162 FARMING ON FACTORY LINES 



When a liberal dressing of dung has been given to 

 the tare crop, artificials will suffice for the winter 

 greens. A suitable dressing would be from 4 to 6 cwt. 

 of superphosphates, 1 to 1| cwt. of nitrate of soda, and 

 1 to 1| cwt. of sulphate of ammonia per statute acre. 

 The minimum quantities should be applied to land in 

 fairly good condition, and the maximum to very poor 

 land. 



USE OF ARTIFICIALS 



On light soils, bone meal may be substituted for 

 the superphosphate, and on peaty soils, or on heavy 

 land, especially where there is a deficiency of lime, an 

 equal weight of good quality basic slag may be used 

 instead of superphosphate. Of course, basic slag must 

 not be used in any mixture of manure which contains 

 sulphate of ammonia. All the other manures may be 

 mixed together and applied as soon as mixed. 



Manuring a crop of winter greens in the above 

 liberal manner will mean that the succeeding crop 

 of potatoes or roots, assuming that the winter greens 

 are consumed on the land, will not require any 

 manure. If the winter greens are carted off, of course, 

 the land is reduced in fertility, and further manuring 

 will be required for the succeeding crop of roots or 

 potatoes. 



If corn follows the winter greens, whether the latter 

 be consumed on the land or carted off, the land will 

 generally be sufficiently fertilised to grow a good crop 

 of corn. 



SOWING WINTER GREENS 



The seed of winter greens should only be covered in 

 very lightly. After a fine tilth has been made, the 



