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FOOD FOR PLANTS 



Both spring and winter wheat are commonly ferti- 

 lized crops, particularly the latter. The average fer- 

 tilizer for wheat should contain Nitrogen, phosphoric 

 acid and potash. This fertilizer is applied with the 



Wheat. 



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Wheat — 14 Bushels. 

 Average product per acre 

 for the U. S. of wheat with 

 average farm fertilization. 



Wheat — 37 Bushels. 

 The product of an acre of 

 wheat fertilized with Nitrate 

 of Soda, Phosphates and 

 Potash. 



seed, and at the rate of 500 nounds to the acre. 

 Nitrate of Soda is also applied broadcast as a dress- 

 ing, soon after the crop shows growth in the spring, 

 at the rate of 100 pounds per acre. Like all grains, 

 wheat should have its Nitrate plant food early, and in 

 the highly available, easily digested nitrated form, 



