THE PRINCIPLES OF FERTILIZER PRACTICE 491 



Table C 



GROUP I : FODDER AND STAPLE CROPS. 



Wheat (fall) Maize Millet 



Oats Barley Beans (field) 



Rye (fall) Buckwheat Peas (field) 



Table CI 



GROUP II : TOP DRESSINGS. 



* Note. — Sodium nitrate or ammonium sulfate may be used alone as 

 a top-dressing on all of these crops except legumes. 



Table CII 



GROUP III: VEGETABLES. 



1. Extensively — Tomatoes, 

 sweet corn, beets, cab- 

 bage, etc. 



Sandy soil 3-10-6 



Loamy soil 3-10-4 



rii -i (3-10-2 



Clayey soil j 3-10-0 



All root-crops should re- 

 ceive at least 2 per cent, 

 of K 2 0. 



2. Intensively — Cabbage, let- 

 tuce, celery, asparagus, 



etc. 



Sandy 

 Loamy 

 Clayey 



soil 4-10-6 



soil 4-10-4 



soil 4-10-2 



The ammonia should be re- 

 duced if farm manure is 

 used. 



