HOW TO PREPARE AND FERTILIZE LAND 17 



If the place be small, one of these com- 

 plete fertilizers would be more convenient 

 than for one to try to mix them. 



When to apply depends on the need 

 of the plant. Plants are most benefited 

 when they receive extra nourishment 

 in the early stages of their growth. 

 For this reason it is often well to give 

 the land an application of farm ma- 

 nure and to apply some complete 

 commercial fertilizer in the row. The 

 fertilizer should, as a rule, be applied just 

 before the crops are to be planted. It 

 should be well harrowed into the soil. 

 The commercial fertilizer acts as a starter, 

 being quickly available, while the farm 

 manure carries the crop through the 

 season, the plant food in it being more 

 slowly available. 



Kind of fertilizers to be used depends 

 mainly on two things, viz., the condition 

 of the soil and the crop to be grown. 

 Generally speaking, sandy soils respond 

 most freely to the application of fertilizers. 

 When possible to obtain it, it is best to 



