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GARDEN GUIDE 



SUITABLE FERTILIZERS FOR VEGETABLES 



AND FRUITS 



The table shows some of the important vegetables and fruits arranged 

 in groups with the suitable fertilizers for any vegetable in the group. Any 

 one or all three of the different fertilizers can be used. If all three are used 

 take one-third of each or, if two are used, one-half of each. 



Name of 

 Vegetable 



Suitable 

 Fertilizers 



Com 



Cabbage 



Cauliflower 



Egg Plant 



Tomato 



Lettuce 



Peas 



Squash 



Celery 



Melons 



Potatoes 

 Turnips 



Radish 



Beans 



Parsnips 



Onions 



Carrots 



Salsify 



Beets 



Grapes 



Currants 



Gooseberries 



Rhubarb 



Strawberries 



Asparagus 



Stable manure 



or 



Poultry manure 



or 



Commercial fertilizer 

 containing: nitrogen 

 5%, phosphoric acid 

 8% and potash 4% 



Stable manure. 



or 



Poultry manure, 



or 



Commercial fertiHzer, 

 nitrogen 2%, phos- 

 phoric acid 8%, pot- 

 ash 4% 



Stable manure 



or 



Poultry manure 



or Commercial fertili- 

 zer: nitrogen 4%, 

 phosphoric acid 8%, 

 potash 4%. 



Rate per 

 Square Yard 



10 or 12 



pounds 



1 pound 



2 ounces 



10 or 12 

 pounds 



1 pound 



2 ounces 



10 or 12 

 pounds 



1 poimd 



2 ounces 



When 

 Applied 



Before plowing 

 or digging 



After plowing 



Just before 

 planting 



Before plowing 

 for previous 

 crops 



Just befoje 

 planting 



Between the 

 rows in Wintei 



Just before cul- 

 tivation com- 

 mences in the 

 Spring 



Green Manure — Last cultivation 



For a complete work on the subject of this 

 chapter we would recommend 



MANURES AND FERTILIZERS, by H. J. Wheeler. A dear and 

 unusually full discussion of the practical utilization of manures and feriilizers 

 of all kinds, and of their relations to the plant and to the soil. Cloth, illus- 

 trated. Price, $1.90 postpaid. Secure your copies where you bought your 



Garden Guide. 



