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CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS ; AND LIME 



CROP AND FERTILIZING MATERIALS 



GRASS spring top-dressing grass 



land, suggested by the Rhode 



Island Experiment Station : l 



Nitrate of soda 



Acid phosphate 



Muriate of potash .... 



Total 



Percentage composition 



CLOVERS, OR ALFALFA, without 

 other manure and on land 

 carrying the proper root tu- 

 bercle organisms : 



Nitrate of soda 



Acid phosphate 



Muriate of potash .... 



Total 



Percentage composition 



BEANS OR PEAS without other 

 manure on soil carrying the 

 proper root tubercle organ- 

 isms : 



Nitrate of soda 



Acid phosphate 



Muriate of potash .... 



Total .- 



Percentage composition 



MANGOLDS OR OTHER BEETS, 



based upon experiments at 



the Rothamsted (England) 



Experiment Station (to be 



used in conjunction with a 



liberal dressing of farm ma- 

 nure) : 



Nitrate of soda 



Muriate of potash .... 

 Common salt 2 . ... 



Total 



Percentage composition 



MANGOLDS OR OTHER BEETS 



without farm manure : 



Nitrate of soda 



Screened tankage .... 

 Sulfate of ammonia (or 300 



pounds high-grade dried 



blood) 



Acid phosphate 



Muriate of potash .... 

 Common salt 



Total . . 



Percentage composition 



1 Rhode Island Sta. Bui. 90. 2 Beets are successfully grown in Maine without salt. 



