Food for high-grade commercial fertilizer, at the rate of 600 to 



800 pounds per acre, all applied broadcast previous to 



60 setting the plants. After the plants are well started, 

 apply 200 pounds per acre of Nitrate of Soda along the 

 row, and, if the weather is dry, cultivate it in, though, 

 ordinarily, the moisture in the soil is sufficient to cause 

 an immediate distribution of the salt; and in three to 

 four weeks make a second application of Nitrate of the 

 same amount and in the same manner. The two appli- 

 cations of Nitrate, of 200 pounds each, will, it is be- 

 lieved, give, on the average, better returns than smaller 

 amounts or a greater number of applications, though 

 the conditions of season may warrant such changes from 

 this method as the judgment of the grower may dictate. 



The growing of peppers has become 

 Peppers. a cons iderable industry in market gar- 



den districts in recent years. Studies of the special 

 needs of the crop show that, on good soils, well adapted 

 for the plant, additional dressings of Nitrate are neces- 

 sary for best results — the gain in yield averaging 35 

 per cent., and the increased value of crop due to the 

 added Nitrates averaging $30 per acre. A large quan- 

 tity — 300 pounds per acre — seems to be much superior 

 to any less amount, and, owing to the fact that peppers 

 continue to form during the entire period of growth, 

 the distribution of the Nitrate throughout the season 

 is desirable where large quantities are applied. Where 

 more convenient the first application of Nitrate may be 

 applied at time of setting the plants, in order to prevent 

 any delay in growth after setting. The later fractional 

 applications are distributed throughout the season, two 

 or three weeks apart. 



In the growing of early potatoes it 

 Early Potatoes. ig essent j a i t i ia t an abundant supply 



of Nitrogen be at the disposal of the plant. The ex- 

 perience of growers has clearly demonstrated this fact, 

 and, until commercial fertilizers came into general use, 

 most growers used large quantities of yard manure, in 

 order that the plant should suffer no lack of this ele- 

 ment. With the introduction of commercial fertilizers, 

 the question of greatest importance has been the source 

 of Nitrogen best suited to meet the demands of the 



