Plant-Food and Use of Fertilizers. 



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MILLET. 



Relative proportions available plant- 

 food. Pounds per acre. ( 



Nitrogen 20 to 40 -{' 



Phosphoric acid 20 to 40- 



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Potash 40 to 80 J 



Pounds material for one acre. 



120 to 240 nitrate of soda ; or 

 100 to 200 sulphate of ammonia ; or 

 300 to 600 fish guano ; or 



4,000 to 8,000 stable manure. 

 160 to 320 acid phosphate ; or 

 50 to 100 double superphosphate ; or 

 200 to 400 ground bone. 

 80 to 160 muriate of potash ; or 

 80 to 160 sulphate of potash ; or 

 320 to 640 kainite ; or 



i. 800 to 1,600 wood ashes. 



• Since this is a quick growing, shallow rooted crop, best results are obtained 

 when all the plant-food is applied in immediately available forms. 

 Muskmelons. — Fertilizers same as for cucumbers. 



MUSTARD. 



Relative proportions available plant- 

 food. Pounds per acre. | 



Nitrogen 10 to 20 i 



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Phosphoric acid 15 to 30 



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Potash 25 to 50 J 



Pounds material for one acre. 

 60 to 120 nitrate of soda ; or 

 50 to 100 sulphate of ammonia ; or 



150 to 300 fish guano ; or 

 2,000 to 4,000 stable manure. 



120 to 240 acid phosphate ; or 

 35 to 70 double superphosphate ; or 



150 to 300 ground bone. 

 50 to 100 muriate of potash ; or 

 50 to 100 sulphate of potash ; or 



200 to 400 kainite : or 



I- 500 to 1,000 wood ashes. 



NURSERY STOCK. 



Relative proportions available plant- 

 food. Pounds per acre. 



Nitrogen 15 to 30-1 



Phosphoric acid 30 to 60 



Potash 40 to 80 . 



Pounds material for one acre. 

 90 to 180 nitrate of soda; or 

 j 75 to 150 sulphate of ammonia ; or 



225 to 450 fish guano ; or 

 3,000 to 6,000 stable manure. 

 240 to 480 acid phosphate ; or 

 75 to 150 double superphosphate ; or 

 I 300 to 600 ground bone. 

 ! 80 to 160 muriate of potash ; or 



80 to 160 sulphate of potash ; or 

 320 to 640 kainite ; or 



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t 800 to 1,600 wood ashes. 



OATS. 



Relative proportions available plant- 

 food. Pounds per acre. 



Nitrogen 10 to 20 ' 



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Phosphoric acid 20 tc 40 



Potash 30 to 60 . 



Pounds material for one acre. 

 60 to 120 nitrate of soda; or 

 50 to 100 sulphate of ammonia ; cr 



150 to 300 fish guano ; or 

 2,000 to 4,000 stable manure. 



160 to 320 acid phosphate ; or 

 50 to 100 double superphosphate ; or 



200 to 400 ground bone. 

 60 to 120 muriate of potash ; or 

 60 to 120 sulphate of potash; or 



240 to 480 kainite ; or 



I- 600 to 1,200 wood ashes. 



Quick acting forms of plant-food generally give best results. 



