V61.XXV JULY 28, 1923 No. 4 
CONTENTS 
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Growth-Promoting Value of the Proteins of the Palm Kernel, 
and the Vitamin Content of Palm-Kernel Meal - - 165 
A. J. FINKS and D. BREESE JONES 
(Contribution from Bureau of Chemistry) 
Efficiences of Phosphatie Fertilizers as Affected by Liming and 
by the Length of Time the Phosphates Remained in Porto 
Rican Soils - - - - - - - - - - 171 
P. L. GILE and J. O. CARRERO 
(Contribution from States Relations Service) 
Growth of Fruiting Parts in Cotton Plants - - - 195 
R. D. MARTIN, W. W. BALLARD, and D. M. SIMPSON 
4 BK^( Contribution from Bureau of Plant Industry ) 
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, 
WITH THE COOPERATION OF THE ASSOCIATION OF 
LAND-GRANT COLLEGES 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1923 
