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as possible. We had over a thousand acres listed, but a 

 very bad storm reduced the acreage some. However, it 

 is an easy matter to find fields of crimson clover in fine 

 shape in all representative sections of the county. We 

 refused to enroll any farmer who entertained any idea 

 of cutting off for hay, as what we sought was soil im- 

 provement. Most of what was seeded is going to be in 

 good shape for the winter. 



Eed Clovee. 



No red clover was ever seeded other than on wheat 

 in the late winter or early spring, but we succeeded in 

 getting a good lot of this crop sown in August and early 

 September. The Cadiz Hardware Company is respon- 

 sible for the statement that they sold more red clover 

 seed at the season mentioned than they had at any other 

 time. I have some specific data -for this crop in my an- 

 nual report, which is not arranged for a report like this. 



Alfalfa. 



We seeded about 85 acres of alfalfa among the 

 people who had no idea that they could grow it, and at 

 this time it looks good for a perfect stand. On our al- 

 falfa we used abot 350 tons of ground limestone rock 

 and about 4,300 pounds of acid phosphate, sowing about 

 1,500 pounds of seed. 



Eape and Soy Beans. 



These two crops were unknown when I took up the 

 work, but we have a splendid acreage of each one ; some- 

 thing like fifty acres of soy beans and about twenty- 

 five of rape. The results along this line were highly 

 gratifying and the acreage will be increased heavily in 

 another year. 



Tobacco. 



I have not sought to emphasize tobacco growing, as 

 the bane of agriculture in the black patch is this very 

 plant. What work along that line I have done has been 

 in harmony with the experiments carried on at Green- 

 ville, by Prof. Eoberts and the results show an increase 



