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Methods of cultivation. — Following tliorougli preparation of the soil, shallow culti- 

 tion produces larger crops at loss cost than deep cultivation. Impoverished soils may 

 be rapidly restored to productiveness by terracing, accompanied by a judicious rota- 

 tion of crops involving a restoration of humus. 



Farm manure. — The best way to utilize the animal manures saved on the farm, and 

 the surplus cotton seed, is in compost with acid phosphate. Contrary to the general 

 opinion, ammonia is not volatilized and lost from such compost during the fermenta- 

 tion. 



Fruits. — Grapes, peaches, plums, raspberries, strawberries, and the oriental type of 

 pears can be grown profitably under intelligent culture. 



Stock and feeding. — Growing wool and mutton, intelligently pursued, is more profit- 

 able than growing cotton. A profit of 50 per cent upon the value of the sheep and 

 the cost of keeping them can be realized. Pork can be grown here as cheaply as in 

 any State in the Union by cultivating our peculiar crops especially for swine. Green 

 crops for soiling cattle may be had in abundant supply, during the entire year, from 

 the cereals, lucern, corn, sorghum, and peas. By means of these and silage, pas. 

 tnrago may be dispensed with. 



Field experiments in 1889, J. S. Newman (pp. 16-20). 



Fertilizers for corn. — The objects of the experiment were (1) the com- 

 parison of crushed and uncrushed cotton seed with each other and with 

 cottoii-seed meal ; (2) comparison of raw phosphate with acid phos- 

 phate ; and (3) the study of the relation between the different parts of 

 the plant as affected by fertilizers. The land had been planted in cot- 

 ton in 1888, for which it was liberally manured, so that the contrast be- 

 tween the fertilized and unfertilized plats is in some instances not 

 striking. A tabulated statement shows the yield and the relation of 

 parts of the plant ou twenty-one plats. Of the plats on which nitro- 

 genous fertilizers were used alone, those treated with dried blood gave 

 the largest total yield, and the largest proportion of corn to stover and 

 of corn to cob; with sulphate of ammonia, dried blood, and cotton- 

 seed meal, each combined with acid phosphate and muriate of potash, 

 the yield was practically the same in each case; while with nitrate of 

 soda combined with the phosphate and muriate it was somewhat lower. 

 With green cotton seed applied alone and in combination with acid 

 phosphate and muriate of potash the yields were slightly lower than 

 with crushed cotton seed ; but with the crushed cotton seed in combi- 

 nation with raw phosphate and muriate of potash, the yield was higher 

 than with any other fertilizer used. With cotton-seed meal the results 

 were about half way between those with green and crushed cotton seed. 

 *' The relation between the different parts of the plant seems not to be 

 materially affected by the different manures." 



Tests of varieties of corn and cotton. — Tabulated notes of trials with 

 20 varieties of corn and 15 varieties of cotton. 



Planting cotton at different distances. — A tabulated statement of the 

 results on twenty-three fourth-acre plats. 



Bye as a soiling crop in icinter. — Eye was sown in drills, September 25, 

 on a piece of land from which a crop of cabbages had been taken. The 

 land had been well fertilized for the cabbages, but received no further 



