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Yield of seed cotton, increase per acre, and financial residts 

 from use of different fertilizers. 



O 



1 



2 

 3 

 4 



^{ 



\ 



6 



9- 



10 



a; 

 a, 



o 



Lbs. 

 200 

 240 



200 

 200 

 240 

 200 

 200 

 240 

 200 



200 

 240 

 200 

 200 

 240 

 100 



Fertilizers. 



Kind. 



Cottonseed meal 



Acid phosphate 



Xo fertilizer 



Kainit 



Cottonseed meal ) 



Acid phosphate^ )" 



Cottonseed meal ) 



Kainit \ 



Acid phosphate ) 



Kainit / 



No fertilizer 



Cottonseed meal i 



Acid phosphate > 



Kainit ) 



Cottonseed meal "| 



Acid phosphate j- 



Kainit j 



SEED COTTON 







Lbs. 

 1,024 



774 



714 



1,075 



849 



1,099 



919 

 751 



1,011 

 1,077 



a 



3 



> 

 o 



9) . 

 CR ■ 



ci ■ 



a 



00 

 ■*^ 

 O 



P. 

 S3 



Lbs. 



310 



60 



354 

 120 



303 



175 



260 



FINANCIAL RESULTS 



O 



s 

 > 



u 

 s> 



a. 

 o 



f6.20 

 1.20 



7-08 

 2.40 



7.26 



3.50 



5.20 





0) 



■4^ 



ce 



O 



o 



O 



P< 



11.90 

 1.32 



1.38 

 3.22 



3.28 



2.70 



4.00 



3.90 





o 



O N 



14.30 

 — .12* 



5.70 



— .82» 



3.98 

 .80 



.60 



•Loss. 



Kainit alone was most profitable. Cottonseed meal, used 

 alone, was second in point of profit. A combination of both 

 kainit and cottonseed meal afforded a larger yield than either 

 alone, but the cost was also greater, giving to this combination 

 the third place as regards profit. 



The following analysis of the above table brings out 

 clearly the effect of each fertilizer under four different condi- 

 tions : 



