APPENDIX. 263 



FORMULA FOR COMPOSTS. 



If the stable manure and cotton seed have been pro- 

 tected from waste by exposure to rain and sun, the fol- 

 lowing formula is recommended : 



Stable manure 650 pounds. 



Green cotton seed 650 " 



Superphosphate 700 " 



Making a ton of 2,000 pounds. 



If the compost is intended for use on soils particularly 

 deficient in potash, the proportion of cotton seed and 

 stable manure may be reduced fifty pounds each, and 

 one hundred pounds of kainit used instead. The 

 formula would then be: 



Stable manure 600 pounds. 



Cotton seed, green 600 " 



Superphosphate 700 " 



Kainit 100 



Making a ton of 2,000 pounds. 



These ingredients may be varied in proportions to 

 adapt the resulting composts to different soils or crops, 

 but either of the above will be found to give satisfactory 

 results on every class of soils and on all of our cultivated 

 crops. 



DIRECTIONS FOR COMPOSTING. The ingredients may 

 be mixed either by building up the heap by alternate 

 layers of the ingredients, or they may be thoroughly 

 mixed and then thrown into a heap. In either case water 

 should be freely used on the coarse materials while com- 

 posting. 



The following directions, which have been given in 

 former publications of this Department, have been gener- 

 ally followed by those who have used the compost with 

 most satisfactory results. Most farmers prefer the plan 

 of mixing the ingredients well before placing them in the 

 heap for fermentation. Under this plan the mingling of 

 the ingredients is more complete during the process of 



