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ton 333 lbs. acid phosphate, 333 lbs. crushed cotton seed, and 1,334 lbs. 

 fine horse manure were applied at the rate of 2,835 lbs. per acre. The 

 ingredients of the mixture were applied separately and mixed in the 

 furrow about one month before planting', while the compost was applied 

 immediately before planting. The application of the mixture gave the 

 best results, probably due to a great extent to the fact that in this case 

 there was a settled seed bed at planting time, while the compost plat 

 had been recently plowed and was loose. 



To 10 plats various fertilizer mixtures were applied. The quantity 

 per acre of the fertilizers in the different mixtures was 200 lbs. of cotton- 

 seed meal, 240 lbs. acid phosphate or Florida soft phosphate, 200 lbs. 

 of kainit, 472 lbs. of crushed cotton seed, and 600 lbs. of slaked lime. 

 On 1 plat GOO lbs. of kainit per acre was used. The cotton-seed-meal 

 mixture proved most profitable. Florida soft phosphate proved inferior 

 to acid phosphate, and slaked lime gave no increase of yield either on 

 gray, sandy, or red soil. 



Some forage, fiber, and other useful plants, G. McCarthy 

 (Xorth Carolina Sta. Bui. 133, pp. 339-353). — This is a continuation of 

 work described in Bulletin 98 of the. station (E. S. R., <>, p. 34). The 

 following plants were tested at the station and descriptions, with notes 

 on their growth, are given : < 'owpea, rice pea (Doliclios sinensis), banana 

 pea (Dolichos multifiorus), Pearson bean | Phaseolus sp. i, hagy ( Lespedeza 

 bicolor), hairy lespedeza (Lespedeza serieea), broad-leaved Japan clover 

 (Lespedeza striata), beggar weed (Desmodium tortuosum), chicory 

 (Cichorium intybus), fenugreek (Trigonella foznum-grmcum), horse 

 bean (Vivid faba), Canada field pea (Pisum sativum), spring vetch 

 (Vivid sativa), hairy vetch (Vieia villosa), furze (Ulex europea), broom 

 (Genista scoparia), spurry (Spergula <irrcn.se and 8. maxima), bur net 

 (Poterium sanguisorba), sachaline (Polygonum saehalinense), flat pea 

 (Lathyrus sylvestris), sesame (Sesamum indicum), madder (Bubia tinc- 

 torum), rape (Brassiea campestris), madia (Madia sativa), fuller's teasel 

 (Dipsacus fullonum), cafiaigre (Bumex hymenosepalus), jute (Gorehorus 

 capsularis), Japan hemp (Cannabis sativa, japonica), Persian hemp 

 (Cannabis sativa, persiea), Kentucky hemp (Cannabis sativa), ramie 

 (Urtica nivea). 



The "Unknown" and "Red Ripper" cowpea were grown at the 

 station and at various places throughout the State. The author 

 recommends them for forage and green manuring. The "Unknown" 

 is better for table use. Rice pea, broad leaved Japan clover, beggar 

 weed, chicory, Canada pea, fuller's teasel, Japanese hemp, and jute 

 made promising growth. Hairy lespedeza, fenugreek, horse bean, 

 hairy vetch, furze, common hemp, spurry, broom, madder, Russian 

 rape, sachaline, flat pea, sesame, and burnet have not proven to be of 

 much practical value. Persian hemp runs to seed rather than fiber. 

 Madia is considered as probably a valuable forage for sheep. The 

 value of cafiaigre is as yet undetermined. Ramie grown from seed was 

 not successful. 



