Nitrate of unprofitable and unbalanced food ration to the plant. For 

 Soda for Market Gardening Crops, Hops or Sugar-Beets, however, 



somewhat more may be used alone. 



5 6 When the above amounts of Phosphatic and Potassic 



Fertilizers are used, as much as three hundred pounds of 

 Nitrate of Soda may be applied with profit. In applying 

 Nitrate in any ration it is desirable to mix it with an equal 

 quantity of land plaster or fine, dry loam or sand. 



If you have any reason to suspect adulteration of the 

 Nitrate you may buy, send several pounds of it to your 

 Experiment Station for analysis, giving date of purchase, full 

 name and address of agent, and of the Company which the 

 seller represents. 



Generally on the Pacific Coast Nitrate may be applied 

 as a Top-Dressing after the heavy Spring rains are over, but 

 before crops attain much of a start. 



