l6 STRAWBERRY HAND-BOOK. 



Phosphoric Acid: 



Acid-Phosphate, containing 14 Ibs. of Phosphoric Acid per 100 (14%) 

 Dissolved Bone, " 16 " " " " " " (16$) 



Cotton-seed meal may % also be used; it contains 8 pounds 

 Of ammonia and about 2 pounds of available phosphoric 

 acid per 100 pounds. 



For an application which will be the same as 500 pounds 

 of the formula given as best suited for the strawberry, make 

 the following mixture : 



For Ammonia: 100 Ibs. Nitrate of Soda, or 



75 Ibs. Sulphate of Ammonia, or 

 200 Ibs. Cotton-Seed Meal. 



For the Potash: 90 Ibs Sulphate of Potash, or 

 95 Ibs. Muriate of Potash, or 

 400 Ibs. Kainit. 



Phosphoric Acid: 250 Ibs. Acid Phosphate, or 

 225 Ibs. Dissolved Bone. 



Liming the soil at the rate of 40 bushels of agricultural 

 lime per acre, just before planting, will generally be an 

 advantage, especially if the soil is inclined to be clayey, but 

 if sulphate of ammonia is used liming is a necessity. For 

 the spring top-dressing, nitrate of soda is used only, and 

 this application is to be in addition to the 500 pounds per 

 acre. 



In preparing all fertilizers, a thorough mixture is very 

 necessary for good results. None of the above ingredients 

 are injured by exposure to the sun; they can be sown over 

 or around the plants and left for the rain to wash in, with- 

 out loss of strength. 



