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pig or cow droppings) unless it be in very fine condi- 

 tion or applied to the previous crop. Apply com- 

 mercial fertilizers at time of planting or soon after. 



Group 2. Quick growers, of fleshy tissue, near 

 the surface, such as celery, onions, turnips and 

 radish. These use plenty of rich manure, well 

 worked into the soil. Onions thrive on applications 

 of wood ashes. 



Group 3. Coarse feeders and growers, including 

 cabbage, spinach, cucumbers, tomatoes, squash, etc. 

 These are the great manure users. Supply it 

 bountifully in the hills when planting. Spinach 

 and lettuce will make good use of nitrogen ferti- 

 lizers and the last three need plenty of potash after 

 they start growing. 



Group 4. Beans, peas, etc., which develop a 

 large leaf and stem surface, and of which the seeds 

 are used. These plants obtain their own nitrogen 

 as explained above. However, they like a light 

 soil which manure produces, and require a generous 

 amount of potash and phosphoric acid. 



Knowing these special requirements you can 

 feed for the greatest possible results, easily, eco- 

 nomically and with understanding. 



FERTILITY THAT EVERY GARDEN CAN HAVE 



Manure fills a number of wants in the soil. It 

 supplies nitrogen or rather nitrogenous compounds 

 to the nitrifying bacteria. It supplies a certain, 

 although a smaller, percentage of the other es- 

 sential plant-foods, potash and phosphoric acid. 

 And<finally, it adds to the supply of humus, or 



