not be obtained and phosphoric acid is unusually high in price. One to two 

 hundred pounds of nitrate of soda or of cyanamid, or of a mixture of equal 

 quantities of the two, or a similar mixture of nitrate of soda and sulfate of 

 ammonia, or about one hundred to one hundred and fifty pounds of sulfate 

 of ammonia alone, seem likely to prove as satisfactory as anything. 



For mowings where clover is desired, or for clover and alfalfa, among 

 different materials which can be obtained ashes will prove best suited, and 

 if pure wood ashes are not obtainable, those from lime or brick kilns may 

 prove the next best material. 



2. Corn 



Experiment stations have long taught that the farm manures under 

 ordinary conditions should be largely used for the corn crop. Ten tons of 

 good manure will carry: 



100 pounds of nitrogen, 

 66 " " phosphoric acid, 

 100 " " potash. 

 With this it will usually be advisable to use a very little quick-acting nitro- 

 gen and some acid phosphate or, if preferred, about 300 to 500 pounds of a 

 mixed fertilizer containing about: 



2.5 per cent nitrogen and 

 10 " phosphoric acid. 



3. Potatoes, Root Crops and Vegetables 



If available, it is advisable to use manure on account of its potash con- 

 tent, and about six to eight tons well worked into the soil may be recom- 

 mended. With this should be used about 500 to 600 pounds of a mixed 

 fertilizer containing: 



2.5 per cent nitrogen and 



8-10 " phosphoric acid. 



If no manure is available, it is recommended to apply wood ashes broadcast 

 for all these crops, except potatoes on soils which are neutral or alkaline. It 

 is believed that wood ashes may be safely used for potatoes up to about 

 1000 pounds per acre on the majority of our soils which are decidedly acid 

 if put on broadcast and worked into the soil a little in advance of planting. 

 In connection with ashes, from 1000 to 2000 pounds of a mixed fertilizer 

 containing about: 



4.1 per cent nitrogen and 



8-10 " phosphoric acid, 



can be recommended; or in place of it a mixture of chemicals supplying 

 similar amounts of plant food. 



4. Spring-sown Cereals or Top-dressing Winter Cereals 



Except on the richer soils, the use of from 300 to 500 pounds of mixed 

 fertilizer containing 



4.1- 5 per cent nitrogen and 



8 -10 " phosphoric acid, 

 is likely to give a profitable increase of crop, or in place of such mixed ferti- 

 lizer, a combination of chemicals, including a considerable proportion of 

 nitrate of soda for nitrogen, which will supply similar amounts of plant food. 



5. Orchards 



It is doubtful whether fertilizer can profitably be used to any great ex- 

 tent on orchards this year unless it be for those standing in grass. If the 



