IX. 



Potatoes. "> 



Dissolved boneblack, 340 



Muriate of potash, 160 



500 

 X. 



Potatoes. 

 Dissolved bone-black, 300 



Muriate of potash, 15° 



Sulphate of ammonia, ' 5*^ 



500 



It will be observed that these combinations contain a con- 

 siderable quantity of muriate of potash, and it must be borne 

 in mind that if seed comes in direct contact virith them there is 

 great danger of the root bein^ injured if not wholly destroyed. 

 For this reason I would especially recommed that a large part 

 of the fertilizer be used broadcast. The amounts above given 

 are for one acre when no manure is to be used. For corn and 

 potatoes I would never put more than one hundred and fifty 

 pounds in or on the hills or drills, and I would first plant and 

 cover the seed as though no fertilizer was to be used, and im- 

 mediately after would apply the one hundred and fifty pounds 

 on the top of the hill or drill, leaving it there to be washed 

 down into the soil by the rains, there is little if any loss in this 

 method and I believe the results will be better than from put- 

 ting the fertilizer in the hill. 



Combination I, I would especially recommed for corn, IV 

 for ensilage and V for oats, or as will be seen it is so much like 

 I that the same mixture may be used for either corn or oats. 

 However if oats follow corn that has been manured with farm- 

 yard manure, it is not necessary to use nitrogen, and in such a 

 case I would recommend No. VI, or the potato mixture No. IX 

 may be used. 



For hay two combinations are given, the second is to be 

 recommended if four or five crops are wanted. 



For potatoes the same remarks as have been made con- 

 cerning oats will apply; if the potatoes follow soma crop that 

 has been manured with stable manure, there is no need of nitro- 



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