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penniug cattle on ground. Price, 5 cents in seed or 22J cents lint, sea- 

 island cotton. 



One farmer in Jackson made 62 bales cotton and 300 bnshels corn ou 

 100 acres hnmmook-land, highly improved by horse and ccw-manure for 

 years. 



■\ir, T. F. Johnson, of Jefferson, with labor of self and son, i>rodaced 

 12 bales cotton and 200 bnshels corn, with fodder, potatoes, sirup, and 

 other supplies. 



There are a fevr cases in Madison of 450 ponnds lint per acre on new 

 or fertilized land. 



The best results in La Fayette are 600 pounds seed-cotton for long 

 staple, 1,000 pound for short staple, per acre. 



In Smcannee, 500 short and 300 long staple have been obtained. 



Alabama. — In BullocTcj an instance is reported of Shales on 10 acres, 

 with 90 bnshels of corn planted in alternate rows of If acres of the same, 

 manured with washings from stock-yards. Profits, $268. 



The largest yield in Butler was 300 pounds lint per acre on 40 acres, 

 sandy loam, ordinary culture. 



In Calhoun, a bale per acre on small lots, with extra pains, has been 

 obtained. In one instance, 17 bales to 30 acres. In common culture, 

 an average crop is a bale to 3J acres. 



Mr. W. D. Tomlinson, in Coneaih, had 800 pounds seed-cotton (275 

 pounds lint) on one-quarter acre saudy loam. 



Mr. Everett Davis, mCrenahmc, got 2,400 pounds seed-cotton per acre 

 on 4 or 5 acres rich bottom, without manure. 



A bale of 500 pounds on an acre of black loam was made in Dade. 



The largest crop in Be Kalb was 800 to 1,000 pounds seed-cotton per 

 acre, with Pacific guano and stable-manure ; usual culture. 



A farmer in Elmore got 5^ bales on 11 acres river-bottom, with ordi- 

 nary culture. 



In Etoicah, 500 lint is frequent on small areas, 1 to 5 acres, with barn- 

 yard and commercial manures. 



In Geneva, a bale (500 pounds) per acre has been produced on pine land 

 well manured. The average is not more than one-fourth of a bale. 



A very few farms in Henry average 1 to 2 bales per acre. 



In one instance, in Jefferson, 1,500 pounds lint per acre on 5 acres 

 black land with red clay subsoil, manured with gypsum and barn-yard 

 manure. 



In Lauderdale, in 1876, a few small farms produced 1,400 pounds seed- 

 cotton per acre, thoroughly prepared and highly manured with barn-yard 

 and leached ashes. Net profit, $25 per acre. 



In Limestone, 1 bale on 2 acres. 



Instances in Monroe of 700 pounds (seed) per acre are given. 



The best yield per acre on upland sandy soil, manured with 1 ton 

 barn-yarfl, and cultivated in ordinary way, in Morgan, is 1,340 pounds 

 of seed-cotton. 



Nearly a bale per acre on a few acres has been realized in Perry, but 

 300 pounds seed is above the usual average. 



In Saint Clair, 1 bale per acre is sometimes grown on small lots of 5 

 or 6 acres, one-half bale per acre on two farms with 100 acres each in 

 cotton. 



The best yield in Walk&r is 60 bales on 125 acres sandy soil ; usual 

 culture, 



Mississippi.— -iZcorn, 13 bales on 25 acres. 



A few small farms in Amiiv yield GOO pounds lint per acre ; soil well 

 prepared and liberally fertilized. 



