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crops generally grown on this soil; the varieties of these crops, or 

 other new ones which might he introduced to advantage, which 

 would give best results; the improvement of these varieties by se- 

 lection ; the study of methods of growing and handling these crops ; 

 rotations for the soil and section, and methods and ways of soil im- 

 provement. 



A number of Bulletins have been published giving the results of 

 this experimental work, a summary of a portion of which will be 

 found in another part of this report. 



A second object in the location and conduct of the farm was to 

 carry on general farming on a sufficient scale to apply the results 

 and methods which the experimental work showed to give best re- 

 sults. The work in general farming has been conducted at a profit, 

 and at the same time, by rotation of crops and a judicious use of 

 fertilizers, the land has been increased in productiveness from two 

 to four-fold. 



A brief statement of what has been done in clearing and putting 

 the farm in shape and in the conduct of the general work on it is 

 given below. 



1903. 



Clearing Land. — A considerable portion of the land which could 

 be most easily cleared was taken in during the spring of 1903, 

 stumps being removed, terraces made to prevent washing, and all 

 that could be of briers, broom sedge and other growth on the land 

 turned under. 



Crops. — Oats, corn, peas and cotton were grown this year, the 

 amount of land and the results being as follows : 



28 acres produced 370 pounds of seed cotton per acre, or 9 bales, 

 at a cost of production of $28 per acre. The cotton was fertilized 

 with 400 pounds per acre, in the drill before planting, of a fertilizer 

 containing Y per cent phosphoric acid, 2^ per cent nitrogen and 2^ 

 per cent potash, and which cost $4.21. 



16 acres of corn produced 440 bushels, or 27^ bushels per acre 

 (about 13 tons of stover were obtained from the corn crop). The 

 cost of the corn per acre was $14. The corn was fertilized with 

 300 pounds per acre of a fertilizer containing 7 per cent phosphoric 

 acid, 3 per cent nitrogen and 1^ per cent potash, which cost $3.36. 



10 acres of oats produced 140 laushels, or 14 bushels per acre, at 

 a cost of production of $7 per acre. 



Buildings. — During the summer and fall of this year a barn 

 40x00 feet, with 18-foot sheds on each side, was built for use of 



