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meriting of this regular fertilizer with ni- 

 trate of soda is carried on in several ways. 



One good way is to open a small ditch with 

 a man power wheel plow right close to the 

 plants and apply the material by hand in 

 this furrow, covering the fertilizer again 

 with the aid of the plow. Another method 

 is to use a fertilizer distributor, which ap- 

 plies the fertilizer each side of the row. It 

 is then necessary to cultivate the fertilizer 

 into the soil. 



Hull Brothers, of Pennsylvania, have 

 rather unique methods of fertilizing. They 

 write: 



"We have been growing celery on muck 

 for several years, using commercial fertili- 

 zers entirely, excepting a load or two of 

 manure as an experiment. 



"Last year we applied the following to 

 our three acres of muck for celery: 8 tons 

 of 14% dissolved phosphate rock spread with 

 shovels from stone-boat. Then this was har- 

 rowed in and 2 tons muriate of potash was 

 sown and the soil planked ready for plants. 



"After celery had been set about a week, 

 we fertilized with dissolved nitrate of soda, 

 using a sprayer and having a bordeaux type 



