Larger 



Roots 



Need 



More 



Fertilizer 



amount of fertility in active form to supply the needed 

 plant food for best development. Most roots, although having 

 a comparatively small root system, are quick growers, hence 

 fertilizers are especially successful on roots. Apply from 600 

 to 2,000 lbs. per acre, depending on the kind grown, the 

 character of the soil and the fertilizer used. Small roots like 

 turnips and carrots do not require as much fertilizer as large 

 roots, like mangolds and rutabagas. The fertilizer is generally 

 sown broadcast, although for roots which are grown in drills 

 the fertilizer should be strewn along the furrows and back- 

 furrowed before the seed is sown; or it can be applied at the 

 same time the seed is sown, if it is thoroughly covered and 

 mixed with the soil so that the seed does not come in contact 

 with it. If it is drilled in with machines which do not mix 

 and cover the fertilizer, it must be diluted with twice as much 

 dry earth or plaster before using, for the seeds of root crops 

 are very tender. 



Onions 



No Weed 

 S&eds 



If there is any crop which needs an active fertilizer, it 

 is the onion crop, for if it does not grow vigorously it is 

 likely to be strong in flavor and tough in texture. The 

 onion is a bulb with small feeding roots — ^an aggregation of 

 leaves which grow underground — and requires a great deal of 

 quickly available nourishment. If no manure is applied, use 

 from 1,500 to 2,000 lbs. per acre, sown broadcast and harrowed 

 into the soil, the quantity of course depending on the character 

 of the soil and the strength of the fertilizer. As onions are 

 difficult to weed, and as fertilizer contains no weed seeds, it 

 is a favorite dressing for onions as well as for most market 

 garden crops, or wherever clean culture is necessary. 



Cabbage and Cauliflower 



Gross 

 Feeders 



These crops are gross feeders and quick growers ; they also 

 have a good root system; therefore they need an abundance of 

 available plant food. For cabbage, apply from 1,800 to 2,500 lbs. 

 per acre; for cauHflower, from 1,500 to 2,000 lbs. One-half of the 

 fertilizer may be sown broadcast and harrowed into the soil, and 

 the remaining half strewn where the plants are set, or it may 



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