By leaving out all these considerations and assuming Food toT 

 that the non-Nitrated asparagus yields three tons per acre Plants 

 and sells for $100 per ton, and that the Nitrated asparagus "9 

 yields six tons per acre and sells for $200 per ton, the profits 

 of the two crops, less the extra cost for labor and manure, 

 are as follows : 



Without Nitrate of Soda $ 100 per acre. 



With Nitrate of Soda 1,000 per acre. 



Beets, Carrots, Parsnips, Etc. 



For garden crops such as beets, carrots, Market 

 parsnips, onions, spinach, lettuce, etc., sow Garden Crops, 

 the mixture as recommended for potatoes, broadcast before 

 the seed is sown, at the rate of from 500 to 1,000 pounds 

 per acre, according to the richness of the land. When the 

 land has been heavily manured for a number of years, it 

 may not be necessary to use so much Phosphate and potash. 

 Nitrate of Soda alone on such land often has a wonderful 

 effect. 



The best fertilizer is a mixture of 200 pounds of Nitrate 

 of Soda and 350 pounds phosphate. A small quantity of 

 sulphate of potash should be added when the land is sandy. 



Cabbage and Cauliflower. 



For growing cabbages and cauliflower sow broadcast 

 the same mixture as recommended for potatoes, using a small 

 handful to each square yard of ground, and rake or harrow 

 it in before sowing the seed. 



Cabbage requires a deep, mellow soil, and rich in plant 

 food. Early maturing cabbage, perhaps the most profitable 

 method of growing this vegetable, produces 30,000 pounds 

 of vegetable substance to the acre, using about 140 pounds of 

 ammonia, 129 pounds of potash, and 33 pounds of phos- 

 phoric acid, all as actually assimilated plant food. The crop 

 must be fertilized heavily. As the soil is thoroughly fined in 

 the spring, there should be incorporated with it by 

 rows, corresponding to the rows of plants, about 

 1,500 pounds of fertilizer per acre. For early 

 cabbage set close together; it will pay to sow the 

 fertilizers broadcast over the whole ground and work 

 them in before setting out the plants. // the land has been 



