11 



June 1 boeing was done in such a way as to leave two plants 

 in a place either 12, 18, 24, 30 or 36 inches apart. June 25 the 

 stand was reduced to a single plant in a hill. The distance 

 between all rows was 3 feet 4 inches. The stand was prac- 

 tically perfect. 



Fertilizers were used as follows : 



160 lbs. acid phosphate per acre. 

 160 lbs. cottonseed meal per acre. 

 20 lbs. muriate of potash per acre. 



Total, 340 lbs. of a complete fertilizer per acre. 

 The yields were as follows : 



Yield per acre of seed cotton with single plants at different 



distances. 



Plot 

 No. 



1 



2 



3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



9 



10 



11 



12 



13 



Distance 



12 inches by 40 inches. 



18 

 24 

 30 

 18 

 3C5 

 12 

 18 

 24 

 30 

 36 

 18 

 18 



40 

 40 

 40 

 40 

 40 

 40 

 40 

 40 

 40 

 40 

 40 

 40 



Average for 12 incl 



w " 18 ' 



" " 24 ' 



" 30 ' 



" " 36 ' 



es (2 plots). 

 (5 plots) . 

 (2 plots). 

 (2 plots) . 

 (2 plots). 



Yield of 



seed cotton 



per acre. 



Lbs. 

 928 

 838 

 910 

 856 

 936 

 848 

 917 

 910 

 926 

 900 

 858 

 917 

 960 

 922 

 912 

 918 

 878 

 853 



The above table shows that with Truitt cotton in narrow 

 rows there was practically no difference in yield between dis- 

 tances of 12, 18 and 24 inches in the drill. When the space 

 was increased to 30 inches a decided reduction in yield fol- 

 lowed. When the distance became 36 inches a further reduc- 

 tion occurred, which, however, was only slight. The yield per 



