FERTILIZING PEACHES 



The following materials will make a fertilizer with the 

 foregoing analysis : 



335 Ibs. Blood 12%. 



1000 Ibs. Acid Phosphate 14 % available. 



420 Ibs. Sulphate of Potash 48 %. 

 245 Ibs. Filler.* 



2000 Ibs. 



Fertilizers should, of course, be mixed with a consider- 

 able volume of soil and not brought directly into contact 

 with the roots of the young tree. From 2 to 3 pounds of 

 a mixture with the formula mentioned for growing trees 

 may be used with advantage when applied in a ring around 

 the tree at a distance of two or three feet, but if the tree is 

 not making a sufficiently vigorous growth an additional 

 fertilizer application of y 2 pound of nitrate of soda per 

 tree, to stimulate growth, may be advantageously applied. 

 A vigorous growth is much to be desired the first two years 

 in order to secure the foundation for a crop of fruit as soon 

 as possible. Experienced peach growers know that bearing 

 trees can be supplied with too much nitrogen for best 

 results, but this should not lead one to make the mistake of 

 not supplying a sufficient amount of this element to young 

 trees during the first two years after setting. If the 

 growth is rapid during the second summer it can be con- 

 trolled and trained into desirable form by summer pruning ; 

 while if the trees make a slow growth it will be necessary 



*The filler may be added if desired but is unnecessary as the mixture contains 

 the equivalent in plant food of 1 ton of fertilizer. 



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