12 The Bulletin. 



Where it is desjred to make home mixtures the formulas given 

 below will be found convenient and will give good results. Thev mav 

 be easily changed according to the suggestions above to meet the 

 different conditions as to soil, rotation and division of the application 

 of nitrogen, or ammonia. 



1. Formulas for the Mountain District and for the Piedmont Red 



Clay and Valley Lands. 

 No. l— 



Acid phosphate, 14 per cent phosphoric acid 1,000 pounds 



Cotton-seed meal, 6.59 1 per cent nitrogen, 2.5 per cent phos- 

 phoric acid, and 1.5 per cent potash 900 pounds 



Kainit, 12.5 per cent potash 100 pounds 



2,000 pounds 



This mixture will contain : available phosphoric acid, 8.1 per cent : 

 potash, 1.3 per cent; nitrogen, 2.9 per cent (equal to ammonia, 3.52 

 per cent). 



No. 2— 



Acid phosphate, 16 per cent phosphoric acid 950 pounds 



Cotton-seed meal, 6.59 per cent nitrogen, 2.5 per cent phos- 

 phoric acid, and 1.5 per cent potash 900 pounds 



Kainit, 12.5 per cent potash 150 pounds 



2,000 pounds 



This mixture will contain: available phosphoric acid, 8.7 per cent; 

 potash, 1.6 per cent; nitrogen, 2.9 per cent (equal to ammonia, 3.52 

 per cent). 



No. 3— 



Acid phosphate, 14 per cent phosphoric acid 950 pounds 



Fish scrap, 8.25 per cent nitrogen and 6.0 per cent phosphoric 



acid 800 pounds 



Kainit, 12.5 per cent potash 250 pounds 



2,000 pounds 



This mixture will contain : available phosphoric acid, 9 per cent ; 

 potash, 1.5 per cent; nitrogen, 3.3 per cent (equal to ammonia, 4.01 

 per cent). 



No. 



Acid phosphate, 16 per cent phosphoric acid 900 pounds 



Fish scrap, 8.25 per cent nitrogen and 6.0 per cent phosphoric 



acid 800 pounds 



Kainit, 12.5 per cent potash , 300 pounds 



2,000 pounds 



This mixture will contain: available phosphoric acid, 9.6 per cent; 

 potash, 1.8 per cent; nitrogen, 3.3 per cent (equal to ammonia, 4.01 

 per cent). 



J 6.59 per cent nitrogen equals 8 per cent ammonia. 



