I 5e (, CI.RCULAR No 1 . } o. \~ THIRD SERIES. I CROP REPORT. FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1 91. RETURXED TO THE DEl'ART)!E~T OF AGRICULTURE, OCTOBER 1, 1 91. TATE OF GEORGIA, DEPARTME:\T OF AGRICULTURE,} ATLANTA, GA., OcTOBER 8, 1 91. COTTON. Since the September report, the estimate of the pro per.th-e yield of cottow 'in the Sta.te, ba~erl upon its condition October lst, as compared with an aver- age crop, bas fallen off 6. 7 point . In a great measure this deterioration is due to the excessive rains the latter part of August, the injurious effect of which had not entirely developed when the report for last month was issued, while the hot day early in o.oeptember have aided in the damage by causing young bolls to open prematurely. The delay in planting resulting from the drouth in the spring, rendered the plant more susceptible to injury from the unfaYorable conditions later in the season, and largely for this reason the reports have shown a teady decrease in crop pro~pects. o far the weather ha been propitious for gathering the crop, and the quality of the lint is exceptionally good. For the State, as compared with an average, cotton is 75.3, which is several l points below the estimate of last year's crop at the same time of the year, at which time the heayy rain fall wa beginning to be regarded "1\'ith alarm; dewed retrospecti\ely, a. large number of correspondents estimate the present crop condition as comparerl to last year's as 73.5. In Middle Georgia the falling off has been greater than in any other section of the tate, the decrease being from 4, as compared to an ayerage, to 72.3 points, while in other portions of the tate the decrease has been from three to fonr points. CORX. In comparison with la t year the yield of corn in the tate will be large, and in comparison with an average, it is for the ...,tate 95. By sections the estimate of prospectbe yield is 99.8 for ~orth Georgia; in MidJle Georgia, 90.7; in Southwest Georgia, 92.6 ; in outheast Georgia, 94.5; in East Georgia, 96. 7. 2 DEPART.UE~T OF AGRICULTURE-lTEORGIA. OTHER CROP.:. On the whole n fair yielJ of sugar-cane, rice, sweet potatoes and to! aero may be expected with a pork prospect within :1.5 points of that of last y~a r. ' Vhlle none of the e crop are up to au aye rage, none oi them fall ten p r cent. below. The following table will give the condition oi the variou~ crop~ by section~, anu ior comenience in making comparison , the condition on th e fir~t of August and the fir t of .~eptemher areal o gi\'en: 1 !I G 9 10 11 ! North Georgia............... 77.2 .5 H9. .. 91 :.'l~~ ~.~, 93 Middle Georgta . . . . . . .. . . . . . 7~.3 11 HO. 7 ~ . 7 H5 ... ! '.fl Southwest Georgia.. .. . .. . . 7 77.6 9-~ . H H;L H:~ !rl. ~ ~u 0.> - - - - - - - - - - - - Southeast Georgia.... . . . . . . 77 East Georgia................ H 76~ . 7 !11.5 96.7 AVerage CortheStnte,Oct.1 75.3 --- 73.5 .~ 97 6 1 !l5 S 00 9~ s;:;; nu 90.7 03 ------ --- !lO. 9;; 9"l.ti 00 .7 fl6.5 m - ~rage for the tate, SepL. l ---;--~~~ 00- g;----;;;-- !- ~~ AveragefortbeState,Aug.l <5 ........ !Xi 03 9<: .......... ... .. . TOB ceo. I'l'S CULTURE AND CURE. 'l'obaC'eo raising a a mom y trop has in the pa. t cla imecl but little of the at- 1 tentiou oi the farmers of Geo rgi a, ant! its snecessiul cultivation bas been con- sidered a diffi. ult undertaking, out of the ordinary line o[ agriculture andre quiring extraordinary skill. The primitin; m<:thods in YO"Ue, the ab. ence of fertilization, the utilization of yirgin soil only, the want of method in marketing have all aitled in limiting the production. The lc...w price of cotton, pointedly bringing to mind the ab- solute ncrcs,::ity ot' a reduction in the acr age of that crop, ha recently directed tbc:minds oi the farmer to tobacco