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Food fok Pi,ants. 



Nitrate of Soda is usually applied at the rate of from 

 1(X> to 200 pounds per acre on land previously dressed 

 ^vitll farm-yard manure. To secure an even distribution, 

 the Nitrate should be well mixed with from three to five 

 parts of fine loam or sand. 



Much has been said and written about Nitrate of Soda 

 exhausting the soil. This is all a mistake and is the out- 

 come of incorrect reasoning. Nitrate of Soda does not 

 exhaust soils. It promotes the development of the 

 leafy parts of plants, and its effects are at once notice- 

 able in the deep, rich green, and vigorous growth of 

 crops. The growth of plants is greatly energized by its 



