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one-third bale to the acre. Lint short, bolls scattering, very 

 large growth. 



Spanish Peanut. — Ordinary fresh soil, manured with com- 

 post. Planted in April. Quality good. Yield 50 bushels 

 per acre. Very fine variety. 



Jerusalem Corn. — Failed to germinate. 



Spurry. — Fresh land, manured with compost. Planted 

 in March. Came up and grew about 10 inches high and 

 died. Considered worthless. 



Unknown Ooiu-pea. — Soil red ; had been in cultivation sev- 

 eral years, manured with phosphate. Culture same as 

 cotton. Planted in May. First ripe in August. Yield good, 

 and growth fast and vigorous. 



Awnless Brome G^rass.— Light gravelly land, manured 

 with compost of lime and phosphate. Sown broadcast in 

 March. Came up, but was choked out by crab grass. 



Alfalfa.— ^o\\ as above. Planted in March. Came up a 

 fine stand, but after reaching 12 inches high, died out from 

 dry weather. 



Red Kaffir CV??.— Soil as above. Planted in May. Ma- 

 nured with stable manure and phosphate. Yield about 25 

 bush, per acre. Quality good, and grew well although the 

 weather was extremely dry. 



KEPOET OF J. H. LOVEJOY. 



ETOWAH COUNTY. 



Alfalfa.— ^d^ndij upland, no manure. Planted March 10. 

 Badly killed by March freeze, and the few stalks remaining 

 did not do well for want of culture. 



Unknown Oo^y-pea.— Sandy upland, no manure. Planted 

 July 10th ; gathered October 1st. Products v&i-ij fne indeed. 

 Consider them the best pea I have ever grown, and shall 

 discard all others for them. 



Yelloio Millo J/aize.— Sandy upland, broadcast five wagon 

 loads stable manure per acre. Planted May 9th ; harvested 

 September 10th. Quality of product seemingly as fine as it 

 could be. Eapid growth ; made a large quantity of foliage, 

 and the seed a most excellent feed, especially for chickens. 



