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D. — Spread the bone dust on the floor. 



E.— Dampen the bone dust thoroughly with the liquid pot- 

 ash, but be careful not to wet any part of it so tliat it will cake 

 (which spoils it) ; when thoroughly mixed, fill in barrels, etc., 

 leaving about six inches on the top of each package to fill with 

 the lime. 



F. — Let it remain in the barrels for ton days, then spread it 

 on the ground around the vines or trees, say four hundred 

 pounds per acre. 



The above material, prepared as above described, makes an 

 excellent fertilizer. Where a large quantity is required, it can 

 be prepared in large bins. 



G. — Use from 350 pounds to 500 pounds per acre, and even 

 1,000 pounds if the vines or trees are seriously infested. 



H.— The combination of the potash and bone-dust produces 

 ammonia, which is absorbed by the lime placed on top. 



I- — Fruit trees that have been infested by scale insects, 

 woolly-aphis, etc., can be greatly improved by the use of this 

 fertilizer. 



Wood Ashes. 



J- — Fruit-growers residing in the vicinity of any town or 

 city, or any place where wood ashes can be secured at a nomi- 

 nal cost, should collect every bushel available. The ashes 

 should be thoroughly dampened and mixed with an equal 

 quantity of bone-dust (bushel for bushel when dry), then 

 placed about three feet deep in a bin, or enclosure of some 

 kind, having the sides and bottom tight ; spread on top from 

 four to six inches of fresh slacked lime. 



K.— If necessary, another layer of bone-dust and ashes, and 

 one of lime, may be placed on top of the first layers. 



L.— Let it remain for three weeks, and an excellent fertilizer 

 will be obtained. 



^I- — Apply on orchard or vineyard grounds when thoroughly 

 mixed. 



Note.— In Sacramento several hundred bushels of ashes are 

 wasted daily, which could be collected at a very trifling cost. 

 Remember, the ashes should not be allowed to get wet before 

 being gathered, as it then becomes partly leached, thus 

 impairing its value. 



