Food fob Plants. 67 



After the plants have set and have rooted, say a week 

 from setting, apply along the rows a top-dressing of 200 

 pounds of Nitrate of Soda per acre and work into the soil 

 with a fine toothed horse hoe ; the soil must be kept loose 

 to a depth of at least two inches, and consequently there 

 will be no extra labor in working this fertilizer into the 

 soil. Some three weeks later incorporate in the same 

 manner into the soil 300 to 400 pounds of Nitrate of 

 Soda. Soil Nitration cannot be depended on under any 

 circumstances for supplying enough natural Nitrate for 

 cabbage. Nitrate of Soda is the only pre-digested nitrate 

 in the market, is an absolute necessity for early cabbage, 

 and should be used hberally. This crop should not fol- 

 low itself more than t^^'ice, as by so doing there is no 

 little danger of serious disease to the crop. 



Cauliflower. 



The cauliflower plot was treated ex- 

 Nitrated Plot actly the same as the cabbage plot. The 

 Yields Profit. plants were set on April 26tli. The ni- 



Non-Nitrated a trated plot matured 80 per cent, of the 

 Total Loss. plants set early in the season. Cutting 



began on July 1st, when high prices 

 ruled. The plot on which no Nitrate was used failed to 

 mature a single plant so that no comparative figures can 

 be given. All the profit in the nitrated ])lot was gain over 

 the non-nitrated plot. 



