54 Food for Plants. 



fruits must have a steady, even growth; in most cases 

 unsatisfactory results can be directly traced to irregular 

 feeding of the plants. In field culture, the crop must 

 be tilled quite the same as for corn; in the garden in 

 very dry weather irrigation should be used if possible. 

 The yield per acre is very heavy, and, of course, the 

 plants must be given plant food in proportion. 



RASPBERRIES, CURRANTS, GOOSEBERBIES. 



Sow broadcast, in the fall, a mixture of 300 pounds 

 of acid or superphosphate and 50 pounds sulphate of 

 potash per acre if obtainable. This can be done, if the 

 rows are four feet apart, by sowing a large handful at 

 every two steps on each side of the row. Raspberries 

 and gooseberries should have a small handful, and cur- 

 ants a large handful to each bush. This should be culti- 

 vated in, if possible, early in the spring. Sow Nitrate of 

 Soda in the same way. It will pay to put on as much 

 Nitrate as you did acid or superphosphate, but if you do 

 not want to put on so much, use smaller handfuls. 



Our Formula for Raspberries and Ciirrants. 



Nitrate alone 200 lbs. per acre 



or preferably 



Nitrate *. 300 " " " 



Acid Phosphate 300 '' " " 



When potash salts can be conveniently obtained we 

 advise the use of fifty pounds of sulphate of potash to 

 the acre every other year, 



STRAWBERRIES. 



This plant rec[uires a moist soil, but not one water- 

 logged at any time of the year. A light clay loam, or a 

 sandy loam is preferable. There are several methods of 

 cultivation, but the matted row is generally found more 

 profitable than the plan of growing only in hills. While 

 some growers claim that one year's crop is all that should 

 be harvested before ploughing down for potatoes, as a 

 matter of fact the common practice is to keep the bed for 



