FERTILIZER FORMULAS 357 



TABLE VII. 



FERTILIZER FORMULAS. 



The object in the preparation of fertilizer formulas is 

 to show the kinds and amounts of materials to use. Any one 

 formula is not the best for all conditions; these vary as widely 

 as the soils and different methods of management. 



Field Corn. 



Ground Bone 250 lbs. 



Acid Phosphate 500 lbs. 



Muriate of Potash 250 lbs. 



Composition. — Nitrogen, 1 per cent; Phosphoric Acid 

 (available), 7 per cent; Phosphoric Acid (total), 12 per 

 cent; Potash, 12.5 per cent. 



Application, 200 to 300 pounds per acre on manured 

 soils; 300 to 500 on medium soils without manure. For 

 forage corn or ensilage, the nitrogen should be increased. 



Oats. 



Nitrate of Soda 150 lbs. 



Tankage 200 lbs. 



Acid Phosphate 600 lbs. 



Muriate of Potash 50 lbs. 



Composition. — Nitrogen, 3.5 per cent; Phosphoric Acid 

 (available), 8 per cent; Phosphoric Acid (total), 10 per cent; 

 Potash, 2.5 per cent. 



Application on good soils, 200 to 300 pounds per acre; 

 300 to 500 pounds per acre on medium soils without manure. 



Wheat. 



Dried Blood 150 lbs. 



Tankage 100 lbs. 



Acid Phosphate 700 lbs. 



Muriate of Potash 50 lbs. 



