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phosphate and potash mixture. These peas are also to be 

 saved for hay, and crimson clover seed at rate of fifteen 

 pounds per acre sown on the stubble in September or 

 October. 



This clover is to be turned under in the spring and the 

 land prepared as we have suggested for cotton. At the 

 last working of the cotton, and while the soil is still fresh, 

 sow again the same amount of crimson clover seed. 



On this clover haul out and spread with a manure- 

 spreader, all the manurial accumulations during the fall 

 and winter and up to the time for turning the clover for 

 corn. Then plant com and repeat the rotation. It is 

 easy to see that by thi§ rotation we are constantly adding 

 some humus-making material in the pea stubble and 

 clover turned under, and also in the manure appUed. 



It will be noted that we advise the use of commercial 

 fertiHzers only on the peas, and only the mineral elements 

 phosphorus and potassium, since on the success of the pea 

 crop the future improvement of the soil largely depends. 

 With the constant succession of peas and clover, aided 

 by the manure that is made from feeding the peas and 

 corn stover, no nitrogenous fertiUzers will be needed to 

 be bought. 



But the cotton farmer has another source of nitrogen in 

 the seed produced by the cotton crop. He should not sell 

 the seed off the land entirely, but if near an oil mill should 

 exchange the seed for a fair proportion of meal and hulls. 

 The meal, fed in moderate quantity to balance the ration 

 fed to the cattle will greatly improve the character of the 

 manure made, and all that cannot be used in this way 

 should be returned to the soil to aid the manure in the 



