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CANADIAN FARM YEAR BOOK. 



ing to these hoes. Allow the fertilizer 

 to be distributed through the 1st, 3rd, 

 5th, 7th, 9th and 11th hoes only, stop- 

 ping up both grain and fertilizer feeds 

 on the 4th and 8th hoes. This dis- 

 tributes the fertilizer only through the 

 hoes on either side of the ones carry- 

 ing the beans and not directly with the 

 beans. 



2. If you do not have a grain drill 

 with a fertilizer attachment or if you 

 plant with a corn or other planter, 

 apply the fertilizer broadcast at least 

 a week before planting beans. 



Sugar Beets — 300 to 600 Pounds Per 

 Acre. (Same analysis as potatoes.) 



1. Apply all the fertilizer through 

 the fertilizer attachment of the beet 

 drill at time of planting. 



2. Apply all the fertilizer with the 

 fertilizer attachment of the grain drill 

 or a broadcast lime and fertilizer dis- 

 tributor. 



Tobacco — 400 to 1,000 Pounds Per 

 Acre. 



1. Best put 200 pounds under plant 

 in row or hill with the fertilizer at- 

 tachment of the potato planter and 

 apply the remainder with the fertilizer 

 attachment on the grain drill previous 

 to planting. 



2. Put 200 pounds in rows or hills 

 and apply the remainder with a broad- 

 cast fertilizer distributcfr. 



3. Apply all through fertilizer at- 

 tachment of the grain drill. 



4. Apply all with broadcast lime and 

 fertilizer sower. 



5. Apply by hand. 



A very light application scattered 

 within a one foot radius of each plant 

 will result in a quicker start. 



Fertilizing Tobacco Beds. — Beds 

 should be fertilized at the rate of 1,000 

 pounds per acre or 6 pounds per 

 square rod. Apply by hand scatter- 

 ing as evenly as possible and make 

 certain to work it thoroughly into the 

 soil. 



Lettuce, Table Beets, Parsnips, etc. — 

 1,000 to 2,000 Pounds Per Acre. 



1. Apply all but 250 pounds per acre 

 through the fertilizer attachment of 

 the grain drill, a broadcast distributor 

 or by any other method, applying the 

 rest through the fertilizer attachment 

 of the hand planter at time of seed- 

 ing. 



2. Apply all through the fertilizer 

 attachment of the grain drill, the 

 broadcast distributor or by any other 

 method. 



3. If applying under 300 pounds per 

 acre, apply all through the fertilizer 

 attachment of the planter. 



4. If a small garden area, you may 

 scatter by hand. 



Strawberries. — 600 to 1,500 Pounds 

 Per Acre. — Before setting plants, if a 

 fair-sized area. 



1. Apply 300 pounds with fertilizer 

 attachment of grain drill, and balance 

 in frequent hand applications. 



2. Apply 300 pounds through lime 

 and fertilizer distributor and balance 

 in frequent hand applications. 



N.B. — Never top-dress strawberries 

 in spring. 



Cucumbers, Melons, Etc. — 500 to 700 

 Pounds Per Acre. 



1. Apply all but 300 pounds through 

 the fertilizer attachment of the grain 

 drill or through broadcast distributor, 

 then work 150 pounds thoroughly into 

 the hill before planting and apply re- 

 mainder in one or two applications 

 within one month after planting. 



Grapes — 600 to 1,200 Pounds Per 

 Acre. Blackberries, Raspberries, Cur- 

 rants, Gooseberries — 300 to 600 Pounds 

 Per Acre. — Before setting — 



1. Apply with fertilizer attachment 

 of grain drill. 



2. Apply with broadcast lime and 

 fertilizer distributor. 



3. Apply scattering by hand. 



Calculating Manure Production. 



Question: How much mantrre can 

 I produce on my farm? I want to 

 know, because I want to supplement 

 what I lack, either by producing more 

 or else by using commercial fertiliz- 

 ers. 



Answer: About half of the fodder 

 eaten by cattle is digested, and the 

 other half is excreted in the form of 

 manure. Fresh dung is made up of 

 one-quarter dry matter and three- 

 quarters water, and this means that to 

 calculate the manure a cattle will 

 make one-half the dry substance in the 

 fodder fed must be multiplied by four. 

 Therefore, divide the dry substance in 

 the fodder by 2, add to this the weight 

 of the litter and multiply this by 4. 



Example: How much fresh manure 

 is produced by feeding 10 tons of 

 meadow hay and 4 tons of oat straw, 

 while using 4 tons extra straw for 

 litter. 



10 tons meadow hay 



=4X85% =81/^ tons dry substance 



