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For this experiment, one and a half acres of land, of uni- 

 form fertility, was selected and divided into plots of i acre 

 each. The soil was sandy and poor. 



On Feb. 1st, a compost of equal parts of green cotton seed, 

 acid phosphate and stable manure was made, and on the 

 same day was put on plot 1. An equal quantity of this same 

 mixture was put in a heap until planting time, when it was 

 put on plot 3. 



While the results are seen from the table, one fact is 

 worthy of note, that plot 1 remained greener and maintained 

 its vigor a longer period than plot 3, and did not yield to 

 the effects of rust as badly as plot 3. 



In plot No. 2 as will be seen from the table, floats were 

 substituted in place of acid phosphate as in plot 3, the same 

 quantity of green cotton seed and stable manure being used 

 on both. 



The following table shows the results : 



COTTON. 

 Compost Applied February 1st. 



