SOME STATION INVESTIGATIONS IN FERTILIZERS 289 



Another Rhode Island I'omula for corn on sandy soil is as follows: 



I'ounds. Per cent. 



Nitrate of soda ............... 250 ) 



Muriate of potash ............ :HN. L leW|ll _ f p'" ................... ' 



Add phosphate .............. 1200 ( y '* " g * " 



Cotton seJl meal . . W \ ' ''" 



a,id .............. 8.0 



COMI'OST KOI,' CORN \VITII HEN MANt T KK AS A KASIS. RHODK ISLAM) STATION. 

 Pounds. Per cent. 



Air dry hen manure 1190 \ f Nitrogen 1.8 



Acid phosphate 710 [ yielding ! Potash 3.4 



Muriate of potash 100 ) I Phosphoric acid 6.0 



FORMULA K01J MILI.KT AND IITNOARIAN. RETOOK ISLAND STATION. 



Pounds. Per cent. 



Acid phosphate 900 ^) 



Nitrate of soda 20 yielding I P?f D 



Muriate of potash 300 yieldmg { ^ tash [;- 



Cotton seed meal 60oJ ^ Phosphoric acid 6,3 



The bulletin suggests that on old land in poor condition probably better 

 returns would be obtained by substituting a little nitrate of soda and a con- 

 siderable amount of dissolved phosphate rock for a portion of the cotton 

 seed meal. 



FORMULA FOR BARLEY. RHODE ISLAND STATION. 



Pounds. Per cent. 



Dissolved bone 930 



Nitrateofsoda 47oJ 08 P hor 



FOIJMULA FOR SPINACH, LETTUCE, CABBAGE AND CUCUMBERS. R. I. STATION. 

 Pounds. Per cent. 



Muriate of potash 370 ~) 



Nitrateofsoda 500 ( .,,. f Nitrogen 6-6 



Acid phosphate 690 f yW lmg 1 Potash 9 ' 7 



Cotton seed meal 540 J l Phosphoric acid 4.2 



FORMULA FOR ASPARAGUS. RHODE ISLAND STATION. 



Pounds. Per cent. 



"J Nitrogen . . 3.9 



Nitrate of soda 370 / r Potas j lr 8 



Muriate of potash e 80 f yieldlng Available phosphoric acid .'. '. M 



Fme ground bone 1000 J l Total phosphoric acid . ..11.0 



