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Instead of stable maimre, muck can be employed, if depos- 

 its of this material of a good quality are at hand, and straw 

 and decaying leaves in moderate quantities, may also be used 

 if the heap is to be allowed to stand for some time. 



A compost for corn will require relatively larger propor- 

 portions of nitrogen and smaller quantities of phosphoric 

 acid, and the following formula will furnish the desired 

 elements in fairly satisfactory proportions : 



Acid Phosphate (High Grade) 300 lbs. 



Cotton Seed 900 lbs. 



Stable Manure 800 lbs. 



Total 2,000 lbs. 



Kainite to be added as before. 



Mixtures adapted to corn can be used to some advantage 

 also with sugar cane, especially where the latter is grown on 

 light sandy lands. 



FEAUDULENT FORMULAS FOR COMPOSTS, 



Several times during the present season there have been 

 forwarded to this office, formulas for the preparation of com- 

 posts and home mixed fertilizers, these formulas having 

 been sold for as much as $5 by the parties who have adopted 

 this fraudulent means of earning a livelihood. 



The character of the materials recommended, and the 

 forms and proportions in which the several ingredients are 

 to be supplied, show upon the face of the formulas, evidence 

 of the fraudulent and deceptive character of the latter. 



Two of these formulas are given below, in order that the 

 sham and deception involved in the sale of such recipes 

 may be exposed. 



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