CHAPTER XVI

THE NEED OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS 159-170

Loss of plant-food 159

Prejudice against commercial fertilizers 160

Are fertilizers stimulants? 161

Soil analysis 162

Physical analysis 163

The use of nitrogen 164

Phosphoric-acid requirements 165

The need of potash 166

Fertilizer tests 167

Variation in soil 168

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