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STATE DOARiD OF AGRICULTURE. 



The following is a brief outline of some of the results secured with 

 fertilizer this last year. 



PEACH ORCHARD— EDWARD SKINNER, HARTFORD. 



The writer has been more or less familiar for years with soils and their 

 condition and with the cultural practices in the fruit sections of Michigan, 

 and has noted the general depletions taking place. The object of this 

 strong fruit fertilization program has been to determine the most econom- 

 ical system of supplying the necessary plant food for the different kinds of 

 fruits by feeding the cover crop and trees where that system Ls used, by 

 supplementing stable or stock yard manures, with commercial fertilizers, 

 when the supply of manure is low and prices are comparatively high. 



The enthusiasm of a large number of growers with the results of the 

 experiments and demonstrations would indicate that this project is very 



