CHEMICAL MANURES. 



Succession of Two Years Maize, Wheat. 



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- First Year Maize. 

 Complete fertilizer No. 5, 1066 Ibs. 



/->, ., . The acre. 



Composition : Quantity. Price. 



Acid phosphate of lime 534 Ibs. $8.21 



Nitrate of potash 177 " 10.47 



Sulphate of lime.. _355 " .07 



Total.. 1066 Ibs. Cost... $19.35 



Second Year Wheat. 



Sulphate of ammonia 266 Ibs. $11.40 



Total expense .' $30.75 



Annual expense $15.32 



Rotation of Six Years, including Flax, Beets, Wheat, Colza, Wheat^ 

 Oats, Rye or Barley. 



First Year Flax. 

 Incomplete fertilizer No. 2, 887 Ibs. 

 Composition : 



Acid phosphate of lime 355 Ibs. $5.40 



Nitrate of potash 177 " 10.47 



Sulphate of lime 355 " _.67 



Total.... .' 887 Ibs. Cost... $16.54 



Second Year Beets. 

 Complete fertilizer No. 2, 1066 Ibs. 

 Composition : 



Acid phosphate of lime 355 Ibs. $5.40 



Nitrate of potash 179 " 10.47 



Nitrate of soda 266 " 8.97 



Sulphate of lime 2^6 " _.50 



Total 1066 Ibs. Cost... $25.34 



Third Year Wheat. 

 Sulphate of ammonia 266 Ibs. $11.40 



Fourth Year Colza. 

 Complete fertilizer No. 6, 1155 Ibs. 

 Composition : 



Acid phosphate of lime 355 Ibs. $5.40 



Nitrate of potash 106" 6.28 



Nitrate of soda 355 " 15.20 



Sulphate of lime _337 " _ .64 



Total 1155 Ibs. Cost.... $27752 



Fifth Year Wheat. 

 Ashes of straw and husk of the colza 

 turned under by the first ploughing. 

 Sulphate of ammonia 266 Ibs. $11.40 



