98 ORANGE CULTURE IN FLORIDA. 



secured by those who are willing to take the trou- 

 ble. Some of our planters in the State have made 

 by this method as much as one ton of good manure 

 per head of cattle or horses per month. And noth- 

 ing is better for the orange than this well-rotted barn- 

 yard manure. If it is not convenient to keep stock, 

 a good compost can be made by adding 300 

 pounds of ground bone and 200 pounds of muri- 

 ate of potash to one cord of muck. Turn frequent- 

 ly the compost, and when well rotted apply broad- 

 cast at the rate of 1000 pounds per acre, and har- 

 row. 



