to the use of lime, phosphates and legumes in soil building. His crop production has now increased to the level that his farm is a source of pride to the entire neighborhood, says Mr. Yeager.
From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, Nov. 14, 1925
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