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commercial fertilizer
noun
- fertilizer manufactured chemically, as distinguished from natural fertilizer, as manure.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of commercial fertilizer1
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
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Example Sentences
If the ground is not very rich, a sprinkling of ashes or some commercial fertilizer may be given from time to time.
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To the second box was added sufficient commercial fertilizer to supply the plants with all necessary plant food.
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For special farming and special crops it may be necessary to use the commercial fertilizer more freely.
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If commercial fertilizer is used on the cotton, it would be a good plan to apply the manure from the stock to the corn.
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The soil should be enriched with a liberal application of commercial fertilizer, or thoroughly decomposed stable manure.
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