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Mr. Davis says : "This has been a bad year for fertilizers 

 in this country, the extremely dry spring and early sum- 

 mer seem to have caused the plant to lose the benefit of 

 the 250 lbs. applied at planting time." 



Corn Experiment by Mr. R. T. Ewing. 



Mound Mountain, Cherokee County, Alabama. 



Soil — Gray sandy (piney woods) yellow clay sub-soil. 

 Rows 70 yards long — 5 feet wide. 



Mr. Ewing reports that he planted corn on April 7th, and 

 owing to the late cold Spring, had to replant three times be- 

 fore securing a stand. Preparation of land, putting in fertil- 

 izers, &c., were according to instructions. On 2ud of May 

 run around corn with scooter and scrape, and on the 5th 

 plowed out middles. On the 12th run around with scooter 

 and scrape and followed with hoe. Did the same on the 22d. 

 On May 81st run a furrow in the middle of each row, 

 dropped peas in this furrow, scattered the other 250 lbs. fer- 

 tilizer broadcast and plowed out with scooter and 20 inch 

 scrape. 



All of May and the early part of June was dry and the 

 fertilized portion of experiment stood drought better than 

 the other. 



