July 23, 1910 



HORT I CULTURE 



125 



A FERTILIZER ANALYSIS. 



Mr. M. A. Patten, of Tewksbury, 

 Mass., having received samples of a 

 new fertilizer for which large claims 

 were advanced, informs us that he 

 forwarded to the Massachusetts Agri- 

 cultural Experiment Station a portion 

 for analysis and in due time received 

 the following communication, which 

 we believe will be of general interest: 

 "Patten & Co., Tewksbury. Mass. 



Gentlemen: — Your favor of .June 

 24th addressed to Professor George E. 

 Stone, and in relation to the fertilizer 

 manufactured by the New England 

 Mineral Feitilizer Co., of Boston, has 

 been referred to me for a rejdy. 



The fertilizer put out under the 

 name of the New England Mineral fer- 

 tilizer has little value as a fertili:'.er. 

 It contains no nitrogen whatever, only 

 traces of phosphoric acid and an ex- 

 tremely small amount of potassium 

 oxide. An analysis of this product 

 made at this laboratory, reveals the 

 fart that the commercial value of this 

 product as figured by the table of 

 trade value of fertilizing ingredients 

 for the season of 1910. is IS cents per 

 ton. 



Most of the plant food which the 

 material contains is in an insoluble 

 and unavailable form. The New Eng- 

 land farmer cannot afford to pay his 

 money for products of this character. 

 I will have a few tests made on the 

 sample which you send and will write 

 you further when the analysis is fin- 

 ished. 



Very truly yours, 



H. D. HASKINS." 



Amherst, Mass., June 30, 1910. 



THE FERTILIZATION OF APPLE 

 ORCHARDS. 



Probably the largest and most com- 

 prehensive series of experiments on 

 apple production anywhere is now in 

 its fourth year of operation in Penn- 

 sylvania under the management of the 

 Agricultural Experiment Station, at 

 State College. These experiments are 

 located in twelve parts of the state, 

 involve thirteen varieties, ten soil 

 types, and cover a total of ninety-one 

 acres. Four leading questions on apple 

 yield and quality are being studied, 

 viz., the influence of fertilizers, of cul- 

 tural methods, of cover crops, and of 

 heredity (as indicated by selection from 

 superior individuals). 



A progress report on the first two 

 influences has been just issued by the 

 Station as Bulletin 100, which may be 

 obtained on application to the Director 

 of the Experiment Station, State Col- 

 lege, Pa., or to Professor J. P. Stewart, 

 who has charge of the work. The re- 

 port gives data from ten experiments 

 covering forty-nine acres and contain- 

 ing 2219 trees in partial or full bear- 

 ing. These data show net increases 

 from fertilization varying from nothing 

 up to $267 per acre. The report fur- 

 ther indicates something of the condi- 

 tions under which success or failure 

 may be expected or methods whereby 

 It may be determined. 



In the detailed results, nitrogen has 

 proved most useful in increasing the 

 yield as well as in improving growth 

 and foliage. Its use is generally ac- 

 companied by considerable reduction in 

 color, doubtless largely due to delayed 

 maturity. 



Along with the nitrogen, it is also 

 ■well to supply phosphoric acid and pot- 



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 The third crop of caterpillars is one 

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 trees, but the caterpillars spin their 

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 Killing them this year means thous- 

 ands less next year. 



Strokum is easily put on, does not 

 harm trees; is not unsightly, and is 

 easily removed at the end of the sea- 

 son. 



Send $1.00 at once for a sample 

 package of five pounds, which is 

 enough to band five trees averaging 

 one foot in diameter. Express paid 

 East of the Mississippi; 50c. extra 

 West of it. Send for booklet. 



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While it is practically impossible to 

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