284 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. I915. 



Phosphoric Acid. Because of the high price of available 

 phosphoric acid the present year, its use may not be found 

 profitable. 



Wood ashes and stable manure are useful for top dressing. 



POTATOES, ROOT CROPS AND MORE; COMMON VElGE^TABLIIS. 



If possible, use 8 to lo tons of stable manure per acre 

 with atout 500 pounds of 3-10-0 goods. If farm manure can- 

 not be obtained use 1000 to 2000 pounds of 5-8-0 or 4-10-0 

 goods. 



CORN. 



In general it is not wise to grow sweet corn without farm 

 manure. Use, if possible, 20 to 25 tons of manure per acre. 

 In addition to the farm manure use 300 to 500 pounds of a 

 3-10-0 fertilizer. If farm manure cannot be had, a satisfactory 

 crop may probably be had by growing upon freshly turned sod 

 land with 1000 to 1500 pounds of 4-10-0 goods. An additional 

 dressing of a ton of unleached hard wood ashes would supply 

 potash enough for the crop. 



OATS AND OTHER SMALL GRAINS. 



Spring seeding down with oats or other grains or grass 

 should follow about the usual places in the rotation. In case 

 the land was heavily fertilized in 191 5 it may not be necessary 

 to fertilize in 1916. If fertilizer is used 300 to 500 pounds of 

 a 5-8-0, 5-10-0 or 6-8-0 fertilizer is the best that can be had 

 under the conditions. 



ORCHARDS AND ERUIT. 



The present year clean tillage seems to be the thing that is 

 indicated for apple and similar orchards rather than to use any 

 fertilizer. Raspberries and the other small fruits would have 

 to be handled practically as recommended above for the root 

 crops and more common vegetables. 



