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plots could, owing to lack of surplus seed, only be filled in by 

 transplantation. It was observed that transplanted plants in 

 the no-manure and farmyard manure plots did not fall behind 

 the original plants grown from seed, but this was not so in the 

 case of the night-soil plots where the originally sown plants 

 grew very vigorously and far outstripped those which were trans- 

 planted. 



It is noticeable in some eases in plots treated with night- 

 soil, that the proportion of Kadbi to grain increases enormously. 

 This was mainly due to the deficiency of one rain at the end of 

 the season ; a very forcing manure promotes quick and vigorous 

 growth of the crop and requires therefore more moisture than 

 ordinary manure for its full benefit to be felt. Lastly, the effect 

 of a heavy application of night-soil and farmyard manure is 

 greater in the 3rd year after its application than in the first or 2nd 

 year as will be seen from the fact that the plots which received 

 these in 1904 did better than those which got them in 1905. 



From this and last year's results and those of one or two 

 favourable seasons to come, it will be possible, it is hoped, to 

 suggest a practicable and profitable method of applying fresh 

 night-soil to ordinary dry crops even though the application 

 involves fallowing for a season. 



7. Another set of manurial experiments on cotton and 

 Jowdr with rotted cactus manure and farmyard manure gave 

 the following results : 



NOTE. The figures and letters in italics sliovf the plots and their sub-divisions. 



In the case of cotton, the no-manure plot has given better 

 results than either of the manured plots and the farmyard 

 manure plot yielded better than the rotted cactus manure plot. 



