CROPS AND SOIL IMPROVEMENT 



Nothing. 



5 pounds nitrate of soda. 



18 pounds 14 per cent acid phosphate. 



4 pounds muriate of potash. 



Nothing. 



5 pounds nitrate of soda. 

 18 pounds 14 per cent acid phosphate. 



5 pounds nitrate of soda. 

 4 pounds muriate of potash. 



18 pounds 14 per cent acid phosphate. 

 4 pounds muriate of potash. 



5 pounds nitrate of soda. 

 18 pounds 14 per cent acid phosphate. 

 4 pounds muriate of potash. 



Nothing. 



Variation in Soil. The difficulty in determin- 

 ing the character of fertilizer for a field, due to 

 variation in the soil, is overestimated. Very 

 often a land-owner says, " I have a dozen kinds 



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