O tf AGRICULTURE. 



The Manures) both Home-made and Artificial, suitable 

 for the Cotton Crop, Every kind of compost, green 

 crops turned in, cotton seed, and even naked leaves 

 listed and left to rot, improve this crop. But let us 

 examine an analysis of this plant before we discuss 

 the manures suitable for it ; 



ANALYSIS Otf TJSE COTTON t>LANT. 



Of course all green or dry plants, and especially 

 cotton seed, stalks, and leaves, when well rotted, will 

 make a good compost for the cotton crop. When 

 planted on cotton seed, and sometimes on strong 

 stable manure, it is difficult to retain a stand, owing, 

 probably, to the stimulating effects of these strong 

 manures, So, on leaves from the woods, unless well 

 rotted, in consequence of the leaves decaying away, 

 and exposing the roots too much to the sun and rain* 

 These materials, by being composted with gypsum or 

 land plaster, and woods earth at the rate of one cart 

 load of stable manure or cotton seed, one load of 

 woods earth and two bushels of land plaster, well 

 njlixed together, will form an excellent manure, and 

 there will be no risk in the use, The plaster is the 

 sulphate of lime composed of sulphuric acid and lime, 



