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easily undiscovered, whereas this diffrence might show a very large profit 

 on the use of a commercial fertilizer. 



Men engaged in the orchard business at all extensively can afford 

 to make these experiments, accurately weighing the crop of fruit from 

 each plot carefully, and keeping a record from year to year until the 

 experiment is closed. ' 



In passing, I may say that the Experiment Station will be very 

 glad to enter into co-operation with any of our orchardists who have 

 land growing in orchards which in their judgment need some artificial 

 feeding. We may be in position to supply the fertilizer in the necessary 

 amounts, and to send a man to the orchards to gather the data at time 

 of harvest. 



The following scheme will serve as a general guide and be sufficient 

 for a preliminary test. It is not to be assumed that the particular kinds 

 of fertilizers proposed in this plan are the ones that would be necessarily 

 recommended for use in actual practice, but these are selected for the 

 preliminary test in the main because of the convenience with which they 

 may be procured and the uniformity of their quality on the market. 

 Later, if it should be shown by results, for example, that nitrogen 

 is required, it would be very easy to get it in a cheaper form than nitrate 

 of soda. 



PLAN OF PRELIMINARY TEST OF FERTILIZERS. 



Plot. " Treatment. 



1. Nothing. 



2. Muriate of potash, 150 pounds per acre. 

 Pure raw bone meal, 250 pounds per acre. 



3. Dried blood, 200 pounds per acre. 



Pure raw bone meal, 200 pounds per acre. 



4. Muriate of potash, 150 pounds per acre. 

 Dried blood, 200 pounds per acre. 



5. Muriate of potash, 150 pounds per acre. 

 Dried blood, 200 pounds per acre. 



Pure raw bone meal, 200 pounds per acre. 



6. Nothing. 



7. Barnyard manure, 10 tons per acre. 



8. Lime, 2000 pounds per acre. 



