Nitrate of o f s oc [ a or manures gave a decided profit over the cost of 

 Su *T Beets a PP^ cat i n - It was a l so found that the potash and phos- 

 - phoric acid from the commercial fertilizers had a strong 

 tendency to neutralize the effect of Nitrate of Soda upon 

 the yield, when all were used together. Nitrate of Soda 

 was chosen as the source of Nitrogen, because the Nitrogen 

 in it is the form that it is easily and quickly used by 

 plants and it is also the most easily soluble of all and most 

 completely available of all forms, so that it diffuses 

 throughout the soil within easy reach of the roots of plants. 

 This quality is especially valuable with a plant like the 

 sugar-beet, which is rather weak while a young plant. It 

 is in the early part of the season that energizing of growth, 

 if needed, is likely to be the most effective, for it is at this 

 time that the tonnage is made in the case of the sugar-beet. 



Where and How to Use Nitrate of Soda. 



As it takes from eight to twelve tons of sugar-beets 

 per acre to pay the expenses of growing them, no land 

 is likely to be planted to beets which will give less 

 than ten tons, and twenty tons is a pretty good yield. 



As nearly everyone can get a little manure, and our 

 soils need humus anyhow, the best plan is generally to use 

 Nitrate with a light coating of manure. In this way the 

 maximum effect of both would be obtained. But it must 

 be understood that no fertilizers will take the place of poor 

 preparation of the soil or poor care of the crop. The land 

 must be in good physical condition to make the best use of 

 the plant food already, in it or to be added to it. 



Will Nitrate Injure 

 the Quality of the Beet or the Soil ? 



Excessive quantities of either manures or Nitrate ot 

 Soda are not recommended. This would not be profitable 

 anyhow, because the large quantities of either would not pay 

 for themselves in the increased yield. We have also the 

 advantage of irrigation, by the proper use of which the 

 quality of the beet can be influenced. 



