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general conclusions. 



1. That there is a rather wide variation in yields of varieties of cotton on 

 the same soil and on different soils. 



2. That this variation regulates the profit or loss of a cotton crop more 

 than most farmers realize. 



3. That this variation can be regulated to a large extent by the farmer 

 himself if he will study the adaptation of a variety to his own farm con- 

 ditions, both as to soil and climate. 



4. That, from the knowledge at hand, the variations of one variety on any 

 particular soil can be regulated by a careful and systematic field selection of 

 seed, and only by this method. 



5. That, under present conditions, it is of far more importance to the 

 farmer for him to study his field conditions, his variety of cotton and seed 

 selection, etc., than it is for him to try to regulate the market price of cot- 

 ton. He has been, is, and will be primarily a producer, and not a regulator 

 of market prices. When he better understands the economic production of 

 cotton under his conditions he can better undertake the regulation of markets. 



6. That until the best variety of cotton for a particular farm or locality 

 has been established, and the variations of this variety eliminated as far as 

 possible, there need not be very much emphasis laid on the per cent of lint 

 that a variety produces. 



7. That after the best variety has been established and the controlable 

 variations eliminated it will be well for the increase of the lint to be con- 

 sidered. But I believe that this will automatically increase and establish 

 itself as the other changes are brought about. 



8. That there is no variety that can be called the best variety universally. 



9. That there is no variety that can be called the best variety for any par- 

 ticular soil or locality. 



10. That the establishing of varieties for any particular type of soil, cli- 

 mate or locality is a great work that can be helped materially by the Experi- 

 ment Stations but must be worked out finally by each individual farmer for 

 his individual conditions. 



Feeding Hogs in North Carolina. 



BY DAN T. GRAY, CHIEF IN ANIMAL INDUSTRY. • 



The Southern people are large meat consumers but small meat producers. 

 In fact, the South consumes more meat per capita than any other section 

 of our country, but a large proportion of this meat is shipped into the South 

 from other sections of the country. This is a very strange condition of 

 affairs when all persons who have studied the question agree that pork can 

 be made as cheaply, and perhaps more cheaply, in the South than in any 

 other section of America. 



There are many reasons why North Carolina farmers should introduce this 

 line of animal production into their farming system. In the first place, very 

 little capital is required to make a reasonable start: one hundred dollars 

 invested in hogs represents a rather large beginning, but the same amount 

 of money invested in some of the larger animals would be almost no start 

 at all. In the second place, the sow is a rapid producer; each sow will pro- 

 duce no less than twelve pigs a year if she is given proper care and atten- 

 tion; this means that the money invested in hogs works rapidly. In the 

 third place, the returns begin to come back within a very short time — which 

 is an exceedingly important point for the man with limited capital. In the 

 fourth place, the hog can not be surpassed for its ability to build up the 

 soils rapidly, especially when leguminous crops are grown to supply the 

 pasture. 



