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nitrate of soda or sulphate of ammonia in a weak 

 solution so that 50 to 75 pounds will be sufficient 

 for an acre. This is generally used in a sprinkler 

 and is applied two or three times at intervals 

 of a week or ten days, using each time, 50 to 75 

 pounds of fertilizer. 



Spinach is sometimes sown in the spring in 

 the place where it is to grow. But in that 

 case, the position chosen must be a warm one, 

 and even then, although a better stand is often 

 obtained, the crop does not mature quickly. 

 It is still occasionally started under glass and 

 transplanted to the garden, and sometimes it is 

 grown in frames all the way through to maturity. 

 Gardeners who want to hasten their crop fre- 

 quently cover it with glass during February 

 and March, and it responds well to this treat- 

 ment. 



A variety known as New Zealand spinach, 

 which is hardly a true spinach, thrives in smn- 

 mer, but as greens are not greatly in demand 

 in summer, it has not become very popular 

 in this country. 



An ounce of spinach seed will sow 150 feet 

 of drill, or 10 to 12 pounds to the acre. It is 

 so necessary to have excellent drainage for 

 spinach, that the land is usually plowed into 

 low ridges or beds six to nine feet wide. The 



