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Suggestions. — Fresh stable-manure is to be avoided on account 

 of weed-seeds and also a tendency to favor the growth of onion 

 maggots. Stable-manure is preferably used in soil two years before 

 planting onions. An excess of nitrogen delays the ripening and 

 injures the keeping qualities of onions. 



Parsnips. 



Nitrogen 



Available phos- 

 phoric acid. .. 



Potash 



Per cent. 



Pounds for 

 one acre. 



20 to 40 



55 to 110 



50 to 100 



Pounds of dififerent materials for one acre. 



120 to 240 lbs. nitrate of soda ; or 

 100 to 200 lbs. sulphate of ammonia ; 



or 

 200 to 400 lbs. dried blood ; or 

 4,000 to 8,000 lbs. stable-manure. 

 550 to 1,100 lbs. bone-meal ; or 

 375 to 750 lbs. dissolved bone, etc. ; or 

 450 to 900 lbs. dissolved rock. 

 100 to 200 lbs. muriate ; or 

 100 to 200 lbs. sulphate ; or 

 400 to 800 lbs. kaiuit ; or 

 1,000 to 2,000 lbs. wood-ashes. 



Suggestions. — Stable-manure, when used, is preferably applied 

 during preceding year. 



Peaches. 



Per cent. 



Nitrojien 



Available phos- 

 phoric acid 



Potash 



Pounds for 

 one acre. 



15 to 30 



40 to 80 



55 to 110 



Pounds of different materials for one acre. 



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

 I (2) 75 to 150 lbs. sulphate of ammonia 

 or 

 150 to 300 lbs. dried blood ; or 

 3,000 to (3,000 lbs. stable manure. 

 400 to SOO lbs, bone-meal ; or 

 280 to 560 lbs. dissolved bone, etc. ; 

 320 to 640 lbs. dissolved rock. 

 110 to 220 lbs. muriate ; or 

 110 to 220 lbs. sulphate ; or 

 I (3) 450 to 900 lbs. kaiuite ; or 

 yd) 1,100 to 2,i00 lbs. wood-ashes. 



(3) 

 (4) 



r(i) 

 ; (2) 



1(3) 



r(i) 



I (2) 



Suggestions. — Much of the nitrogen may be furnished by rais- 

 ing leguminous crops between the rows of trees and tinning 



