ing table, which shows the gain per acre and the value 

 of the increase on all crops at an assumed value of $3 

 per ton : 



Yield of Forage Crops Per Acre. 



It will be observed that the value of the increased 

 crop ranges from $5.64 to $11.59 per acre a profitable 

 increase in every case, as the average cost of the Nitrate 

 did not exceed $3.60. This profit does not take into 

 consideration the fact that the average increase for all 

 the crops was over 50 per cent., thus reducing, in this 

 proportion, the area required for the production of a 

 definite amount of food a point of vital importance in 

 the matter of growing forage for soiling purposes. In 

 other words, it is shown that, not only is there a profit- 

 able gain, but that with these crops the application of 

 Nitrate of Soda made it possible to double the number 

 of cattle or the number of cows that could be kept on a 

 definite area. 



In the case of the wheat and rye the application 

 was made when the plants were well started in the 

 spring. In the case of the spring or summer-seeded 

 crops the applications were made after the plants were 

 well started and root systems well established and ready 

 for the rapid absorption of food. In 

 raising forage crops the best results, in 

 fact, satisfactory results, can only be 



Methods of 

 Application. 



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