FERTILIZING STRAWBERRIES 



of man through a study of the relation of plants and soils 

 to each other and to the economical production of crops. 



CONVINCING DATA FROM FERTILIZER TESTS 



That fertilizers can be used with profit for strawberry grow- 

 ing is demonstrated by the data presented in the following table 

 which illustrates the benefits which may be expected from the 

 intelligent use of fertilizers. The figures are taken from an ex- 

 periment conducted by Mr. C. F. Smith, of Cheboygan, Mich. 



Three plats of one-tenth acre each were used in this test. 

 The first received no fertilizer; the second, a ration of 100 

 pounds of blood, 310 pounds of acid phosphate and 130 

 pounds of sulfate of potash; the third, a ration of 100 

 pounds of blood and 310 pounds of acid phosphate. The 

 increase over no fertilizer on Plat 3 was at the rate of 160 

 quarts per acre. At ten cents a quart this would pay a 

 handsome profit per acre on the fertilizer. Where the com- 

 plete ration, with potash, was applied there was an increase 

 of 360 quarts per acre, which, at ten cents a quart, would be 

 equivalent to $36.00. Notice that when sulfate of potash 



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