Stockbridge Potato Manure* 
Potatoes make the greater part of their growth in sixty days. They must 
grow quickly and continuously to be good; and hence a potato fertihzer must 
be a soluble one, containing plant-food ready to act not only at the start, but 
gradually throughout the season. The Stockbridge Special Potato Manure con- 
tains all the elements required for an average yield, and at the same time sup- 
plies them in forms best suited to the potato crop; and potatoes grown on it 
are invariably good, being smooth and fair zvithoid and mealy and pure with- 
in. Moreover, they are less likely to rot than those raised on stable manure. 
Application. The quantity usually applied is from 1,200 to 1,800 lbs. per acre, al- 
though market gardeners find it profitable to apply a larger quantity, strewn along the fur- 
rows and mixed thoroughly with the soil. If 1,500 lbs. or more is applied, it is well to sow 
one-half broadcast and strew the remainder along the furrows. 
Stockbridge Corn and Grain Manure* 
For Indian Corn, Sweet Corn, Fodder Corn, and Small 
Grains. 
The Stockbridge Corn Manure is based, like all the other Stockbridge 
Special Manures, upon the analysis of the crop, and contains the elements that 
are necessary and in the right forms to produce an average yield. It gives the 
plant a vigorous start, and will back it up throughout the season. 
Application. For Indian or Sweet Corn. From 800 to 1,500 lbs. per acre is the 
usual quantity applied. If the soil is poor or run out, a larger quantity should be used. 
When planting on greensward, however, 600 lbs. will be sufficient, especially if the sod be a 
heavy one, and turned over in the spring. This fertilizer should be applied in the same way 
as manure, i.e., a larger quantity to a poor field and a smaller quantity to a rich field. Ap- 
ply one-fourth in the furrows or hills, and three-fourths broadcast, harrowed into the soil. If 
manure is used in connection with the fertilizer, spread the manure broadcast, and harrow it 
in, and sow the fertilizer in the furrows. 
For Wheat, Rye, Oats and Barley.' Sow from 400 to 600 lbs. per acre, broadcast, and 
harrow it in with the grain, or a portion may be drilled in, being careful to keep it away from 
the seed. 
Stockbridge Grass (Top-Dressmg) Manure* 
For Top=Dressing Mowings and Pastures, and Winter 
Grains, also for Hungarian and Millet. 
The plant-food in the Stockbridge Grass Top-Dressing Manure is obtained 
almost wholly from chemicals, and hence it is nearly all soluble in water. There- 
fore, when applied as a surface dressing, it is dissolved with the first rain or 
heavy dew, and absorbed by the ground, where it immediately nourishes the 
roots. Grass takes from the soil a large amount of plant-food, and in New 
England it must have it between the 15th of April and the 15th of June. 
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Application, For Mowings and Pastures. The amount usually applied is from 
400 to 660 lbs. per acre. Many farmers find, however, after applying the above quantity for 
a year or so, half the amount will give them good results. The true principle of manuring 
mowing lands and pastures, especially on light soil, is to apply a little at a time and often; 
that is, to top dress with a moderate quantity each year, particularly if the land be light and 
leachy. 
For Top-Dressing Winter Grain, In the spring, after a particularly hard winter, it 
is often necessary to apply something to bring the crops along. The best thing for this pur- 
pose is the Stockbridge Top-Dressing Manure. It will promote a vigorous early maturity, 
and often turn expected failure into success. 
For Hungarian and Millet. Apply from 400 to 600 lbs. to the acre, broadcast, and har- 
rowed into the soil at the time the seed is sown. 
Stockbridge Grass (Seeding-Down) Manure* 
For Stocking Down Grass in the Fall or Spring. 
In seeding down grass land with fertihzer, we should use a base, — that is, 
a fertilizer . which contains those elements that remain in the soil until they are 
taken out by the grass-plants, such as phosphoric acid and potash, — and use 
only enough ammonia to give the grass a good catch and a good crop for the 
first or second year. 
The Stockbridge Seeding-Down Manure is a basic fertilizer; that is to say, 
it contains . sufficient phosphoric acid and potash in slow-acting forms for a 
number of crops, and sufficient ammonia to insure a good catch and a vigorous 
growth of young roots. It is also as lasting as stable manure, provided the 
same money value is applied. 
Application. Apply 600 to 800 lbs. per acre, sown broadcast and harrowed into the 
soil at the same time the seed is harrowed or brushed in. If a liberal dressing of manure is 
used, then apply 400 to 600 lbs. This will insure a good catch. Grain or turnip seed may be 
sown at the same time. 
Stockbridge Vegetable Manure, 
For Early and Late Vegetables. 
In growing vegetables, we are growing zinnatural products. Most of them, 
if left to nature, would run to seed rather than to bulb, root or leaf. The 
Stockbridge Vegetable Manure is made to produce a vigorous, healthy growth, 
and is composed of chemicals specially adapted to vegetables, which feed this 
class of crops in a manner to produce healthy growth which withstands disease 
and matures early. Heakhy growth is " tender, bright and crisp slow growth 
is " tough, dull and rusty." 
Application. Apply from 1,500 to 2,000 lbs. per acre. As a general rule the fertilizer 
should be sown three-fourths broadcast, and the balance sprinkled in the hills or drills and 
thoroughly mixed with the soil, taking care that it does not come in contact with the seed 
young roots or green leaves. The fertilizer will be found to do as well as tea cords of manure' 
— the amount usually applied. ' 