growing, a:; its culture and manufacture occupie the .ixth place in the great indn tries of the Unitetl State , and a large portion of Georgia ,oil ha usually been considered adapted to this plant. Tnder these circumstance, a hort re\'iew of late and improved method~ of rai~in" an should he hand-picked off the bed, but the covering of bru h should not be remo\'ed permanP.ntly until the plants are nearly large enough to set out. If the;plants begin to parch from drouth the bed shoull be well watered and coYered with green bough. laid upon a caffold several feet above the plants;1they shoulrl not be shaded too much, and indeed it is seldom nece.-sary to shade at nil ,.. unless rery d,-y. PLANTING. A tobacco plant will ripen in about 100 day from the time it L set out. 'fran planting should not be earlier than lOth of ~fay, nor later than tbeA~Oth. of June. Toe plants are et out very much as cabbage plant are br insert in~ them to the bud and pressing the ea1th WAll to their roots. 1 '8 OCTOBER CROP REPORT-1891. Plants hould ne,er be suffered to wilt before they are set out. A good plan is to elect a good time, just before a rain if po-sible, and put all available forces to the work of ettiug out. The plants sho uld not be to o small but hould be of ~ood size, and if given the,ame care that you would giYe a tomato or cabbage plant, they will live and grow off rapidly. CULTIY ATIOX. Tobacco should recei,e only surface culture. As som as the plant ha,e taken root they hould be gone over with the hoes, breaking the top cm t, and drawing fr<>sh earth to the plant, this destroys the first crop of gra8 aud kills the cut worm; if the land between the ro ws has become foul, it shou ld be plowed "ith mall b ulltongue or shovel at tbi first working. "'hen grown to say a breadth of twelve inche~, they hould be C' ultivated thoroughly with plow or cultivator and hoe; they should be kept clean and ome earth drawn to the plants. This is all th e plowing the crop will need, but should grass or weeds appPar it ~hould be scraped out with the hoe. TOPPIKG. The buttons or seed poJs should be pinched off a fast as they appear. Thi usually begins about the middle of July, maybe a little earlier with u. . Tho e plants that are ready should l.Je pruned at the first topping, that i , the lower lea,e should be taken off. There is no definite rule as to the number of leave to be left on a Etalk where the old method is used, but there should never be more than twelve or thirteen, generally eight to ten . A the sea on advancereduce the number of leaves left on the talk, a quality more than quantity will regulate the profit realized. The suckers bonld be pulled oft' every week as they appear, and should neYer be allowed to get over two inches long. Xo one need expect a crop oi fine grade toba co who does not pull oft' the suckers while small, and preYent the horn-worms (the wor t enemy to tobacco ) from C'utting the leme to pieces. WOR:\1S. There are three yatietie. of worm that are enemies of the tobacco plant at difterent stages of its growth; the cut-worn, bud-worm and horn-1rorm; the cutworm will cut the stalk of the young tobacco plant u.s it will any other young plant in our gar len , and i best gotten rid of by early \rorking; the bud-worm worm make it appearance about the time the plant i coming into top, anrl feed ' upon the uud, cutting it into mall bole which enlarge a the lE>.ai grO\YS. The third, or horn-worm, is the same species a that found on Iri h potatoe or tomatoes. . ome recommend planting the common Jamesto\rn weed at intenal 1n and around the tobacco field, and injecting a solution of Paris green or of cobalt in the fiOI\ers thereof; another plan is to place lighted lanterns around in the field set in pan of molasses or coal tar. All these, together