year before. That this great increase of yield was due to Food for 

 the application of the 200 pounds Nitrate of Soda per acre P'ants 

 is, of course, not proved, but it certainly looks as though it ^ 

 had a good deal to do with it. The season of 1891 was a 

 remarkably favorable one for fruit. The season of 1892 

 was certainly no better, and usually considered much less 

 favorable. 



We have used Nitrate of Soda in connection with 

 superphosphate and potash on raspberries with equally 

 good results. In fact, as red raspberries usually sell for 

 twice as much per pound as currants, the profits from the 

 use of fertilizers are often much greater. 



We think it is the best plan to apply the superphosphate 

 and potash in the fall and the Nitrate of Soda in the spring. 

 There is no danger of losing any of the phosphoric acid or 

 potash, as they will not leach out of the soil, and they need 

 the heavy rains and frosts of winter to get them down to 

 the roots of the plants. The Nitrate is easily dissolved, 

 and the first heavy rain will wash it down to the roots. If 

 it is applied in the fall it may be wasted by leaching out 

 of the soil during the winter. 



Enormous profits mav be derived from . 



the proper use of fertilizers on asparagus. 



If the rent, labor, etc., for a crop of asparagus is |200 

 per acre, and the crop is three tons of green shoots at |ioo 

 per ton, on the farm, the profit is $100 per acre. If we 

 get six tons at $100 per ton, the profit, less the extra cost 

 of labor and manure, is I400 per acre. 



In such crops as asparagus, however, doubling the yield 

 by the use of Nitrate of Soda does not tell half the story. 



Asparagus is sold by the bunch, weighing about lyi 

 pounds. The prices range, according to earliness and 

 quality, from 10 cents to 25 cents per bunch at wholesale, 

 or from |8o to $200 per ton. 



By leaving out all these considerations and assuming 

 that the non-Nitrated asparagus yields three tons per acre 

 and sells for $100 per ton, and that the Nitrated asparagus 

 yields six tons per acre and sells for $200 per ton, the 

 profits of the two crops, less the extra cost for labor and 

 manure, are as follows : 



Without Nitrate of Soda S 100 per acre. 



With Nitrate of Soda i ,000 per acre. 



