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Ix'ans on oik* j lot wcic cut for li;iy ;ni(l tin* stubble 

 plowed iiiKb'T. Tbc vii)(\s of coNvjjcas on one jilot and 

 of M'lvci Items on anotlici- wcic also plowi'd under on 

 tlic above mentioned date. Tlicn oats were sown at a 

 nnit'onn rate on all loiii- i»lol>;^ also on the plot where 

 the (lernian inillet stnbide had been plowed unch'r and 

 on the one- where ci-ab i^i-ass and vaiious weeds had just 

 been buried by the plow. 



On all ]tlots oats were fertilized with 220 pounds 

 per aere of acid i>hosphate and 44 ])ounds of muriate of 

 IX)tash, no nitroi»en bein^j^ supi)lied except tliat con- 

 tained in the remains of preceding croijs of cowpeas, 

 velvet beans, etc. 



FiGL'RE 1. Oats following cowpea stubble on the right; on the left 



oats after ciabjrass. 



