. Vegetable gardening . Vegetable gardening; Project method in teaching. COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS 69 out knowing the source of the various materials which enter into the composition of the brands used. 114. The home mixing of fertilizers.—Home mixing of fertilizers is increasing in popularity. The following ad- vantages may be mentioned: (i) The grower knows ex- actly the kind and amount of each ingredient used; (2) he can adapt the mixture to the needs of the different classes of crops to be grown; (3) he can adapt the mix- ture to the needs of the particular soil to be cropped; (4). FIG. 14. L
. Vegetable gardening . Vegetable gardening; Project method in teaching. COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS 69 out knowing the source of the various materials which enter into the composition of the brands used. 114. The home mixing of fertilizers.—Home mixing of fertilizers is increasing in popularity. The following ad- vantages may be mentioned: (i) The grower knows ex- actly the kind and amount of each ingredient used; (2) he can adapt the mixture to the needs of the different classes of crops to be grown; (3) he can adapt the mix- ture to the needs of the particular soil to be cropped; (4). FIG. 14. LIME SPREADER he usually saves several dollars a ton; (s) he becomes more intelligent every year in the application of the prin- ciples relating to plant nutrition. Numerous experiments have proved that home-mixed fertilizers are fully as valuable as factory-mixed goods of equivalent composition. The arithmetic of home mixing is very simple. Sup- pose fertilizer is wanted that will contain 4 per cent of nitrogen, 8 per cent of phosphoric acid and 10 per cent of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Watts, Ralph Levi, 1869-. New York : Orange Judd
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