Food for number of plants as the fertilized portion, and also allowing 

 for difference in price on account of later ripening, the crop 

 44 on the portion not treated with Nitrate 



o ar pen should have returned a gross amount of 

 in Nitrate Re- ^292.50. The Nitrated portion returned 

 turned $21.00 ^^^^^ receipts of $720, from which deduct- 

 in Increased -^^ $19.50 for fertilizer and application of 

 ^^P' same, we have $700.50 for Nitrate of Soda 

 as compared with $292.50 without Nitrate, a net profit for 

 the Nitrate of $408. That is, for every dollar spent for 

 Nitrate of Soda, the crop returned an additional $21 nearly. 



Cabbage. 



Cabbage requires a deep, mellow soil, and rich in plant 

 food. Early maturing cabbage, perhaps the most profitable 

 method of growing this vegetable, produces 30,000 pounds 

 of vegetable substance to the acre, using about 140 pounds 

 of ammonia, 129 pounds of potash, and 23 pounds of phos- 

 phoric acid, all as actually assimilated plant food. The crop 

 must be fertilized heavily. As the soil is thoroughly fined 

 in the spring, there should be incorporated with it by rows 

 corresponding to the rows of plants, about 1,500 pounds of 

 fertilizer per acre. After the plants have set and have 

 rooted, say a week from setting, apply along the rows a top 

 dressing of 200 pounds of Nitrate of Soda per acre and work 

 into the soil with a fine toothed horse hoe; the soil must be 

 kept loose to a depth of at least two inches, and consequently 

 there will be no extra labor in working this fertilizer into the 

 soil. Some three weeks later incorporate in the same man- 

 ner into the soil 300 to 400 pounds of Nitrate of Soda. Soil 

 Nitration cannot be depended on under any circumstances 

 for supplying enough natural Nitrate for cabbage. Nitrate 

 of Soda is the only immediately predigested Nitrated am- 

 moniate in the market and is an absolute necessity for early 

 cabbage, and should be used liberally. This crop should 

 not follow itself more than twice, as by so doing there is no 

 little danger of serious disease to the crop. 



Formula for Cabbage per acre: 



Nitrate of Soda 200 lbs. 



Superphosphate 350 " 



Sulphate of Potash 100 " 



