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of cottonseed when it can be bought to better advantage. 

 This formula has also been modified by omitting the 

 lime and plaster, adding more ash or meal, and some- 

 times by adding small quantities of superphosphates, or 

 tankage. It is also used in the following combinations : 



No. 2. Composed of Containing 



1000 Ibs. cottonseed meal, *> 

 1250 Ibs. castor pomace, .,. 100 ,, 



>nn ilia pnttmiiiiiil aii Nitrogen, 128 Ibs. 



" 



500 Ibs. plaster, 



No. 3. Composed of Containing 



1000 Ibs. cottonseed meal, ") 



600 Ibs. dry fish scrap, Nitrogen, 116 Ibs. 



500 Ibs. 96 per cent sulphate potash, y Phosphoric acid, 60 Ibs. 



500 Ibs. lime, Potash, 267 Ibs. 



500 Ibs. plaster, J 



No. 4. Composed of Containing 



1000 Ibs. castor pomace, *| 



500 Ibs. 96 per cent sulphate potash. sn ' s " 



No. 5. On old tobacco fields that are in good heart, a favorite for- 

 mula at present is 2000 Ibs. cottonseed meal and 1000 Ibs. cottonhull 

 ash. 



No. 6. One well-known tobacco grower says: "My formula fora 

 homemade tobacco fertilizer is 2000 Ibs. cottonseed meal, 1000 Ibs. 

 double sulphate of potash, 1000 Ibs. plaster and 1000 Ibs. lime, and it is 

 the best and cheapest fertilizer for tobacco I have ever tried." 



No. 7. Another applies 10 cords of manure per acre, from 1000 to 

 2000 Ibs. cottonseed meal, and 400 to 500 Ibs. Peruvian guano. 



No. 8. A formula used by several successful growers is for one 

 acre of land that has a good supply of manure or vegetable matter in 

 the soil: 



Composed of Containing 



300 Ibs. lime, or about 1 cask, "1 Nitrogen 166 Ibs 



400 Ibs. sulphate of potash, I gggg^aig; 140 lbs . 



600 lbs. pure bone meal, Tv>ta<j)i 9<u ih 



2000 lbs cottonseed meal, J Potash, 234 lbs. 



No. 9. Another favorite formula is 



Composed of Containing 



1500 lbs. cottonseed meal, "| Nitrogen 07 ihs 



1500 M^spottonhull ash, I Nitrogen * 



rotas P h,4001bs. 



No. 10. A homemade tobacco fertilizer that gave good satisfaction : 

 Composed of Containing 



2000 lbs. cottonseed meal, ) Nitrogen, 152 lbs. 

 1000 lbs. cottonhull ash, } Phosphoric acid, 164 lbs. 



1000 lbs. lime, ) Potash, 360 lbs. 



No. 11. Another, used with excellent results at the rate of two tons 

 per acre : 



Composed of Containing 



1000 lbs. cottonseed meal, ) Nitrogen, 76 lbs. 

 500 lbs. cottonhull ash, J Phosphoric acid, 82 lbs. 



50 lbs. lime, ) Potash, 160 lbs. 



