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Alfalfa. — Low land ; manure^ with 500 pounds cotton 

 seed meal per acre. Planted March 5th. Killed out by 

 drought. No yield. 



EEPORT OF Mr. R. D. MARTIN, 



FLOEENCE, LAUDERDALE COUNTY. 



Ydlow 3Iillo Maize. — Soil, gray red clay sub-soil, on south 

 hill-side, no manure. Culture same as for corn and sorg- 

 hum. Planted May 1st. Gathered August 1st. Yield not 

 measured, but was large. Growth vigorous, about eight 

 feet high. It is a valuable addition to the forage crop ; can 

 be cut several times, and comes out very rapidly. Seasons 

 were the dryest ever known. 



Kaffir Corn. — Soil as above, no manure. Culture, same 

 as corn. Planted May 1st ; harvested September 1st. 

 First ripe August 1st. Owing to extreme drought, did not 

 estimate the yield. Heads measured from eight to eighteen 

 inches in length, and one solid mass of large grains. Stock 

 fond of it. Have saved nearly all for seed. 



Jerusalem Corn. — Soil on edge of basin, no manure. 

 Planted May 1st ; harvested September 15th. Not so tall 

 a growth as Millo Maize ; will grow it another year. Stock 

 like it very much. 



Unknoivn Coiv Pea. — Light thin soil, well drained, no 

 manure. Cultivated as directed on package. Planted May 

 29th. Gathered in September. Yield 15 to 20 bushels per 

 acre. Quality very fine. Pods extra long, and on account 

 of the extremely dry weather, many were lost from shat- 

 tering out. Had the seasons been better, the crop would 

 have been larger. 



Crimson Clover. — Soil in a low place, no manure 

 Planted in March. The extremely dry spring caused it to 

 die-out some, and on account of dry weather did not grow 

 tall enough to cut. 



Lucerne. — Soil as for clover, no manure. Planted in 

 March. Owing to drought, grew about 12 inches high and 

 seeded. Stood the drought remarkably well. 



