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materials required to give the desired amount of each 

 element : 



Elements. Pounds of different material for one acre. 



f 700 to 1000 Ibs. cotton-seed meal ; or 

 N - f j 400 to 600 Ibs. dried blood ; or 



" j 275 to 400 Ibs. nitrate of soda ; or 

 [200 to 300 Ibs. sulphate of ammonia. 



f 500 to 750 Ibs. kainit ; or 



| 80 to 120 Ibs. muriate of potash ; or 



Potash -{ 80 to 120 Ibs. sulphate of potash ; or 



I 175 to 250 Ibs. sulphate of potash and sul- 

 [ phate of magnesia. 



-p, , , f 800 to 1200 Ibs. add phosphate ; or 

 Phosphoric acid., j 70Q to 1000 lbg digso f yed ^ one . 



