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market for applying fertilizers. Figure ii shows a single- 

 row distributor, and Figure 12 a wheelbarrow style. 

 Both of these are very useful in some lines of garden 

 work. The McWhorton distributor (Figure 13) is one of 

 the best types; it may be adjusted to apply from a few 

 hundred pounds to two tons to the acre. A lime spreader 

 is shown in Figure 14. 



While the various drills and machines are convenient 

 and usually save labor, fertilizers may be sown satisfac- 

 torily and at small expense by hand. Bags of 50, 75 or 

 100 pounds should be distributed at proper intervals over 

 the field to secure the desired application to the acre. 



FIG. 13. M WHORTON FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTOR 



The material may then be carried in a bucket or a bag, 

 and sowed with the same movements of arm and hand 

 as are used in broadcasting clover seed. A more even 

 distribution is possible, however, with machines. 



113. Purchasing fertilizers. — It usually pays to buy 

 only high grade fertilizers for vegetable gardening. They 

 should be bought, of course, on guarantee. Not only is 

 it important to know the percentages of the various ele- 

 ments, but the grower should know the sources. This in- 

 formation is not always procurable, but it is exceedingly 

 important. Intelligent plant feeding is not possible with- 



