i6 



ORCHARD MANURE. 



but it very seldom occurs to him to think that the trees would be 

 equally grateful for some better nourishment. 



The kind of manure best suited for the Orchard may be learnt 

 from the consideration of the solid constituents of the tree itself 

 and its fruit, since this analysis must show the inorganic ingredients 

 they demand from the soil. Professor Emil Wolff, of the Royal 

 Academy of Agriculture, Hohenheim, Wirtemberg, has made the 

 most careful investigation into the ingredients of the ashes of plants, 

 and he has published the following results : 



Analysis of the Ash of Apple Tree Wood. 



loo Parts by Weight, gave of 



