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The following amounts of fertilizers will give as 

 much of each element as is desired for one acre. 



Element. Pounds of different material for one acre. 



{250 to 400 Ibs. cotton-seed meal ; or 

 150 to 240 Ibs. dried blood ; or 

 100 to 160 Ibs. nitrate of soda ; or 

 80 to 125 Ibs. sulphate of ammonia. 

 f 500 to 800 Ibs. kainit ; or 

 | 80 to 125 Ibs. nitrate of potash ; or 



Potash -j 80 to 125 Ibs. sulphate of potash ; or 



I 150 to 240 Ibs. sulphate of potash and 

 [ sulphate of magnesia. 



. -, f 400 to 650 Ibs. acid phosphate ; or 

 Phosphoric acid.. J 35Q to 55Q lbg dissolved bone . 



FIG. 34. 

 VARIETIES. 



The field varieties may be used in the kitchen if 

 taken before they mature. After they are quite grown 

 they become too coarse grained ; this may be changed 

 somewhat by withholding the nitrogen in the fertilizer 

 we use. Early Flat Dutch (see Fig. 34) is an old and 

 standard variety. Scarlet Kashmyr is a good early 

 variety for quick growing. Early White Egg is also 

 good for an early crop. Large White French (Sweet 

 German) is good for field planting. Golden Ball and 

 Yellow Globe make a good large crop also. 



