consequently, iu their demand for fer
tilizers. Some soils will bring good re
sult for the fertilizers given them;
others uules previously prepared by
tniage, drainage, irrigation, &c, will
not. The only correc: way is to ascer-
tula by careful observation and expen-
menu what a soil wants, and then sup-
j pjy it. The provident farmer, when he
Us m doubt in this matter, cultivates the
hulk 0r n;s crops under the most appro-
vc(i Gf 0u me. hods, testing in a small
way as many new practices as possible
unUi gucu a time as te feels conndent
ne jia8 founu what suits his special re
nuireuients. Tho results of the expert-
enoe er thoso who have gone over the
game ground In advance is not only of
interest but judiciously considered and
applied, may be of great benefit to
dred weight per acre, un com, ciay
soils, in a fair agricultural condition,
according to Dr. Voelcker, three hun-
dred weight of a mineral superphos.
phate containing on a average twenty-
one to twenty-tive per cent, of soluble
phosphate will produce at least as
heavv a crov of seeds and turnips as
a manure containing in addition to solu
hie phosphate of lime, ammonia or nit-
rogenous matter. Ou light land, how-
ever, savs the same authority, the use
0fpureiy phophatic manure can not be
relied upon for producing a good crop
1 1 . " ..
of roots. On such land artificial ma-
DarnTard manure. Dissolved bones
Peruvian guano, compound artificial
..
manures containing from two to three
per cent of atnmonia are preferred to
mineral superphosphate as a manure
f ior rooi crops on nmu lauu auu uu
, , t - . i- , , i
loamy soils out of condition,
by f-n
fur mangolds.
