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TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, ^ MILE WEST OF EAST 



TALLASSEE. 



T. S. RUFFIN. 



Gray sandy loam, red clay subsoil. 



This is old land, and has been long in cultivation. There 

 was no material damage from rust or insect injuries, The most 

 profitable fertilizer was cotton seed meal applied alone, which 

 afforded a profit of $10.57, or 302 per cent profit on the invest- 

 ment in fertilizers. 



The average estimated increase of seed cottton per acre was 

 217 pounds for cotton seed meal. On the average there 

 was a loss of 38 pounds for acid phosphate, and a gain of 92 

 pounds for kainit. 



Nitrate of soda applied June 20, was more eft'ective than was 

 cotton seed meal. 



Increase of seed cotton per acre when cotton seed meal was added: 



To unfertilized plot 424 lbs. 



To acid phosphate plot 156 lbs. 



To kainit plot 196 lbs. 



To acid phosphate and kainit plo. 92 lbs. 



Average increase with cotton seed meal 217 lbs. 



Increase of seed cotton per acre when acid phosphate was added: 



To unfertilized plot 8 lbs. 



To cotton seed meal plot — 260 lbs. 



To kainit plot 102 lbs. 



To cotton seed meal and kainit plot — 2 lbs. 



Average increase with acid phosphate — 38 lbs. 



Increase of seed cotton per acre when kainit was added: 



To unfertilized plot , US lbs. 



To cotton seed meal plot — HO l^s. 



To acid phosphate plot 212 lbs. 



To cotton seed meal and acid phosphate plot 148 lbs. 



Average increase with kainit 92 lbs. 



