Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-20

mended. to be used at the rate of 1000 to 1000 pounds per acre.
 Stable manure composted now with wetted tobacco stems. If used on land might be worth while. especially for light lands deficient in hurnus
 Tobacco Is the largest cash crop grown in this state, having an esti- mated farm value of about seven mill
 A heavy outlay for tobacco fertili- gers is therefore wiser than a similar outlay for many other crops.
 There is no better basis for a to- bacco fertilizer than horse manure, or, if that is-not available, mixed sta- ble manure supplemented either with a special tobacco fertilizer, of which a considerable number of brands are offered, or with unmixed fertilizer ma-
 On lands which previously had gen. erous dressings of potash salts to- bacco has been raised very success fully for two or more years in success sion without any additions of potash.
 A possible source of potash however Is hardwood ashes. They must be bought on guaranty of water-solu- ble potash, with suitable rebate in case the guaranty is not fully met
 Some carloads of ashes of good quality have been sold recently in the state. A ton of ashes with per cent OA POt1oh SOht0AAS cV POUnu9 Ol pot ash. We have used more than three tons of wood ashes yearly for four years in succession with good results both in quality and quantity of leaf.
 Several carloads of tobacco stems recently examined have averaged 2.15 per cent of nitrogen, 0.50 per. cent of phosphoric acid and 6.34 per cent of potash, the latter ranging from 4.5 to s.5 per cent.
 Tobacco stalks from 1.sO0 pounds of cured leaf contain about 30 pounds of nitrogen, of phosphoric acid and 4s of potash, or about one-third of the amounts in the whole crop.
 If there is objection to blowing in all the stalks taken from an acre and If they cannot be used on corn land. and the ashes, which contain most of the potash and phosphates. may be used on tobacco land.
 Cotton seed meal will probably be the chief reliance for quickly available nitrogen, in spite of the high price. We believe one-third of the nitrogen may be supplied in dry fish scrap if that Is available. A part of the ni- trogen and the phosphoric acid may also be applied in fine bone or tank age.
 For Root Crops, excepting Potatoes, or more. of manure we'll worked into the soil and 500 pounds of 3-5 or 3-10 formula. The amount of manure used will of course differ greatly ac- cording to the supply and the use or probable profit to be made of the crops.
 If no manure is available, dress the land with 1000 1000 pounds of a 5-s or 5-10 formula.
 Raspberries and Oother Small Fruits may receive about the same dressing as vegetables in general, but in smaller amount.
 For Spring Seeding-f the land was we'll fertilized in 1914 no application may be needed: otherwise 3o0-50 pounds of 6-S, 5-s, or 5-10 formula may be used.
 For orchards which are just being set out or for orchards which have been we'll fertilized in past years no fertilizer need be used, particularly if they are well titled and have a cover crop. though in orchards on the light CT sandy soils when growth has been slow an application of 100 to 15O pounds of nitrate of soda in spring may pay, even at present prices