New York Agricultural Experiment Station. 



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Clover. 

 Same as for alfalfa. 



Corn. 



Per cent. 



Pounds for 

 , one acre. 



Nitrogen 



Available phos- 

 phoric acid. .. 



Potash 



2 : 10 to 20 



35 to 70 



30 to 60 



Pounds of different materials for one acre. 



(1) 60 to 120 lljs. nitrate of soda ; or 



(2) 50 to 100 lbs. sulphate of ammonia; 

 ■> or 



(3) 100 to 200 lbs. dried blood ; or 



(4) 2 000 to 4,000 lbs. stable manure. 



(1) ;^50 to 700 lbs. bone-meal ; or 



(2) 250 to 500 lbs. dissolved bone, etc. ; 



or , 



(3^ 300 to 600 lbs. dissolved rock. 



(1) 60 to 120 lbs. muriate ; or 



(2) 60 to 120 lbs. sulphate ; or 



(3) 250 to 500 lbs. kainit ; or 



(4) 600 to 1,200 lbs. wood-ashes. 



Suggestions.-The nitrogen may be applied to advantapje in the 

 form of stable-manure, especially if the soil is at all lacking m 



^ToT'sweet corn, somewhat larger amounts of nitrogen may be 



applied. _^ 



^^ Cucumbers. 



Per cent. 



\ Pounds for 

 one acre. 



Nitrogen 



Available phos- 

 phoric acid. .. 



Potash 



Pounds of different materials for one acre. 



4 30 to 60 



6 50 to 100 



8 65 to 130 



a^ 180 to 360 lbs. nitrate of soda ; or 



(2) 150 to 300 lbs. sulphate of ammonia; 



or 



(3) 300 to 600 lbs dried blood ; or 



(4) 6.000 to 12,000 lbs. stable manure. 



(■ [1\ 500 to 1,000 lbs. bone meal ; or 

 J h) 350 to 700 lbs. dissolved bone, etc. 

 \ (3) 400 to 800 ibs. dissolved rock. 



r (1) 130 to 260 lbs. muriate ; or 

 (2) 130 to 260 lbs. sulphate ; or 

 I i (3) 500 to 1,000 lbs. kainit ; or 



t (4) 1^300 to 26,000 lbs. wood-ashes. 



or 



S,mjestions.-To<,mmh nitrogen is to be avoidedastherew.il 

 be a tendency to excessive growtli of vines, and the fruit will be 

 less tirm and more likely to decay. Sulphate of ammoma w.l 

 often Wve better results than the more quickly acting nitrate ot 



