﻿Bui. 1126, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



Plate I. 



Fig. I. — Snap Beans Dug from Field Plats Treated with Various 

 Quantities of Borax. 



Seeds planted May 26; plants removed from the soil and photographed June 15. 



Figs. 2 and 3. — Corn Plants Dug from Field Plats Treated with Various 

 Quantities of Borax. 



Seeds planted May 3; plants dug from the soil and photographed May 28. 



EFFECT OF BORAX ON PLANTS IN THEIR EARLY STAGES OF 



GROWTH. 



The figures shown in connection with the plants indicate the number of pounds of borax applied 

 per acre in the fertilizer used. 



