2. Having only the synthetic fertilizer 16 – 8 – 24 and cow manure with 50% moisture, develop a plant nutrient balance sheet for the growing of tomatoes. The expected yield of tomato is 50,000 lb/acre and this is expected to remove 200 lb N, 78 lb P2O5, 280 lb K2O from the soil. 60% of the N in the cow manure is expected to be available to the crop.
