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fertilized trees was more than sufficient to pay the entire cost of the 

 fertihzcr.'' 



In some instances hberal appHcations of Hme have accomphshed the 

 same residts, which may be due either to a deficiency of Hme in the 

 soil or to the fact that the added lime liberates a portion of the potash 

 already contained in the soil, so that the indirect efifect is the same as 

 the application of potash. Certainly, on many of our soils, if lime is 

 applied, it is not necessary to apply a potash the same season, as the lime 

 is quite likely to liberate sufficient potash for all of the requirements of 

 the trees for that year. 



FEEDING THE PEACH. 



As is well known, the habits of the growth of the peach are quite 

 different from those of the apple or the pear. The former grows more 

 rapidly, comes into fruitfulness earlier, produces a relatively larger 

 quantity of fruit, which has a much shorter season of growth than either 

 the apple or the pear. It is, therefore, as might be supposed, a some- 

 what more exhaustive crop, and requires the plant food in a more 

 readily available form than either the apple or the pear. In practice it 

 has been found, as would necessarily follow from these facts, that no 

 fruit is more sensitive to thorough cultivation and good treatment than 

 the peach. It is necessary to aerate the soil more thoroughly than with 

 any other fruit. 



Fortunately, we have from the New Jersey Experiment Station the 

 results of some very excellent fertilizer experiments which extended over 

 a rather long period of years, that will be very helpful in this connec- 

 tion. The soil upon which these experiments were conducted was of 

 moderate fertility, of good mechanical condition, and considered to be 

 fairly representative of the peach lands of the Atlantic Coast. The ferti- 

 lized plots received annually : 



Pounds 

 per acre. 



Nitrate of soda 



Bone black superphosphate. 

 Muriate of potash 



150 

 350 

 150 



This particular fertilizer would cost at present prices about $6.50 

 per acre, although it would be possible to buy an equally good fertilizer 

 here in the west for less money. 



