May, 190S] STRAWBERRIES FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE. 1<)1 



fair state of fertility, as indicated by the production of a fair 

 crop of corn or potatoes the previous season, either of the fol- 

 lowing methods may be safely followed : 



1. An application of 15 to 18 cords per acre of stable manure 

 plowed in. 



2. "When stable manure is not plentiful, the following method 

 is recommended : 8 to 10 cords manure plowed in as suggested 

 above, supplemented with 75 bushels of unleached hard wood 

 ashes and 600 pounds fine ground bone harrowed in before 

 setting the plants. 



3. Wliere chemicals alone are to be used, 1,500 to 2,000 pounds 

 per acre of the following mixture broadcasted and harrowed in 

 just before setting the plants is recommended: 



Formula A. 

 100 lbs. nitrate soda | 



=iOn " tmikaffP !.. Nitrogen 2.5% 



oUU tankage > pj^^^ ^^-^ ^q 



1000 " acid phospliate ... ) 



400 ' ' muriate of potash .. . Potash ...10. 



When desired 75 to 100 bushels of unleached ashes may be 

 used in place of the muriate of potash. 



Except when ashes are used, an application of 1,000 to 2,000 

 pounds of lime per acre usually proves a good investment. 



To stimulate plant production the first year, 300 to 500 pounds 

 per acre of the following mixture should be applied along the row 

 during the last of June or first of July. This application 

 should be made only in case the runners are few or lacking in 

 size. 



FORMLXA B. 

 500 lbs. nitrate of soda . l 



500 " tankaffp I B'V nitrogen 



OUU tannage. }■ ,f^o/ r>hn«nlir 



1000 " acid phosphate 



10% phosphoric acid 



As a top dressing during the fruiting season, 100 to 200 

 pounds nitrate of soda applied when plants are in blossom will 

 mcrease the size of the fruit and the total yield. With other 



