Food for Increased Yield per Acre of Crops receiving Nitrate 



at the rate of 100 pounds to the Acre 



216 over those receiving none. 



Wheat 300 pounds of grain. 



Oats 400 pounds of grain. 



Corn 280 pounds of grain. 



Barley 400 pounds of grain. 



Potatoes 3,600 pounds of tubers. 



Sweet Potatoes 3,900 pounds of tubers. 



Hay 1,000 pounds, barn-cured. 



Cotton 500 pounds cotton-seed. 



Sugar-Beets 4,000 pounds of tubers. 



Cabbages 6,100 pounds. 



Carrots 7,800 pounds. 



Onions 1,800 pounds. 



Turnips 37 per cent. 



Strawberries 200 quarts. 



Asparagus 100 bunches. 



Tomatoes 100 baskets. 



Celery 30 per cent. 



Rye 300 pounds of grain. 



Beets 4,000 pounds of tubers. 



It should be remembered that plants take up most 

 of their Nitrogen during the early period of their growth. 



It is now known that there is not as much danger 

 of it being leached out of the soil by the rains during 

 the growing season as has been generally believed, 

 since the rains seldom reach lower than the bottom of 

 the furrow, and the movement of the soil moisture is 

 up instead of down. Besides, soil moisture is strongly 

 held by good soils by capillary attraction. 



Nitrate of Soda looks somewhat like common dairy 

 salt, and horses, cows and sheep, if they can get to it, 

 may eat it to an injurious extent. 



The emptied bags, especially in damp weather, 

 have more or less Nitrate adhering to them. After 

 emptying, it is a good plan to soak in water, which will 

 make an excellent liquid manure, say one empty bag 

 to a barrel of water. 



If lumpy, the Nitrate should be broken up fine, 

 which is easily done by pounding it on the barn floor 



