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Yelloio Millo Maize. — Black bottom soil, no manure. Planted 

 June 15, harvested Oct. 12. Quality of product very fine. 

 No diseases. 



U'liknown. Cow Pea. — Level gravelly land, stable manure 

 broadcast. Planted April 15, harvested Aug. 25th. Product 

 very fine. 1 quart was planted and the yield 3 bushels. 



Jerusalem Corn. — Hill side, black soil, 100 lbs. cotton 

 seed meal and 50 lbs. acid phos. per acre. Planted May 10, 

 harvested Aug. 20. Product good; yield per acre 20 bushels. 



Spanish Peanut. — Level sandy land, lot manure broad- 

 cast. Planted June 1st, harvested Oct. 27th. Product very 

 fine. 



KEPOET OF Mr. D. L. BEOWN, 



EANDOLPH, BIBB COUNTY. 



Unhiown Pea. — High, dry sandy soil, no manure. Culti- 

 vated with heel-scrape, two plowings. Planted June 3rd, 

 first ripe Sept. 15th, harvested Oct. 15 ; quality very fine ; 

 rapid growth. 



Mr. B. says "it is a very fine pea and I can not say too much 

 in its favor." 



Clover — Red and White. — All killed by extreme drought. 



Egyptian Cotton. — Sandy soil, oak and hickory flat, ma- 

 nured with compost of phosphate and barnyard manure about 

 250 lbs. per acre. Cultivation thorough, with scrape and hoe. 

 Planted April 14th ; first open boll August 15th, and con- 

 tinued opening until frost. Yield per acre very poor ; qual- 

 ity inferior ; lint short and yellow. 



Mr. Brown considers this cotton a "flat failure" for this 

 country. 



EEPOET OF Mr. G. W. COMPTON, 



WAYNE, MARENGO COUNTY. 



Alfalfa. — Soil sand, clay sub-soil, no manure, fresh land. 

 Land broken, seedsowedbroad-castand brushed in. Planted 

 April 20th, grew to a height of 4 to 6 inches about August 1st, 

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