AFTER CARE FERTILIZERS 43 



or as recommended by the New Hampshire 

 Experiment Station. 



100 pounds Nitrate of soda j xt*^ rw 



500 pounds Tankage f Nitrogen 2.5% 



1000 pounds Acid phosphate Phosphoric acid 10% 



400 pounds Muriate of potash Potash 10% 



Follow this with an application of a mix- 

 ture strong in nitrogen and phosphoric acid 

 at the rate of 300 to 500 pounds per acre, ap- 

 plied along the row during the end of June or 

 beginning of July. This application should 

 be made only in case the runners are few or 

 lacking in size. Many growers use two or 

 three applications of nitrate of soda through 

 the summer at the rate of 100 pounds to 

 150 pounds per acre each time. 



In the spring of the second year apply 

 600 to 1,000 pounds of the first mixture, 

 especially if the plants need stimulation 

 because of winter Injury or otherwise. Some- 

 times 100 to 150 pounds of nitrate is all that 

 is required to Increase the size of the fruit. 

 This nitrate Is applied at the time of the 

 petals falling, spread In the row. 



Do not apply fertilizers when the leaves are 

 wet, nor leave the fertilizer so that It will re- 

 main on the leaves, becoming moist, even dis- 



