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ami ground bones may be used as a supplement to green manuring. The 

 green crop should be ploughed under in the autumn, and the bone and 

 ashes applied broadcast in the spring and lightly harrowed in. 



Two formulas which have proved popular with Strawberry growers in 

 Maryland are : 



(a) Dissolved South Carolina rock, 1,000 lb. 

 Fine ground dried fish or tankage, 600 lb. 

 Nitrate of soda, 100 lb. 



Muriate of potash, 300 lb. 



applied at the rate of 400 to 600 lb. per acre before the plants are set. 



For old beds the following mixture worked lightly in along the rows 

 at the rate of about 300 lb. per acre is suggested : 



(b) Dissolved South Carolina rock, 1,100 lb. 

 Dried blood, 200 lb. 



Nitrate of soda, 400 lb. 

 Sulphate of potash, 300 lb. 



In Georgia the usual mixture is : 



Superphosphate, 1,140 lb. 

 Nitrate of soda, 540 lb. 

 Muriate of potash, 320 lb. 



applied at the rate of 800 to 1,000 lb. per acre ; but the best results are 

 secured when 1,280 lb. of kainit are substituted for the muriate of 

 potash. 



Tests initiated by the Cornell Station on different farms and plots 

 proved potash and phosphatic fertilisers to be more effective than 

 nitrogenous fertilisers, especially in soils well supplied with humus. 



At the New Jersey Station experiments were made with nitrate of 

 soda, which it is becoming the practice to apply as a top-dressing in 

 spring. 200 lb. of nitrate per acre was the quantity applied, and the 

 fruit yield was increased from 18 to 31 per cent, by its use. It must be 

 remembered, however, that nitrate of soda will increase the leaf-growth 

 of the plant disproportionately unless mineral elements are also applied 

 at the same time, or exist already in sufficient quantity in the soil. 



At the Wisconsin Station they are of opinion that a liberal top- 

 dressing with fine manure or very fertile soil after the fruiting season is 

 the most rational method of fertilising Strawberries. 



8. Some useful information on the culture of Plums, which ought to 

 be more extensively cultivated than they are in the States. A list is 

 given of the best and hardiest varieties, and the best soil is said to be a 

 loose deep gravelly soil with an open subsoil, such as is suited to Apples 

 or Potatos. The methods of planting and pruning are described and 

 illustrated with figures, and hints on manuring, cultivating, thinning, 

 gathering, and packing are given. 



9. Results of observations on the comparative economy of hand and 

 horse cultivation, and of field-planting and starting in beds and trans- 

 planting onions at the Texas Station. 



With both the varieties of Onion experimented on the greatest profit 

 per acre came from the crop worked by hand and grown first in beds and 

 transplanted. Directions for this process are given. 



