1 Dec., 1899.] QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 573 
least half a ton to the acre should be applied if no farm manure is used; less in 
proportion to the quantity of farm manure applied. 
FOR STONE FRUITS. 
Use a similar manure to that recommended for citrus, but reduce the 
nitrogen and increase the phosphoric acid and potash. 
FOR STRAWBERRIES. 
As the strawberry is a quick growing crop in,'this colony, and, as a rule, 
the plants only occupy the ground a few months, quick-acting fertilisers are 
essential. Well rotted farm manure dug into the ground some time previous to 
planting is an excellent preparation for the crop, but when the soil is at all poor 
the following fertiliser should be placed in shallow furrows and well mixed with 
the soil as previously described in the case of pines, the plants set out and the 
soil drawn round them. The composition of the fertiliser is as follows:— 
Cwt. 
eerie eee at ne th oo 10 
Sulphate of ammonia... ne an an 5 
Sulphate of potash By 5 
20 
This will contain 5 per cent. of nitrogen, 123 per cent. of potash, 8} per 
cent. of phosphoric acid, all water soluble ; and is worth £8 2s. 6d. per ton. 
From 4 to 6 ewt. to the acre, according to the richness of the soil, is a 
sufficient dressing. This manure will also suit Cape gooseberries and tomatoes. 
FOR VEGETABLES OTHER THAN PULSES. 
Tn order to produce good vegetables they must be grown quickly, thus the 
Aa of quick-acting manures is required. This will be obtained by the 
following mixture :— 
Cwt. 
Superphosphate ... a! ood ox) co UE 
Sulphate of ammonia ... ree bs rion 
Potash Ree pert ld 
20 
This will contain 5 per cent. of nitrogen, 23 per cent. of potash, 12 per 
cent. of phosphoric acid —all water soluble, and is worth £6 5s. 6d. per ton. 
Apply from 4 to 6 ewt. to the acre. Instead of using all superphosphate, 
half bone phosphate and half PAA ake can be used. This will reduce 
the price 7s. 6d. per ton, and will render the manure more lasting. 
In applying commercial fertilisers to vegetables, it is best to mix them 
thoroughly with the soil before planting, but, if wished, they can be used as a 
top dressing, taking care to distribute them evenly, and not to allow them to 
cover the leaves of the plants, as if so they will be very apt to scorch or burn 
them. 
FOR OATS, BARLEY, CORN, OR SORGHUM, WHEN USED FOR FODDER. 
A quick-acting manure is required, which should be applied at the same 
time that the seed is sown, and harrowed in in the case of broadcast crops. If 
the corn or sorghum is sown in drills, the manure should be applied as recom- 
mended in the case of planting pines. It can be made as follows :— 
Cwt. 
Superphosphate ... es at or -. LO 
Bone phosphate ... ai f, af jy 3 
Sulphate of ammonia ... te ba day 
Sulphate of potash ay oil 
20 
This will contain + per cent. of nitrogen, 2} per cent. of potash, 153 per cent. 
of phosphoric acid, of which 83 per cent. is water soluble, and is worth £5 
14s. 3d. per ton. Apply from 4 to 5 ewt. to the acre. 
