Cnttrm Food for 



motion. piants 



Nitrate of Soda 250 lbs. 



Acid Phosphate 600 " 



Sulphate of Potash 50 |« 



Fine Dry Loam 100 



1,000 lbs. 



Application at the rate of 400 pounds per acre. 



Composition: — Available Nitrogen 3.75 per cent.; 

 available phosphoric acid 9.60 per cent.; available 

 potash 2.40 per cent. 



Rice. 



Nitrate of Soda 100 lbs. 



Acid Phosphate 800 " 



Sulphate of Potash 100 " 



1,000 lbs. 



Application at the rate of 300 pounds per acre. 

 Apply soon after mixing. 



Composition: — Available Nitrogen 1.50 per cent.; 

 available phosphoric acid 12.80 per cent.; available 

 potash 4.80 per cent. 



Tobacco. 



Nitrate of Soda 540 lbs. 



Acid Phosphate 100 " 



Sulphate of Potash 200 " 



Fine Dry Loam 160 



1,000 lbs. 

 Application at the rate of 1,000 pounds per acre. 



Composition: — Available Nitrogen 8.10 per cent.; 

 available phosphoric acid 1.G0 per cent.; available 

 potash 9. GO per cent. 



As a general rule, and subject to any special 

 soil conditions, we recommend that the above Nitrate 

 of Soda mixture intended to be applied to the 

 tobacco crop be given in three equal dressings. The 

 first of these should be incorporated with the soil 

 just before the planting out, the second should be given 



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