qoo lbs. 



This illustration was made from the photograph of a 

 field of Timothy. The portion on the left was not, that on 

 the right was, fertilized with Nitrate of Soda, 400 pounds 

 to the acre. Every farmer is interested in gettmg the 

 heaviest possible yield of grass. 



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cured, clean tunothy hay, the value of luhich luill average ^^^^ ^^^ 

 from $8.00 to $10.00. The cost of 1 00 pounds of Nitrate is ^^^^^^ 

 likely to average ^2.30 to $2.60. It pays ivell to use Nitrate 

 liberally on grass lands. 



A reliable, heavyTop-Dressing formula for Grass Lands 

 per acre: 



300 lbs. Nitrate of Soda. 



200 lbs. muriate of potash, or 1,000 pounds of wood ashes. 



400 lbs. Thomas slag or Peruvian guano or acid phosphate. 



Making Two Blades of Grass Grow Where One 

 Blade Grew Before. 



Grass is a responsive crop and the part played by min- 

 eral chemical fertilizers, as proven in Rhode Island, show 

 the striking effect of Nitrate on yields and feeding quality. 



Since all the other fertilizers were alike for the three 

 plats and had been for many years, and since the general 

 character of the soil and the treatments the plats had received 

 were uniform, any differences must be ascribed to the influ- 

 ence of the varying quantities of Nitrate of Soda. These 

 differences, so far as they are shown by the weights of the 

 crops for four years are given in brief below: 



