34 COTTON CULTURE 



plant food as is contained in three tons of the latter; while, 

 in making the latter, three times as many packages are 

 required, three times as much freight must be paid, and 

 the labor involved in handling is about three times as 

 great. 



Fertilizers should be finely ground and dry. When 

 damp, they clog the drills and may start decomposition 



Fertilized with Acid Phosphate and Cotton-Seed Meal (No Potash). 

 Yield, 1 230 Ibs. Seed Cotton per acre. 



EXPERIMENT BY J. W. TREADWELL, TALLADEGA SPRINGS, ALA. 



too soon, so that, in many forms of organic matter, loss 

 of ammonia results. 



Concentrated fertilizer chemicals may be increased in 

 bulk by mixing with dry earth or sand, and such mixing 



