AFTER CARE — FERTILIZERS 43 
or as recommended by the New Hampshire 
Experiment Station. 
100 pounds Nitrate of soda . 
500 pounds Tankage t Nitrogen 2.5% 
1000 pounds Acid phosphate Phosphoric acid 10% 
400 pounds Muriate of potash Potash 10% 
Follow this with an application of a mix- 
ture strong in nitrogen and phosphoric acid 
at the rate of 300 to 500 pounds per acre, ap- 
plied along the row during the end of June or 
beginning of July. This application should 
be made only in case the runners are few or 
lacking in size. Many growers use two or 
three applications of nitrate of soda through 
the summer at the rate of 100 pounds to 
150 pounds per acre each time. 
In the spring of the second year apply 
600 to 1,000 pounds of the first mixture, 
especially if the plants need stimulation 
because of winter injury or otherwise. Some- 
times 100 to 150 pounds of nitrate is all that 
is required to increase the size of the fruit. 
This nitrate is applied at the time of the 
petals falling, spread in the row. 
Do not apply fertilizers when the leaves are 
wet, nor leave the fertilizer so that it will re- 
main on the leaves, becoming moist, even dis- 
