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your land, and which will contain ten rows of any 

 length desired. 



On rows 1 and 2, use 200 pounds per acre. 



On rows 3 and 4, use 400 pounds per acre. 



On rows 5 and 6, use 600 pounds per acre. 



On rows 7 and 8, use 800 pounds per acre. 



On rows 9 and 10, use 1000 pounds per acre. 

 In cultivating, treat all soils alike and give each 

 the same treatment as you give the remainder of 

 the field. Carefully observe the plots during the 

 growing season and at picking time estimate 

 yields. The results cannot fail to be helpful in de- 

 ciding what kinds of plant food your land needs 

 and in what quantities each element is needed. 



WHAT WE MUST DO 



So much is involved in fertilizing land that each 

 of us will have to study his individual problems 

 year in and year out, that help may come to each 

 of us in knowing how to manage lands and how to 

 maintain their fertility, wisely and judiciously. 



That we may have a few general principles to 

 guide us along our immediate course, the following 

 general suggestions are offered : 



1. Judicious fertilization increases the profitable- 

 ness of cotton farming. 



2. Fertilizers wisely used hasten the maturity of 

 the crop. 



3. Fertilizers pay best on land in good mechani- 

 cal condition. 



4. Fertilizers respond best for cotton when used 

 in connection with leguminous crops. 



5. A complete fertilizer pays best on old lands. 

 Where legumes are used or stable manure, the 

 nitrogen content may be decreased or omitted 

 entirely. 



