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PLOT 2. 



Names and Quantity of 



Fertilizers used in Compost 



for % Acre. 



CO t. .5 0) r- 



COEN. 



Variety Experiment. 



Object of this experiment was to ascertain the best yiekl- 

 ing variety. 



Corn was phmted on plots 1-14 of an acre in size — rows 5 

 feet wide and corn dropped 3 feet apart in drill. 



Fertilizer, composed of 250 pounds cotton seed meal and 

 250 pounds acid phosphate, was applied in drill at time of 

 planting, and was mixed with soil by running a scooter in 

 the furrow. Corn came up well and was killed by the severe 

 freeze March 25th. Replanted April 4th and several other 

 times after. The Renfro, Experiment Station Yellow, Cocke's 

 Prolific, Pride of America, and Clayton Bread, gave the best 

 yields in the order named. A perfect stand was never secured 

 upon any of the plots, though it was better on some plots 

 than on others, and hence this fact with some inequality of 

 the soil, prevents reaching any reliable conclusions as to 

 the best variety. Further experiments will be necessary to 

 arrive at correct conclusions. 



The following table shows the results of the experiment : 



Plots 1-14 acre. Fertilizers applied in drill March 10th, 

 consisting of 250 lbs. cotton seed meal and 250 lbs acid phos- 

 phate per acre. 



