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tilizers will increase the yield on canebrake lands, a fact 

 which is denied by most farmers of this section." 



Corn Experiment by Mr. John F. Deer. 



Monroeville, Monroe Co., Ala. 



Gray sandy soil with clay sub-soil. 

 Rows 70 yards long — 5 feet wide. 



This experiment was planted March 13th, instructions be- 

 ing followed as to preparation, putting in fertilizer, &c. 

 Corn was killed and replanted March 30th, resulting in a 

 good stand. Mr. Deer says on the 14th of April, run around 

 corn with a "half-twister" barring it off, in which condition 

 it remained until the 26th, when the dirt was thrown back 

 to it. Hoed it May 1st and on the 3d plowed out middles. 

 Run around corn May 15th with Dixon sweep, planted the 

 "Unknown" pea in this furrow three days afterwards and 

 covered with the same sweep. On the 31st plowed out the 

 middles. 



Second application of fertilizes made at time of planting 

 peas. May 18th. 



Good rains, in fact there was too much rain up to the 24th, 

 and none from that time to the 17th of June. For four days 

 previous to this rain corn failed rapidly and a fair estimate 

 is, that it was cut off one-third. 



Fertilized plat grew rapidly from the beginning and ap- 

 peared to be about 10 days earlier than the unmanured. 