with early planting and pu hing fonmrd the crop, and going o\er the crop at least 161) , r { DEI'AR'DIEX1' OF A ~RIO"C'J-'T RE-GEORGIA. once a week (early in the morning), and waging r elentless "'ar upon the worms that may b.e found upon the leayes of the plants, will insure a gnotl . l'rop. As the . eason ath ance and the <.lays become cool, it is best to !!'O over the crop in the afternoon and look for worms. FERTILIZERl:!. There is not bing better than well presened table manure for tobac:eo: hut there arc many good commercial fertilizer that con be U!'ed to aclyanta~e. The following formula will be founcl to be a complete fertilizer for toban:o: -:\0. I. Xitrate of oda ....... ....... .........................................................300 poun.!s. . \.cid pho pbatc ............................ ... ................. . ...... ............... 400 pon111J:.:. t-:ulphatc of lime ..................................................................... ..:300 potml~. -:\0. II. Kainit... ................. ....... ................................................ .. .... 500 pou:J<:~;. . -itwte of Focla.... .. ............................................................. .. .... :?00 pound~. -\cicl phosphate .................................................................. 300 ponndo. :\[ix thoroughly amlnpply from ~00 to -!00 pound to the acre. It mn. the lorne in mind that tlte tohacco plant is a gro. feeder, and responds readily to J!enerou fertilization. By following the foregoing simple rules a much larger profit can be realizetl from toba<'('O than cotton . Try it on one or two acres and be co nvinced. c:r.ATHERIXG A~D GnUKG. As 11 e market \alue of no crop depend more on the qnality than th at 0 1 tobacco, it follO\\'S as a nece,. ary conclusion that not only hould proper ('ar~ he taken in the Felet'tion of seed and soil, and atte ntion paid to the preparation of the latter, but that th e b st method~ of bane ting should be COJI~idered liTH] a modem system o[ uriug atlopted, in,olYino, a-;. the proces. cloe , more or les,; of '-lientifi<' 1 rinciples. Fr year. no meth od of curing was u. d, CS:t.:('pt the orclinary log tohlll'CO barn, a. ystem which faile< for the olnow system will cost :1'325, and will cure twenty acres; and while it is patent d, it may not be out of place to give a l'Omplete de. cription with pecifications. ,'PECIFIC.ATIO.. FOR BUILDIXG A ":\IODERN TOBACCO BAR:\'" 16x20 FEET I~SIDE :JIEA URE .AND 20 FEET HIGH. .'elect a bill- ide with a slope of about 2,! inches to the foot. Commendng at the lowEll' side, di<> an excrn-ation 16x20 feet into the bill-side. This will bring the upper ide about -51feet from the urface, the floor being Jeyel. Then dig a trench aroun<.l the four sides of the excavation, on the inside, one foot wide, of tLe Fame depth. l''ill it with small cobble stones or c atse g-rayel to sene a a foundation and to act as a drain; on top of the, tone or gravel builu rm H-inch wall of "'Ood orick or stone with trong lime mortar. 'rhe wall should be 55 feet higil on the four sides, Je,el on top, makiug a basement. In tue lower or exposeu siO " -! Door and window po ts -!x-l-20 feet ............. . 10 " 4-J. 'l uuding 2x-l-20 feet loner ... ..... ....... .......... . 5/2 ,, 2 I'lates 2x4-21 feet long.............................. . ') ) tf 2 Plates 2x4-17 feet long ........... .................... . S Piec~ 1\x6-16 feet long ..... ............... ... ... .... 0 " 24 Rafters 2x4-12 feet long......... ... ... ... .......... .. 200 " Rbeeting lx12 inches................................... . -!50 " Flooring lx3 inche , ..................... .... .. ........ . 300 " Total.. ............... . ... .............................. 2,2 0 " @ 1 00-~22 0 Drop sid ing lx incbes-2,000 feet n Sl.lO ..... . ......... ........ $22 00 Ceiling ~x inches-2,000 feet a 75 cents ... ...... .............. ... 15 00 Comer board 1x-l- 0 feet 5'1.10........................... ..... . Y entilator comrlete.. .... ... ... ... .. .. .. ......... ..... .. ... .. .. .. .. ....... 4 00 172 OCTOBER CROP REPORT--I 01. 9 'catl',ld braces-50 feet @ $1.00 .... ........ ......... .. ,..............$ 50 . 'caffolds lx9-2:?5 feet @; 1.00......... ..... .... .... .... ..... ......... 2 25 .Paper linin~--72 lbs. a 6c....... .... .. .. .. .... .... .. .. .. ... ... .. .... .. ... 4 32 -4,000 uhingles a . $3.00 ...................................................... 12 00-!60 9.) DOOR FRA:UES, ETC. Door frame 3x6 feet ......... .............. ........................ .........s; 1 20 Door 8x6 feet...... .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. ...... .. .. .. .... ... .. .......... ..... .. .. .. .. 1 35 'Hinges and lock................................... . ...... ... ................ . 50 Nails for entire building........... ........ ... ..... .. .... .. .............. 6 00 :2 Window frame and sash- lights glazed-10xl2.............. 4 00-$13 05 IXSIDE F!XTlRE . 4 'ets tanchions $3.00 per set.. ...................................... $12 00 52 Racks ,, ~)5c .... .. .............................................................. 1 20 :72 ticks " 6c ..................................................................... 43 6 1 'et pu1ley~, cl1nms, etc .. ................................................ .. 5 00 25 Basket. n 35c..................... .. ...................... .................. . 75-$ 'i CiH BA 'E)!EXT. 4,300 Brick wall , 5:} feet high-price.................. ................ - .2 Rtove l'ix24 inebe by 4 feet-$12.50 each .......... .. .......... ..$25 00 Flue. for stove in basement.. .......................................... 12 00 Terracotta cb imueye, 27 feet bi"'h ...... ............................. 13 50 Conrluit. for ba-e ment-120 feet @; $1.00 ................... .. .. .... 1 20 Door and frame............................................................... 1 50-...58 :?0 CIG .\.R TOB.A.CCO. It hould be remembered that what has been said in this artide does not ap ply to the curing of cigar tobacco, which is mainly by airdrying without artificial beat, with barn cJnstructed for the purpo e, o that currenu of air canpa through the hou ed tobacco. 'l'HE LAIY. In conclusion I ghe the section of the last act of Congre s relating to the sale of leaf tobaeco, wi th the construction put thereon 1y the ommi sioner of Internal ReYenue, in order that in this regard there may IJe no misapprehen ion : "That all provisions of the statu tes imposinflrestrictions of any kin l what soe,er upon farmers and "rowers of tobacco in regard to the ale of leaf tobacco, and the keeping of books, and the registration aud the report of their sales of leaf tobacco, or imposin,., any tax on accoun t of such eales, are hereby repealed ; P,o vided, howevu, That it shall be the duty of eyery farmer or planter pro1lucing or elling leaf tobacco, on demand of any internal re"l'enue ()fficer, or other auth orized a"'ent of the Trea. u ry Department, to furui h 113 J JO l l EP.\.HT~I E ~'I OF A 'RICLTL'lTRE- -<:iEOH.GLL said officer or agent a true and complete tatement, verifietl by oatu, of all ui ales of leaf tocaeco, the number of hogbeads, case or po und., with tue name and re. i!lence in each in. tance, of the person to whom old, and the place to which it is shipped. And mery farm er or planter who wilfully refu>:cl! to furnish information, or knowingly makes false statements as to any of the facts aforesaid, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and ..hall he liable t0 a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollar'S." "Farmer. and planter are not