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IIOETICULTUHE 



March 29, 1913 



The Orchard and Vineyard 

 Must Be Fed as 

 as Sprayed 



Money in fruit= 

 raising comes 



from the 



production of 



steady crops of 



first grades 



Do not expect either orchard or vineyard to produce its best if you 

 depend entirely on the natural sources of plant food in the soil. 

 Especially must you keep up the supply of 



POTASH 



for on it depend in greatest measure tlie 

 quantit)', size, color, llavor and shipping 

 quality that give fruit its marlcet value. In 

 fruit-raising, as in all farmino-, it is easilv 

 demonstrated that Potash Pays. 



Peaches and small fruits that have received 

 the right amounts of potash and phosphoric 

 acid ship better, taste better and are better. 

 At the time of the first cultivation, broadcast 

 300 pounds acid phosphate and 100 pounds 

 muriate of potash per acre in the apple and 



On citrus iruits or pineapples use sulfate 

 of potash or 200 pounds double manure salt. 



Some of the finest flavored strawberries 

 and peaches are poor shippers, especially 

 when barnyard manure is used as a fertilizer. 

 Correct mineral fertilization will often make 

 them firm enough to ship. 



The nitrogen needs of the fruit can be 

 learned by observing the amount of wood or 

 vine growth. Manure alone is not the best 

 or cheapest fruit fertilizer. 



We sell potash in anv (juantity irom one 

 200-pound bag up. 



pear orchard ( 1 50 poimds muriate in the 

 peach orchard). 



Write for Prices and Free Pamphlets on Fertilizing Fruit 

 GERMAN KALI WORKS, Inc., 42 Broadway, New York 



In Answerins This .\ilvertisement riease Mrntion HORTICUI.TIIBE. 



