Celery. 



Crisp stalks of rich nutty flavor are a matter of rapid, 

 unchecked growth, and plant food must be present in 

 unstinted quantity, as well as in the most quickly available 

 form, the best example of which is Nitrate of Soda. The 

 soil was plowed early in May, and subsoiled, thoroughly 

 breaking the soil to a depth of lo inches. Thirty bushels 



of slaked lime were broadcasted per acre -p^f^^^^^i^o^,, 



. r n J k Extraordinary 



immediately after plowing, followed by a Returns on 

 dressing of 20 tons of stable manure, all Celerv 

 well worked into the soil. Plants were set 

 May loth. The tract was portioned into three tracts for 

 experimental purposes; plot i received 675 pounds of Ni- 

 trate of Soda per acre in six applications. May i6th, 22nd, 

 June 1st, loth, 17th and 24th. Plot 2 received 475 pounds 

 in five applications. May i6th, 22nd, June ist, 17th and 

 24th. Plot 3 was not treated with Nitrate of Soda. 



Plot I was ready for market July 6th, and was all off 

 by the loth. Plot 2 was ready for market July i ith and was 

 all harvested by the 14th. Plot 3 was practically a failure 

 and was not harvested. Plot i, being first in the market, 

 had the advantage of the best prices; the gross receipts 

 were, per acre, ^957.80; from which must be deducted 

 ^18.67 for Nitrate of Soda and the application of same — a 

 net result of $939.13 per acre. Plot 2 gave a gross return 

 of $676.30, from which $13.72 must be deducted for ferti- 

 lizer, leaving $662.58 per acre net. Plot i makes therefore 

 a gain of $276.55 over plot 2, simply from the earliness in 

 maturing, due to the heavy applications of Nitrate, for the 

 total crop was approximately the same for both plots. 



Cucumbers. 



Plants were set in box frames May 4th. The frames 

 were well filled with rotted manure, and were banked as a 

 protection against late frosts. A portion of the field was 

 treated with Nitrate of Soda; on May lOth each plant was 

 given a quart of a solution made by dissolving three pounds 

 of Nitrate of Soda in 50 gallons of water. Applications in 

 quantity the same were made on the experimental plot May 

 i6th, 22nd, 29th, June 3rd, 9th, 15th, 22nd and 26th; 

 making a total of 165 pounds of Nitrate of Soda per acre. 



Food for 

 Plants 



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