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Jncre; se of seed cotton per acre when kainit was added: 



To unfertilized plot 24 lbs. 



To cotton seed meal plot — 24 lbs. 



To acid phosphate plot 232 lbs. 



To cotton seed meal and acid phosphate plot . .21G lbs. 



Average increase with kainit 112 lbs. 



Exi>ERniEXTs Mai'K };v J. ('. Lkk, 1904, 1 1-4 Miles North 



OF Georgiana. 



(Jraij ■■iiincijirooih" Kjjland icitJi red clay siihsoil. 



The hiud had been cleared about ten years. The original 

 ^growth was longleaf pine with some oak, hickory, and dog- 

 ^vood. 



There had been no coAvpeas on this land in recent years. 



There was no rnst, but shedding was severe. The stand 

 -was good and nnif(»nii. For yields see page 60. The 

 most profitable increase, 364 pounds of seed cotton per acre, 

 resulted from the use of cotton seed meal and acid phos- 

 phate. This mixture gave a net profit of $5.58 per acre. 

 Tlie addition of kainit to this mixture was not notably help- 

 ful. The chief need of this soil was for phosphate and not 

 hi\. Tiie chief need of this soil was for phosphate and next 



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



To unfertilized plot 64 lbs. 



To acid phosphate plot 164 lbs. 



To kainit plot 221 lbs. 



To acid phosphate and kainit plot 174 lbs. 



Average increase with cotton seed meal 155 lbs. 



