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Food for Plants. 



during tlic warm days ui' niid-suiimu'r, and a constant 

 supply of availa^ble Nitrate is being furnished at a time 

 Avlien the crop should commence to mature. The crop 

 needs Nitrate, but it should have been supplied during 

 the earlier stages of growth. Use at first a general fer- 

 tilizer, 500 pounds per acre. As soon as the crop shows 

 growth, in the spring apply 100 pounds of Nitrate of 

 Soda to the acre, broadcast. 



Bye. 



Rye — 18 Bushels. 

 Average product per acre for 

 the U. S. of rye with average farm 

 fertilization. 



Rye — 3G Bushels. 

 The product of an acre of rj'e 

 fertilized Axith Nitrate of Soda, 

 phosphates and j^otash. 



Instructions for Using Nitrate of Soda on Rye. 



Just as soon as growth starts in the spring, or a little 

 earlier if possible, apply the Nitrate of Soda by broad- 

 casting it evenly, by hand or by machine, over the entire 

 surface of the rye field you are fertilizing, at the rate of 

 100 pounds per acre, which is equal in bulk to one bushel. 



