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APPENDIX 



TABLE X. 

 AVERAGE COMPOSITION OF FARM MANURES. 



Farm manures 



Cow manure (fresh) . . 

 Horse manure (fresh) 

 Sheep manure (fresh) 

 Hog manure (fresh) . . . 

 Hen droppings (fresh) 

 Mixed stable manure . . 



Pounds per thousand 



3.4 

 5.8 

 8.3 

 4.5 

 16.3 

 5.0 



O ft'o 



a. 



1.6 

 2.8 

 2.3 

 1.9 

 15.4 

 2.6 



4.0 

 5.3 

 6.7 

 6.0 



8.5 

 6.3 





$29.00 

 28.00 

 26.00 

 38.00 



as 

 2S 



o3 O 



$2.02 

 2.21 

 3.30 

 3.29 

 7.07 



' Considering nitrogen at 15 cents, phosphoric acid at 6 cents, and potash at 

 4 J cents per pound. 



TABLE XL 



DISTANCES APART FOR PLANTING FRUIT. 



(If planted in rows each way the distances usually range 

 in feet about as given here.) 



Fruit trees. 



Small fruits. 



Apples 30-40 



Apricots 15-20 



Cherries 15-25 



Oranges 25-30 



Peaches 15-20 



Pears 20-30 



Pears, dwarf 10-15 



Plums 15-20 



Qumces 10-12 



Blackberries 4^-7 



Cranberries 1 -2 



Currants 4 -4^ 



Gooseberries 4 -4§ 



Grapes 6 -12 



Raspberries, black 3^-5 



Raspberries, red 3^-4 



Strawberries, hedge row . . l|-3 

 Strawberries, matted row . 1 -4 



