of success of many growers, who depend solely upon gjjJJ * 



applications of mixed fertilizers. — 



On soils well adapted for the crop A , 55 



,. j l 4.1 l j Methods of 



— medium sandy loams — the land Application. 



should be plowed early and well culti- 

 vated. If manures are readily attainable, a dressing 

 of ten tons per acre may be applied and well worked 

 into the soil; previous to setting the plants a fertilizer 

 rich in Nitrogen, one containing 6 to 7 ammonia, 6 to 

 8 phosphoric acid, and 6 to 8 potash, should be applied, 

 preferably broadcast, at the rate of 800 to 1,000 pounds 

 per acre. At the time of setting, or very shortly after, 

 Nitrate of Soda, at the rate of 200 pounds per acre, 

 should be applied, preferably along the row, and cul- 

 tivated in; this followed two or three weeks later with a 

 second dressing of 200 pounds. The effect of these 

 applications — that is, the presence of an abundance of 

 available Nitrogen — will be to stimulate and strengthen 

 the plant, so that it will make use of all of the other 

 food in the soil, and be able to overcome, in a great de- 

 gree, any unfavorable conditions that may prevail later 

 in the season. The natural tendency of the plant to 

 absorb food is gratified, and a maximum crop is the 

 result. 



This is a crop of very considerable . . 



importance in market garden districts, Turnips, 

 and in certain sections is very profit- 

 able. The profit, other things being equal, is measured 

 by the earliness with which the crop may be gotten into 

 the market. The gains obtained in the experiments 

 from the use of Nitrate have ranged from 30 to over 

 100 per cent., according to the amount applied and 

 method of application. The increased value of crop, 

 due to the Nitrate, averaged about $30 per acre — a 

 very handsome return from the use of the extra fer- 

 tilizer. 



Where soils have been previously ,, f 



liberally fertilized, particularly with the Application, 

 mineral elements, the recommenda- 

 tions for fertilizers, which have in practice proved very 

 satisfactory, are as follows: Prepare the soil early and 

 apply a light dressing of manure, either previous to 



