THE COST OF PRODUCING COTTON. 21 
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not contribute very substantially to the farm income, for only 27 
per cent of the total operators who were interviewed applied some 
farm manure to cotton land. The application of manure ranged 
Fic. 5.—Hauling manure. 
from 1 to 5 loads per acre, while the most common crew consisted of 
2men and 2 mules. Some hauling was done with a crew of one 
man and one mule. (See fig. 5.) 
