Food for 

 Plants 



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It should be remembered that plants take up most of 

 their Nitrogen during the early period of their growth, 



// is now known that there is not as much danger of it 

 being leached out of the soil by the rains during the growing 

 season as has been generally believed^ since the rains seldom 

 reach lower than the bottom of the furrow^ and the movement 

 of the soil moisture is up instead of down. 



Nitrate of Soda looks somewhat like common dairy 

 salt, and horses, cows and sheep, if they can get to it, may 

 eat it to a very injurious extent. 



The emptied bags^ especially in damp weather^ have more 

 or less Nitrate adhering to them. After emptying, it is a 

 good plan to soak in water, which will make an excellent 

 liquid manure, say one empty bag to a barrel of water. 



If lumpy ^ the Nitrate should be broken up fine^ which is 

 easily done by pounding it on the barn floor with the back of a 

 spade. 



If the Nitrate is to be mixed with superphosphate or 

 other fertilizers, put the desired quantity of each in a heap 

 on the floor and turn it over until it is uniformly mixed. 



Nitrate of Soda, unlike sulphate of ammonia, dried blood 

 and other complete mixed fertilizers, can be mixed with lime or 

 ashes without loss of Nitrogen. Basic slag and potash salts 

 may also be mixed with Nitrate of Soda. 



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