FERTILIZER FORMULAS 359 



Timothy Hay, Top Dressing. 



Nitrate of Soda 500 lbs. 



Ground Bone 200 lbs. 



Acid Phosphate 200 lbs. 



Muriate of Potash 100 lbs. 



Composition. — Nitrogen, 8 per cent; Phosphoric Acid 

 (available), 3 per cent; Phosphoric Acid (total), 6.5 per cent; 

 Potash, 5 per cent. 



Application, 200 to 300 pounds per acre. 



Fruits and Berries. 



Ground Bone 250 lbs. 



Acid Phosphate 450 lbs. 



Muriate of Potash 300 lbs. 



Composition. — Nitrogen, 1 per cent; Phosphoric Acid 

 (available), 5.5 per cent; Phosphoric Acid (total), 10.5 per 

 cent; Potash, 15 per cent. 



For medium or good soils, the application of this formula 

 to the large fruits need not begin until the trees come in 

 bearing, after which an annual application of from 300 to 

 500 pounds per acre will furnish an abundance of the mineral 

 elements. For berries, this formula may be applied at the 

 rate of 400 to 600 pounds per acre previous to setting the 

 plants, and annually thereafter. 



Fertilizer Equivalents. — The nitrogen in 1 pound nitrate 

 of soda is about the same as in 23^ pounds cottonseed meal; 

 1 pound sulfate of ammonia = 1^ pounds nitrate of soda; 

 1 pound dried blood = 1| pounds cottonseed meal; 1 pound 

 nitrate of soda = 134 pounds dried blood. 



