Manure 

 for Slow- 

 Growing 

 Crops 



Fertilizers 

 for Quick- 

 Growing 

 Crops 



Best for 

 Grains 



nure used on such fields, and especially in connection with chemi- 

 cal fertilizers, will prove best in the long run. 



Third: As manure is slower in its action than chemically 

 prepared fertilizers, it is usually better practice to use it in 

 large quantities in seeding dovrn land to grass or on crops 

 which take the longest period to mature, and to use fertilizers 

 on hoed crops, and especially on crops which mature in from 

 60 to 90 days, such as potatoes, vegetables and corn. In fact, 

 the best potatoes are now grown on fertilizer alone, since they 

 are more mealy and less scabby than when grown on maniire. 



Therefore, generally speaking, quick-growing, hoed crops 

 should be planted on fertilizers, and grass on manure, using 

 the manure for seeding down in much larger quantities than 

 formerly. Fertilizers can be relied upon as the sole and cheapest 

 source of plant food for all crops and on all soils. Remember 

 that a one-horse[load\ of Jertilizer will fertilize from one to four 

 acres that would require from twenty to forty two-horse loads 

 of manure. 



Fertilizers are also good for all grain crops, especially wheat, 

 sown broadcast or drilled in with the seed, to insure a good 

 catch, stiffen the straw, increase the yield, and to give a plump, 

 handsome kernel and strong, healthy roots which will stand 

 the winter and the attacks of insects. 



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