36 GRASS GROWING FOR PROFIT 
What Nitrate 4gricultural authorities have estab- 
Has Done lished by careful experimentation 
For Crops. that 100 pounds of Nitrate of Soda 
when applied to the following crops 
has produced under proper conditions increased 
yields as tabulated: 
Applesii.5sacccecnesaew es ....... 50-75 bushels 
Apricots...... eto Nd a Gucelesrage es 96 Ibs. 
As paracus: so0cn 6dus seed ee kee ee 100 bunches 
Bananas............... , . 1,167 Ibs. 
Barley.......... : ere 400 Ibs. of grain 
Beans (white) ; reat ces 225 Ibs. 
Beets....... 25 _.... 4,900 Ibs. tubers 
Cabbages..... sem atte esl coer) Bop OOZIDSs 
Carrots...... cohen ays Bi . 7,800 Ibs. 
Castor Beans... : 50 Ibs. 
Celery........ nee ; 30 per cent. 
Gorn es ciA Bes : 280 Ibs. of grain 
Cotton....... te ees: : 500 Ibs. seed cotton 
Ensilage Corn. : SANG 1.18 tons 
Grape Fruit.... : : 29 boxes 
Hay, upwards of. 1,009 Ibs. barn cured 
HOpSes eis cea : : 100 Ibs. 
Mangels.......... . 123.7 bushels 
Oatsirsa. cess ores : : 400 Ibs. of grain 
Onions....... : 1,800 Ibs. 
Oranges.... : 22 boxes 
Peaches (dried) ee ened 56 lbs. 
Pecans....... Deg eg en ae Sete tee a 37 Ibs. 
Potatoes...... Read ree Re ee 3,690 Ibs. tubers 
Prunes....... me : 975 lbs. (dried) 
Raisin Grapes........ ‘ 347 Ibs. 
Rye...... mete 5: 300 Ibs. grain 
Strawberries........ ; 200 quarts 
Sugar Beets yok Teri rete sent eet 1,330 Ibs. 
Sugar Cane aes aad 2.40 tons of cane (Tropics) 
= Seer en eaten d aici eee : 1.17 tons of cane (Louisiana) 
Sugar (from Sugar Cane) soe 322 lbs. (Tropics) 
a ee ee re snared Aapers 224 Ibs. (Louisiana) 
Sugar Mangels........ . 1.6 tons 
Sweet Potatoes..... ; ; 3,900 Ibs. tubers 
Tobacco. . : . eee 75 Ibs. 
Tomatoes..... eieat : ; 100 baskets 
Turnips... dilate: ouPautven asd Riel a Bs 37 per cent. 
Walnuts ig ea 106 Ibs. 
