222 MUCK CROPS 



Another good formula follows: 



Nitrate of soda 125 pounds 



Sulphate of ammonia 100 " 



High grade tankage 250 " 



Acid phosphate 725 " 



High grade sulphate of potash 300 



Filler 500 " 



The total cost of these fertilizers home- 

 mixed should be between $25.00 and $28.00. 

 The amount of fertilizer to use on any given 

 area would vary with the previous cropping 

 system. On some portions of land, about 

 1,000 to 1,200 pounds are needed, and where 

 the land is poorer, from 1,500 pounds to a 

 ton is necessary per acre. In the average 

 practice, about 1,200 to 1,500 pounds is suf- 

 ficient. A good way to use the fertilizer is 

 to distribute it along the open furrows, being 

 careful to scatter it not only in the bottom 

 but well up and even on top of the shoulder 

 of the furrow. 



Where a larger acreage is to be grown, 

 instead of spreading the fertilizer by hand, 

 a machine can be used. A broadcast fer- 

 tilizer drill is quite adaptable for this pur- 

 pose, or a fertilizer drill placing the fertilizer 

 directly in the spot where the potato is to be 

 grown can be used. Sometimes an attach- 

 ment to the potato planter is obtainable, and 



