Food for 



Formulas for Fruits and Berries 



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Apples, Pears, Peaches, Plums, Grapes, Currants, 



Strav^erries, Raspberries, Blackberries, 



and Gooseberries. 



(No. 1) 



Nitrate of Soda 300 Ibs. 



Acid Phosphate 400 " 



Sulphate of Potash 100 " 



Fine Dry Loam 200 " 



1,000 Ibs. 



Applications at the rate of about 1,000 pounds per 

 acre for berries and 400-800 pounds for fruit trees. 



Composition: Available Nitrogen 4.50 per cent.; 

 available phosphoric acid 6.40 per cent.; available 

 potash 4.80 per cent. 



(No. 2) 



Nitrate of Soda 200 Ibs. 



Acid Phosphate 300 " 



Sulphate of Potash 100 " 



Fine Dry Loam 400 " 



1,000 Ibs. 



Application at the rate of about 1,000 pounds per 

 acre for berries and 400-800 pounds for fruit trees. 



Composition: Available Nitrogen 3.00 per cent.; 

 available phosphoric acid 4.80 per cent.; available 

 potash 4.80 per cent. 



Formula 1 is best adapted for medium and heavy 

 soils, Formula 2 for sandy soils. 



