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Appendix. 



ONIONS. 



Relative proportions available plant- 

 food. Pounds per acre, r 



Nitrogen 40 to 80 •{ 



L 



Phosphoric acid 50 to 100 J 



r 



Potash 90 to 180 <;' 



Pounds material for one acre. 



240 to 480 nitrate of soda : or 



200 to 400 sulphate of ammonia ; or 



600 to 1,200 flsh guano; or 



8,000 to 16,000 stable manure. 



400 to 800 acid phosphate ; or 



125 to 250 double superphosphate : or 



500 to 1,000 ground bone. 



180 to 360 muriate of potash : or 



180 to .360 sulphate of potash ; or 



720 to 1,440 kainite ; or 



1,800 to 3,600 wood ashes. 



When onions are grown upon beaver-dam, or rich black soil, the application 

 of nitrogen may be greatly diminished or dispensed with entirely because these 

 soils are many times exceedingly rich in nitrogen. 



PARSNIPS. 



Relative proportions available plant- 

 food. Pounds Der acre, f 



Nitrogen 30 to 60 -I 



i 



Phosphoric acid 50 to 100- 



Potash SO to 160 .{ 



I 



Pounds material for one acre. 

 180 to 360 nitrate of soda; or 

 150 to 300 sulphate of ammonia ; or 

 450 to 900 fish guano ; or 



6,000 to 12.000 stable manure. 

 400 to 800 acid phosphate : or 

 125 to 250 double superphosphate : or 

 500 to 1,000 ground bone. 

 160 to 320 muriate of potash: or 

 160 to 320 sulphate of potash : or 

 640 to 1,280 kainite; or 



1,600 to 3,200 wood ashes. 



Peaches. — Fertilizers same as for apricots. 

 Pears. — Fertilizers same as for apples. 

 Peas. — Fertili::crs same as for beans. 



PEPPERS. 



Relative proportions available plant- 

 food. Pounds per acre. ( 



Nitrogen 30 to 00 i 



Phosphoric acid 30 to 60- 



r 



Potash 50 to 100 



Pounds material for one acre. 



180 to 360 nitrate of soda; or 



150 to 300 sulphate of ammonia ; 



450 to 900 fish guano ; or 



6,000 to 12.000 stable manure. 



240 to 480 acid phosphate ; or 



75 to 150 double superphosphate : 



300 to 600 ground bone. 



100 to 200 muriate of potash ; oi- 



100 to 200 sulphate of potash ; or 



400 to 800 kainite ; or 



1,000 to 2,000 wood ashes. 



or 



Best results are obtained when the nitrogen as nitrate of soda is applied in 

 two or three partial applications. 



Plants in Pots. — Fertilizers same as for flowers in pots. 



