FORMULAS FOR DIFFERENT CROPS 



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Asparagus 



Nitrogen 



Available phc 

 phoric acid 



Potash 



Per Cent 



Pounds 



for One 



Acre 



20 to 40 



30 to 60 



35 to 70 



Pounds of Different Materials for One Ache 



(1) 120 to 240 lb. nitrate of soda ; or 



(2) 200 to 400 lb. dried blood ; or 



(3) 4000 to 8000 lb. stable manure. 



(1) 300 to 600 lb. bone-meal ; or 



(2) 200 to 400 lb. dissolved bone-meal or 



bone-black ; or 



(3) 250 to 500 lb. dissolved rock. 



(1) 70 to 140 lb. muriate; or 



(2) 70 to 140 lb. sulphate ; or 



(3) 300 to 600 lb. kainit ; or 



(4) 700 to 1400 lb. wood-ashes. 



Barley 



Nitrogen . . 



Available phos- 

 phoric acid 



Potash 



Per 



Cent 



Pounds 



for One 



Acre 



12 to 24 



20 to 40 



25 to 50 



Pounds of Different Materials for 

 One Acre 



(1) 75 to 150 lb. nitrate of soda ; or 



(2) 50 to 120 lb. sulfate of ammonia ; or 



(3) 125 to 250 lb. dried blood; or 



(4) 2500 to 5000 lb. stable manure. 



(1) 200 to 400 lb. bone-meal ; or 



(2) 150 to 300 lb. dissolved bone or bone- 



black ; or 



(3) 175 to 350 lb. dissolved rock. 

 [(1) 50 to 100 lb. muriate ; or 



(2) 50 to 100 lb. sulfate ; or 



(3) 200 to 400 lb. kainit ; or 



[ (4) 500 to 1000 lb. wood-ashes. 



Beans 



