64 



Thiud Annual Repobt 



Total 



Ingredients Weight Nitrogen P. A. 



Raw ground bone 100 3 23 



Acid phosphate ] GO . . 15 



Muriate of potash 100 



Totals 300 3 38 



Percentage composition 1 . 12.7 



Total 



Ingredients Weight Nitrogen P. A. 



Raw ground lx)ne 150 5 34 



Muriate oT potash 100 



Totals 250 5 34 



Percentage composition 2. 13.6 



Avail. 

 P. A. 



8 

 14 



22 

 7.3 



11 

 4.4 



Potash 



50 



50 

 16.7 



Avail. 

 P. A. Potash 

 11 



50 



50 



20. 



Apples and Pears. 



On poor and light soils the feeding of the trees should begin 

 at once; on those of better grade it may not begin when the 

 orchard is set out. At the outset on poor soils considerable 

 nitrogen is needed, which should be of the slow type. Tankage, 

 the rather inert and hence cheaper forms of nitrogenous crti^de 

 stock, or green manuring with legumes may be resorted to. If 

 the latter practice is employed the crop should be turned under 

 early lest it do more harm than good. Artificial feeding on good 

 orchard soils may commence when the trees begin to bear. 



Van Slyke suggests two formulas as alternatives, the 

 amounts used increasing as the trees grow older: 



Ingredients Weight 



Nitrate of soda 25-50 



Dried blood 40-80 



Acid phosphate 200-400 



Muriate of potash* 100-200 



Totals 365-730 



Percentage composition...... 



Ingredients Weight 



Cottonseed meal 100 



Raw ground bone 100 



Acid phosphate 100 



Muriate of potash 100 



Totals 400 



Percentage composition. . . . 



Total 

 Nitrogen P. A. 

 4-8 

 5-9 



30-60 



9-17 

 2.5 



30-60 

 8.1 



Avail. 

 P. A. 



28-56 



28-56 

 7.8 



Potash 



50-100 



50-100 

 13.9 



Total Avail. 

 Nitrogen P. A. P. A. Potash 



22 

 15 



7 

 14 



50 



10 

 2.5 



37 

 9.3 



21 

 5.3 



12.5 



*0r one-half to one ton wood ashes. 



