WHEN MANURING YOUR CROPS 



do not forget to include the necessary proportion of Available 



Nitrogen in the form of 



NITRATE OF SODA 



with the complete manures that you will require in addition 



to the 



GREEN MANURES. 



Nitrate of Soda counteracts drought in the soil and hastens 

 the maturing of crops, and when labour is scarce and dear 

 and the ground hard to work through absence of moisture, it 

 will pay to apply a light dressing of Nitrate of Soda at a small 

 cost per acre, especially when it is desired to bring along the 

 crop before the rains come. 



NITRATE OF SODA FOR WHEAT. 



With wheat in India the average yield of the same land has 

 been increased from 13 to 20 maunds owin^g to its having been 

 pioperly fertilized, but where the land is only occasionally 

 manured the crojis are poor. 



NITRATE OF SODA FOR MAIZE. 



In many districts deep ploughing is a mistake, and when this 

 is the case the land should be lightly cultivated and the nitrogen 

 required supplied in the form of Nitrate of Soda. A practice 

 that very materially reduces Maize yields in the Philippines, we 

 are told, is deep ploughing instead of shallow cultivation after the 

 root systems are well developed. This destructive mode of culti- 

 vation is practised with sugar-cane and tobacco as well as vyith 

 maize. Maize requires to be well supplied with plant food in 

 order to increase its carbohydrates, fat, and protein contents, but 

 this does not mean that the crop should be too heavily fertilized, 

 as to do so is a mistake. 



