Fertilizers for Peach Orchards 



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siderable difference, 

 due no doubt to dif- 

 ferences in size of the 

 crops on the different 

 trees, size and vigor 

 of growth, and the 

 like. The figures 

 herewith are based on 

 Van Slyke's analy- 

 ses, but are pre- 

 sented in the form of 

 averages for the three 

 varieties. 



The accompanying 

 table is largely self- 

 explaining since the 

 details are specific. 

 It is to be noted that 

 the largest item of 

 weight is the fruit, 

 that a relatively large 

 quantity of potash is 

 required, and that 

 nearly all the lime is 

 in the leaves, while 

 the fruit makes large 

 demands for all the 

 elements reported ex- 

 cept lime and mag- 

 nesia, which are taken 

 in relatively small 

 amounts by the fruit. 



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