Nitrate Ammoniate during the earlier stages of their ^ ts for 



growth and that Nitrogen is the element most largely 



entering into the building up of the life principle (or 93 

 protoplasm) of all plants, it is plain that we cannot 

 afford to jeopardize the chances of growing crops by 

 having only an insufficient supply of immediately avail- 

 able Nitrogen when it is most needed. 



According to experiments in Rhode Grass. 

 Island, soils are less exhausted when 

 complete fertilizers are used with Nitrate than when 

 no Nitrate is used. The soda always left behind after 

 the Nitrate of Soda is used up conserves the lime 

 and potash, and unlocks the soil silicates and thereby 

 frees lime and magnesia. The feeding value of hay 

 is far greater when Nitrate is used as a fertilizer in this 

 connection. 



Growing Timothy Hay 

 for Market. 



Experiments with Fertilizers, 



Highlands Farms, 

 1904-1906. 



Growing hay for market is a subject that is receiv- 

 ing much attention from progressive farmers of late for 

 several reasons, viz: 



First, growing hay for market on a portion of the 

 farm is a partial solution of the serious labor problem; 

 since it is much easier to get several hands during the 

 rush of the short haying season than to get good, 

 efficient labor for eight or nine months of the year; 



Second, there are usually several fields on nearly 

 every farm in most sections, which, owing to the heavy 

 character of the soil, or for various other reasons, are 

 more suitable for growing hay than for growing the 

 several crops usually grown in a regular rotation; 



Third, where the method of seeding down a por- 

 tion of a large farm to hay has been practiced it has 

 frequently proven that the net profit per year from 



