6 FERTILIZING TOBACCO. 



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that is, 5$ of Ammonia, 9$ Potash and 4$ Available Phos- 

 phoric Acid, which is a well balanced mixture for tobacco, 

 the following materials can be used to make a ton. 



Cotton Seed Meal, . . noolbs. 

 Sulphate of Potash (96$), 350 Ibs. 

 Acid Phosphate, . . 550 Ibs. 



2000 Ibs. 



As to the amount of the above mixture to be applied 

 per acre, this varies in different countries. On an average, 

 though, from 1000 to 1500 Ibs. per acre could be used to 

 advantage. In Connecticut, the tobacco planters as a rule, 

 use as much as 3000 Ibs. per acre of a fertilizer of even 

 higher grade than that above recommended. A little experi- 

 menting on the part of each planter, however, will soon 

 indicate the amount which can be used with the greatest 

 profit. 



