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find the wagon box as suitable, and many people 

 prefer it. 



In mixing, spread the materials over the floor 

 to the depth of five to ten inches, putting the bulk- 

 iest fertilizer first; on top of this, spread layers of 

 the remaining materials ; and then mix thoroughly, 

 shoveling over several times. When a great many 

 tons are to be mixed this operation will need to be 

 repeated often and the material bagged as mixed. 

 In case you find any unmixed material has become 

 hard and lumpy in the sacks, first put it in a sepa- 

 rate pile and break up finely with a maul or shovel. 

 This done, it is ready for the mixing pile to be 

 handled as described above. 



WHAT KINDS TO USE 



You will, of course, decide what materials you 

 wish to use, and in doing this you should be gov- 

 erned by the commercial value rather than by the 

 name. The State Experiment Station will assist 

 you in suggesting a formula to use and the materi- 

 als to buy. 



Here are a few general suggestions it is well to 

 bear in mind in doing the work: 



1. Nitrate of soda is immediately available when 

 mixed with the soil. Therefore it should furnish 

 no more than one-third or one-half of the nitrog- 

 enous part of the fertilizer. 



2. Sulphate of ammonia is open to the same 

 objection as nitrate of soda, but to a smaller de- 

 gree. 



3. Cottonseed meal decays slowly, and at the 

 price for which it can be bought at present, may 

 be used with economy as a nitrogen carrier. 



