Food for heavily manured for a number of years Nitrate of Soda alone 

 9 may do as much good as the mixture. In this case, the 

 120 Nitrate may be used after the plants are set out a tea- 

 spoonful to a plant. 



For late cabbage, set 2^ to 3 feet apart each way. It 

 is a good plan to apply the fertilizers after the plants are set 

 out. 



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 supply- 

 ing enough natural Nitrate for cabbage. Nitrate of Soda is 

 the only immediately predigested Nitrated ammoniate in the 

 market and is an absolute necessity for early cabbage, and 

 should be used liberally. This crop should not follow itself 

 more than twice, as by so doing there is no little danger of 

 serious disease to the crop. 



Cantaloupes. 



A continuous and rapid growth in cantaloupes is essen- 

 tial to earliness and a good crop, and Nitrate of Soda under 

 the proper conditions, and with proper care, will yield just 

 such results. A dressing of Nitrate of Soda alongside the 

 rows in cultivating, in addition to the general fertilizer used, 

 has been most successful. A general fertilizer may be made up 

 as follows: 



Nitrate of Soda 400 Ibs. 



Dried Blood or Cotton-Seed Meal 400 Ibs. 



Superphosphate, 14 per cent 500 Ibs. 



Sulphate of Potash 200 Ibs. 



Celery. 



Phosphate should be worked into the land intended for 

 growing celery plants, either the fall before or in the spring, 

 before the seed is sown, at the rate of 500 pounds per acre. 

 As soon as the plants come up, sow broadcast 500 pounds of 

 Nitrate of Soda per acre, or a small handful to each square 