r quired to pay au internal reYeuue tax fo r sellina leaf tobacco oi their own grow th and raising, or leaf tobacco re ceiYed by them from tenant who haxe p roduced the same on their land . The preYiou limitation of an amount not exceedinu one hundred dollar annually i" repealed by the law aboye quoted. "Th e executor or ad mini trator of a far mer or planter, and the guard ian of any minor is exempt from registerin "' as a dealer in lea[ tobaeco produced by such farmer or planter or by oaid ex cutor, administrator or guardian as f' ~tch, or r eceived by either of them ru rent from tenants, who produced the same on the land of said farmer, planter or minor. "A farme r is not required to pack or prize his tobacco before offering it fo1 ;;ale, in hoghead or otherwi. e, hut he may ell it lo 1 e a be ha h eretofore IH'en in the habit of sellin <>, keeping such an account a will enable him tQo render a true tatemrn of amount sold when called for." R 1'. :KE,'BITT. 11-lc OCTOBElt CROP REPORT-1 91 . 11 THE CGLT"CRE Oli' OAT.~. (Protn B"tl tia H-Gro,rti' of the past. It woulrl be ea y to show the superiority of oats oYer corn as n gmin food fo1 wo!k animals. It is pretty generally au understood and accepted fact. But man~ farmers-a large majorit~ of ~onthern farm r;;-still clino- to the idea that corn shoull be the mtin ,eliance. The rea on a.. igned is the 1!1lceJtain1!1 '!f the oat Cr'OfJ, which ari. es from the danger o[ winter kill in" \Yhen own in the fall, or ruin from ru. tor drouth when. spring sown . But farmers do not gi ,.e oat a fair chance. Let u. ee: t;,ery farmer worthy of the name has IL ron\'ictions a to the proper time to plant cotton or corn. IIe makes ~trenu n. efforts to g2t ready anrl to plant the e two rop. jH.,tat the r"ght tim. HealE'O seleC't~ the be..t mrietie. of corn and cotton [or plating; u e. th be~t of fertilizer~, plants his best lanl, and cultivates to the be.-;t of hi. judgment. But when it ome to ~owing oats, a majority o[ farmer haye no .et time for this work, hut it is usually d n when it i entirely con1enient. '!.'he cotton must fhst he picked. com mu. t be gather.:Jd, potatoc. clng, etc. , until .. eptember, then Ocloler passes by. It is then too !at!:' to sow fall oats. The next most fa,orahlc timenccorcling to tradition-is the" old Christmas," or the twelve clays folloo.;ing December :!5, a superstition that ~boule! be relegated to the past. About the first or the middle of l'cbruary i the be-t time, if there be a be.,l til!le to ow >pritlg oat.~. }fy purpo~e is to induec farmers to sow in .lepteruber or October accordinl? to latitude. Xorth of a line joining Columbus, .Macon aml Augu ta. so\\ in Neptember; in the mountains, C\en Au,.ust owing i;; a " 4 1 . :)0 " -1 1. 90 " 4 2.10 " 4 1. 20 " I 1.85 " I 7. 5G " 4 2 .:50 " ] ,) " ]5 " 1i) " li) " 1i) " 1.) " 11) 1 . '10 0./ii O.RO J .20 O.:!S O.!i:i 1. 20 fl . \).) Q c H.D.i i:tj H \10 !:;;;; 10.(.;() c: \l.OO 1 l.GO H ~ (i.\-1.) D. A.- Deparlnwnt of ,\ g ricnltlll'l' j '1'. 'l'horhlll'll ; ll.-lf0ndN~on; Lii.- J.iying,tnn; H.-Bnrpc('. 0 'TOBElt CROP HEPOHT--1 :Jl. J;j FEHTILlZ.EH TE "T OF Bl:Sli BEAXS. }'or tJ.i~ experiment a young pear orchanl, tbe tree. being J.olaute(~last yet~r ~t a distancE! of 20 feet, wa' se:ecteJ, the oil being pretty uniform of u sandy clay, uu:!Upcrphosphate in the different coiUbinations, as indicated in plots 19 and 21, is ,ery appreciable. The lmge~t yield was obta ined in plot No. 22, where a mb:ture of nitrate of soda and cotton-seed meal formed the source of nitrogen, an occurrence which requir s further investigation . TABLE Xo. Y.-Fertili=~1 E.cperiuwnts in Beans. FER1'1LIZER. 'o z c , <: <,_i ;g.:"s.. c lst Picking. 