plication of Nitrate in solution. June ist 150 pounds were Food for 

 applied, on the tenth this was repeated, and on June 22nd a plants 

 third application was made. The Nitrated plot produced "3 

 marketable fruit July 5th, the non-Nitrated plot did not reach 

 the market until July 26th. The Nitrated plot produced per 

 acre 33,894 fruits, all of good quality; the non-Nitrated plot 

 produced only 8,712 fruits per acre. 



Kale. 



An application of 50 pounds of Nitrate of Soda and 100 

 pounds of Dried Fish per acre, in May, increased the growth 

 30 per cent. 



750 IBs. Nitrate of Soda to the acre, in 5 applications. No Nitrate. 



Early Lettuce. 



The plants were started in the hot-house, and pricked 

 into cold frames; April 26th they were set in the field. The 

 Nitrate applications on the experiment plot were per acre as 

 follows: April 29th, 100 pounds; May 4th, 150 pounds; 

 May 1 2th, 200 pounds; May i8th, 200 pounds; May 23rd, 

 100 pounds; a total of 750 pounds per acre. The Nitrated 

 plot was first cut May 26th, and at this time the non-Nitrated 

 plot was just beginning to curl a few leaves towards the heart 

 for heading. Approximately, the Nitrated plot produced 

 per acre, 1,724 dozen heads, and so early to the market that 

 the average wholesale price was 25 cents per dozen; per acre, 



