pounds per 100 gallons of water. These sprays should be timed by calyx, first 

 and second cover sprays. To avoid possible incompatibilities the epsom salt 

 sprays should not be combined with the regular insecticidal and fungicidal sprays. 



Boron should be applied to orchard soils every three years. Borax is the 

 most common material used. The rates of application per tree vary with age and 

 size. Apply one-quarter pound of borax to younjg trees, one-half to three-quarters 

 pound to medium age and size trees, and three-quarters to one pound to large or 

 mature trees. In no case should the rate of one application of borax exceed 50 

 pounds per acre. Boron may be applied as a foliar spray on a trial basis. 

 Polybor-2 or Boro Spray applied at one-half pound per 100 gallons of spray one 

 and three weeks after petal fall have given satisfactory results in New York 

 State. 



The amounts of fertilizer applied to trees which have received annual appli- 

 cations of 200 pounds or more of hay mulch per tree may be materially reduced or 

 entirely eliminated. Tree performance should serve as a guide in determining the 

 extent to which the rates of fertilizer may be reduced. 



In young, non-bearing orchards, it may be possible to produce sufficient 

 high quality mulching material for the young trees by broadcasting 500 to 800 

 pounds of mixed fertilizer per acre. Place the mulch in a band under the spread 

 of the branches. The amount of fertilizer required for the trees with this 

 system of culture will vary with the quantity and quality of mulch applied around 

 each tree. If the trees are not making sufficient growth, one-eighth pound of 

 ammonium nitrate per year of tree age may be applied to the mulch. 



Recommendations for fertilizing peach orchards are given in the following 

 table. The amounts given may need to be increased if the trees are in a heavy 

 sod. A suggested increase would be to double the amount of nitrogen. 



Normal Rates of Fertilizer for Bearing Peach Orchards 



-Walter D. Weeks 



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UNLOADING McINTOSH APPLES FROM BUDC BOXES 



Research conducted by Prof, 0. C. Roberts, Department of Horticulture, 

 University of Massachusetts in 1959 showed that bulk boxes may be used for Mcintosh 



