FERTILIZING PEACHES 



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Comparative Yield Per Acre of Peaches Receiving an Incomplete Fertilizer 

 (without Potash) and Unfertilized Peaches 



desirability of making liberal applications of a well bal- 

 anced fertilizer to his trees on all soils of a sandy or semi- 

 sandy character, and which are on that account quite likely 

 to be deficient in a quickly available supply of potash. 



Application of Fertilizers 



No hard and fast rules can be given as to the exact 

 amount and composition of fertilizers to apply to the peach 

 orchard, as that will depend largely upon the charac- 

 ter of the soil, climatic conditions, and the age, size, and 

 fruit yielding capacity of the trees. For these reasons it 

 becomes almost necessary for the orchardist to experiment 



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