COTTON FARMING

From the desk of Mrs. Baby Abraham . . . . . .

COTTON FARMING

1. Cotton farming requires 25  0 c .

2. Proper sunshine and humid warm air “  is ideal condition for high yield.

3. Crop rotation enhances productivity of all the crops.

Suggestions :

          Screens of hay .

a.    Lay  chicken mesh or perforated plastic sheets on the ground.

Spread hay on one side ,  one or two feet thickness  and fix it with another  chicken mesh or perforated plastic sheet. Install poles in the field and fix these hay screen wherever needed, depending on the wind flow. Fix a water tap or sprinkler at the top so that it can water the crop as well as keep the hay moist for a week at a time and the cool humid wind will make the crop prosper and yield more.

b.   Holes or open space can be made in the screen for the free flow of air and wind so that they will not fall down in windy  climate.  Because the atmosphere is kept humid, less water will be required for the crop. You can save water.

         BENEFITS :

1.     Air pollution  by burning the hay can be avoided.

2.     Even if you heap up hay on several locations of the field and pour water once a week, that will keep the atmosphere cool.

3.     When the heap degenerate, spread it in the field as compost  without any extra effort of making it.

4.     As soon as one crop is harvested, immediately , plough the field with tractor and leave it, By the time the next seeding time comes , the land will be more fertile , enriched by the ploughed up hay and leaves and stalks.

If you put some cow dung also, all the more fertile it will be.

Simple  steps any farmer can put into practice on a trial basis .

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