'.06 Report of the Acting Director and Chemist of the 

 Grass for Pastures. 



Per cent. 



Pounds for 

 one acre. 



Pounds of different materials for one acre. 



Nitrosren 



Available phos- 

 phoric acid... 



Potasbh 



10 



15 to 30 



30 to 60 



40 to 80 



r (1) 90 to 180 lbs. nitrate of soda ; or 

 J (2) 75 to 150 lbs. sulphate of ammonia; or 

 ] (3) 150 to 300 lbs. dried blood ; or 

 I (4) 3,000 to 6,000 lbs. stable-manure, 

 r (1) 300 to 600 li)S. bone-meal ; or 

 < (2) 200 to 400 lbs. dissolved boue, etc. ; or 

 t (3) 250 to 500 lbs. dissolved rock. 

 C (1) 80 to 160 lbs. muriate ; or 

 ! (2) 80 to 160 lbs. sulphate ; or 



(3) 275 to 550 lbs. kainit ; or 



(4) 800 to 1,600 lbs wood-ashes. 



Suggestions. — It is probable that the droppings from animals 

 will fiirnisli most of the nitrogen needed, but pains should be 

 taken occasionally to run some kind of smoothing harrow over the 

 ground to distribute the droppings evenly. 



Grass for Lawns. 



Per cent. 



Pounds for 

 one acre. 



Pounds of different materials for one acre. 



Nitrogen 



Available phos- 

 phoric acid . .. 



Potash 



20 to 40 



25 to 50 



30 to 60 



r(l) 120 to 240 lbs. nitrate of soda; or 



I (2) 100 to 200 lbs sulphate of ammonia ; or 



] (3) 200 to 400 lbs. dried blood; or 



Lf4) 4,000 to 8,000 lbs. stable manure, 



r (1) 250 to 500 lbs. bone-meal ; or 



< (2) 175 to 350 lbs. dissolved bone, etc.; or 



t (3) 200 to 400 lbs. dissolved rock. 



f(l) 60 to 120 lbs. muriate; or 



J (2) 60 to 120 lbs sulphate ; or 



1 (3) 250 to 500 lbs. kainit ; or 



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



Suggestions. — As a more specific mixture, we suggest the fol- 

 lowing : 100 lbs. nitrate of soda, 100 lbs. bone-meal, 100 lbs. acid 

 phosphate (dissolved rock), and 100 lbs. muriate of potash an acre. 



