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Brome Grass. — Soil as for Lucerne, no manure. Planted 

 in March. Did not develop sufficiently to authorize a re- 

 port. May do better the next experiment. 



Egyptian Cotton. — "No good" for this climate, will not 



mature. 



Spanish Pea-nut. — Soil, light sandy, no manure. Planted 

 May 1st, harvested in October. Yield per acre, large; 

 quality good. 



Tobacco, Brazil variety. — Cured bulk of crop by pulling off 

 the leaves as they would ripen and hanging them on sticks 

 in a log house. Sold most of it at 30 cents per pound. 

 Took premium at the county fair. 



REPORT OF Mr. WM. MARTIN, 



CtEeensboro, hale county. 



Egyptian Cotton. — Soil, level, sandy upland, no manure. 

 Cultivated by first barring-off, and afterwards by plowing 

 with sweep, and hoeing. Planted April 10th. First open 

 August 1st. Last open October 1st. Gathered in Septem- 

 ber and October. Yield per acre, 1,200 lbs. Quality good. 

 No insect enemies ; no plant diseases. 



REPORT OF Mr. J. W. MIZE, 



REMLAP, BLOUNT COUNTY. 



Spanish Pea-nut— Light sandy >oil, clay sub-soil, ma- 

 nured light with stable manure. Cultivated with hoe and 

 small shovel. Quality of product very good, and the crop 



good. 



Egyptian Cotton.— Ylsit branch land, manured with dry 

 pulverized stable manure. Cultivated with small scooter' 

 heel-scrape and hoes. Planted April 20th. Yield, about 

 400 lbs seed cotton per acre. The quality of lint was very 

 fine and yellow. The growth tall, limbs long, bolls very 

 small and scattering. Same ground in common cotton would 

 make 1,600 lbs. 



