70 state; pomological society. 



that can be bought with the package that he can catch on his 

 arm — vou see the inducement there is to take it home with him. 

 That one (indicating basket) will hold just about half a bushel. 

 The cover fastens on. He wrote that he was selling his apples at 

 a much higher price in that way than in the barrel. 



: ORCHARD FERTILITY. 



RESULTS FROM USE OF CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS. 



S. H. Dawes^ Grand View Farm, Harrison : I do not claim 

 to be an expert in the use of chemicals, nor any authority what- 

 ever on the subject, neither am I introducing anything new. 



The formula that I have been using, I am told, was orig- 

 inated by Dr. Fisher, a noted fruit grower of Fitchburg, 

 Mass. All that I know or can sav of him is, that if all of his 

 prescriptions prove as successful as this one, he must be a good 

 doctor, and all I can do is to give you the benefit of my short 

 experience with his formula for the last two seasons. 



I have always been skeptical in regard to the use of commer- 

 cial fertilizers especially the different brands of phosphates, such 

 as our farmers and fruit growers have been in the habit of using. 

 I do not believe that on the average they get their money back. 

 It is of no benefit whatever to the farmer or fruit grower to use 

 any kind of a fertilizer just because it will make things grow, if 

 it does not leave a good margin of profit over and above all that 

 it costs ; and I am the last man to use them myself or recom- 

 mend them to others. If I should hear anyone else make the 

 statements that I am about to make I should call him a lunatic ; 

 and it won't hurt my feelings if you call me one, as long as I 

 know that they are facts, and I have the fruit. 



My attention was first called to their use by one of my neigh- 

 bors, who used them around his trees, and took me into his 

 orchard to see its effects. I noticed that the grass made a luxu- 

 riant growth around the trees, but I thought to myself that the 

 grass would get all the benefit there was in it. and that it would 

 not do the tree or fruit much if any good. Later on I took another 

 look at them and was somewhat surprised to see that the trees had 

 changed their foliage from a light sickly color to a dark green 



