Food for Xhe safest way is to apply in the fall 400 pounds super- 



P^^"^^ phosphate, i 50 pounds muriate of potash, and 100 pounds 



2^ Nitrate of Soda per acre, sown broadcast. Early in the 



spring sow broadcast 300 to 400 pounds Nitrate of Soda 



per acre. 



. The first thing to do is to prepare the 



How to Apply fertilizers, and if thev are to be used at the 



and Other Nitrate of Soda comes from South America 



Fertilizers. .^ ^^^^ which weigh about 224 pounds 



each. It is usually sold in the original bags. The Nitrate 

 looks much like coarse salt and is often compacted into 

 large lumps. These lumps should be broken, which can 

 easily be done bv turning the Nitrate out on the barn floor 

 and striking the lumps with the back of a spade. The 

 Nitrate should then be run through a sieve with a mesh not 

 larger than one-fourth inch. It will then be ready for use. 

 . Muriate of potash comes from Germany 



Muriate o .^^ ^^^^ weighing 224 pounds each. It 



^^^^ ' sometimes forms in lumps, which should 



be broken as directed for Nitrate. If the fertilizers are to 

 be mixed together, pour the right quantity of each in a pile 

 on the floor and turn them over two or three times with a 

 shovel until they are thoroughly mixed. It is a good plan 

 to run the whole through a sieve, which will mix the ferti- 

 lizers better than any other way. If Nitrate is used, the 

 mixing should not be done more than a week before the 

 fertilizers are to be used, as the mixture may 'attract moisture 

 and get hard if left too long after mixing. 



We have found the following methods of 



.^ y . applvlng fertilizers to the various crops to 



Application. ^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ practical. We have 



given directions for application to wheat, oats, barley, etc., 

 and refer below to the pages on which these directions may 

 be found : 



Wheat — See page 16. 



Barley — See page 16. 



Oats — See page 17. 



^ If in rows marked onlv one wav, scatter 



a mixture of, say, 200 pounds Nitrate, 



350 pounds superphosphate and 100 pounds muriate of 



potash along the rows, a handful to every step. If you 



