70 VEGETABLE GROWING. 



or otherwise worthless leaves, and pack in tightly. 

 With our increased facilities for transportation, we 

 may be able to supply many of the Southern markets. 

 There are not many varieties to choose from ; the 

 one known as the Eound Leaved is quite common ; 

 the Improved Curled American Savoy is also grown 

 extensively. Eound Seeded and Prickly Seeded are 

 also sold. 



FERTILIZER FORMULA. 



Nitrogen 3 per cent. 



Potash Sptrcent. 



Available phosphoric acid .... 7 percent. 

 Use 800 to 1,200 pounds of the above fertilizer per 

 acre. Apply in the row. 



The following table gives the amounts of different 

 fertilizer material necessary to obtain the desired quan- 

 tity of each element : 



Element. Pounds of different material for one acre. 



400 to 600 lbs. cotton-seed meal ; or 

 240 to 360 lbs. dried blood ; or 

 200 to 300 lbs. nitrate of soda ; or 

 L 150 to 250 lbs. sulphate of ammonia. 



f 320 to 480 lbs. kainit ; or 



I 80 to 120 lbs. muriate of potash ; or 



Potash \ 80 to 120 lbs. sulphate of potash; or 



I 160 to 2oO lbs. sulphate of potash and sul- 

 phate of magnesia. 



Phosohoric acid / 80 to 1 ' 200 lbs ' acid P h sP hate 5 r 

 ia " 1 550 to 800 lbs. dissolved bone. 



