Nitrate in any ration it is desirable to mix it with an equal The 

 quantity of land plaster or fine, dry loam or sand. 



If you have any reason to suspect adulteration of the 

 Nitrate you may buy, send several pounds of it to your 

 Experiment Station for analysis, giving date of purchase, full 

 name and address of agent, and of the Company which the 

 seller represents. 



Generally on the Pacific Coast Nitrate may be applied 

 as a Top-Dressing after the heavy Spring rains are over, but 

 before crops attain much of a start. 



Table Showing Prices of Nitrate of Soda 

 on the Ammoniate Basis. 



Figured on Basis of 380 Pounds Ammonia in One 

 Ton of Nitrate of Soda. 



Equivalent Cost Equivalent 



Cost per Cost Cost per Ammonia Cost of 



Cwt. of Ammonia ton of per Ib. as Nitrogen 



Nitrate. per Ton unit. Nitrate. Nitrate. per Ib. 



$2.00 $2.10 $40.00 $0.105 $0.128 

 2.05 2.16 41.00 0.108 0.131 

 2.10 2.21 42.00 0.111 0.134 

 2.15 2.26 43.00 0.113 0.137 

 2.20 2.31 44.00 0.116 0.140 

 2.25 2.37 45.00 0.118 0.144 

 2.30 2.42 46.00 0.121 0.147 

 235 2.47 47,00 0.124 0.150 

 2.40 2.53 48.00 0.126 0.153 

 2.45 2.58 49.00 0.129 0.156 

 2.50 2.63 50.00 0.132 0.159 

 2.55 2.68 51.00 0.134 0.162 

 2.60 2.73 52.00 0.137 0.165 

 2.65 2.78 53.00 0.140 0.168 

 2.70 2.83 54.00 0.143 0.171 

 2.75 2.88 55.00 0.146 0.174 

 2.80 2.93 56.00 0.149 0.177 

 2.85 2.98 57.00 0.152 0.180 

 2.90 3.03 58.00 0.155 0.183 

 2.95 3.08 59.00 0.158 0.186 

 3.00 3.13 60.00 0.160 0.189 

 This table enables one to compare commercial quota- 

 tions on ammoniates with accuracy. The figures themselves 