2d Picking.l:ld Picking. lth Picking. ci d ~ If~~. o 5 ?:~ s 1~00:'g d 0 ->o;::O:.:J. IT~cJ"S.: 3 d 0 '55 :;..o -~ .s d ~ I_; . p,_:; " .::.:E ~::: " -~:; :-;:.:...o. c E- J 2 :~3[uurpieartpehoofspPhoattaes..h. ... ... . .. .... . . .. 400 June 100[ " 10 10 0O..3li021Ju"ne 1510.5> J;; o.31 Jtme " 27 O.oo iJuly 27 0.(;7 " 1100~,00..15;1; 1 2.21 1.45 3 ~?t~on Se~~d !\leal. . . . . . . . . I ~~tatcot cia ........... 400 200 :: 10 LO! :: ~! ~ n;1 -t-.1.1 :; 10 1. 00 .1. 04 100., '. 4.U4 : :.:.: ;") Unfertilized .................. .... . " 100.30 " 1El0.2~ u "170.t>.i " 10 0.3.3 11.5-! ~;;~E:~~{~~h<::::_ !~. :~:. :1~~~:~~ ::~:::~~ ~:~~: ::~: ~:~t~: ::~~ ~:~(~: 7 ~i'g.~~e;;o~~~;:::. ::::: ~gbatc. . . . . .. .. I H .. ~lur1ateor ~itrate of Pot...'l.:sh....... Soda......... 400 100 .... " .. l.O. 1,l...li.:!. . . .. 11 . ... 150.;15 u 27~.61 " 101.~05.:1.' 4.0(1 ........ ........ . . . . . . . . .' .. . ... . .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . .. . 10 5~[~~~~~,~~.P~~~~h:::::: f ~itratc of Soda* . . . . .. . 118080:..:...:...io11i:.u.t....:.......i.5..o:.~.7....:......~.7..2.:7.&....:..- ..i.o..i:.~...11l.i;.:.i4. :superphosphate..... .. . 1 11 :~li[utlr"iaatLeeooff Pota h.. . ... Soda.......... 1 w ~~1~f.~~~~~~.P~~~5i;::.::. Nitrate of Socia........ . . Superphosphate......... 200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. 50 " 10 0.11 ' 15 0.57 " 271.50 " 101.15 3.(~ ; ;gg I... ....... ............ ..I.... ..;.... 100 ...;...-...ioi.:.o.o1 . ..... ;.-i.~lo:is 272:4;~;.-ioli::!o~:;i HlO . . . .. . . . . . .... .... ... ................. .. ...... .. . 100 . . . . . . . . .. . ........ .;,.; ...................... .. .. . 1:1 { )~rtuiatc or Potash ..... . Cotton Seed Meal.. .... ..,1 1 100 u 10 '2.0~ '' 1~ 0. \.X' " '17 1.42 " 10 1.:3:! 5.n; 1 4001 . . ...... 1 . . .1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1. . . J ... . 179 3 2108 05732 5436 li DEPART?IfENT O:F AGRICULTURE-GEORGIA. TABLE Xo. V.-Continuecl. e lst Picking. 2d Picking. 3d Picking. Hb Pickiug. 0 FERTILIZER. ~ ~~~~0 I g-Q ,~.~~.j:g>- ~~. i1~>~s~g~~1 ~ A f~.--J;. ~. . ~ ~ ~~.--;p-~ ~ ~ a ~ \ 1... ....... ................ 14 U1nSfne pr tei lripz ebdo s. .p.h. H. .e. .. ..... .... ..... ...... . !June 10 0. 0 4fl() .. .. . .. . .. ........ . . .. .. .. 0.33 JLLne .. 27 2.41 July 1010.50 3.84 15 ' Muriate of Pot.~sh...... . 100 " 10 ~. 20 June lli 0. 75 .... . ... 1.85 " 10 0. UO 5. 70 {~~~::::~~:gh~~::~:::::::: m:::::::: ::.:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1G MuriateofPotash ....... 100 " 101.76 " 1.;0.86 " 272.36 " 101.005.!!7 Cotton Seed Meal*....... 800 . .. .. .. .. . . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . 1....... . . .. ... .. ........ 11 5~u~~~~p~~;;5t.::::: :: t~ io i:25 ..;; "i~ o:59 ....... 21 ioo ....... io o:ui 5:45 . I...... .. (Cotton Seed )leal........ 200 .... . .... . . . ...... . ........................ 1s 19 { ) ~~~~~~o~~~i-.:::::: ~1~~g~~E~~::::::: / N1trate of Soda.......... :l ;; io 2:~ ;; i5 &:so ;; 27 1:68 ;: io i:oo ~:98 5 1 ::.:.:::i~~:i~ ::;.:::i~~:ii : :;.:::~i ~:~~ ::;.::ji:~!i;:~: 200 .... . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. ...... . ......... .. .... .. .. .. 20 Unfertilized....................... " 10 0.3fl " Jo 0.4~ " 27 2.6.; " 10-0.GO 4.07 1 21 ~u~~~~~~.P~~~t.::::::. ~gg ........ioi:2.; ..;.... i5i:Z.i .. ;... 27 s:oo ..,.,... ioo:so;u:27 m:..:::: :::: ::::::::1::: ::.::::: .::: :::::::: ::::,:::: r ~~:!0r~~gh~::::l.:::::: : ~2 l~?l~~e*l~:~t: ::::: ~~. :~':::~? ~:~~: ':':.:~~ ~:~~ ::':': : :~~ ~:~ ~:':': : :~Y1 ~~ <~ 23 Stable Manure............. 15000 " 10 1.40 " 15 0.5:3 " 27 2.50 " 10 0.79 5.72 ~ 1Superphosphate...... ... 400 ... .. ... 2.00 ........ 1.56 " 27 2.40 ... ..... 0. ltl.77 I Nitrate of &drr.. .... .. .. 200 . . . .. .. . .. . 1 . .. . .. . .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. . 1 .. 1 .. *In two appl icat ion . 1 0