Fig. I. 

 zer to be applied must depend upon the growth of the trees. Good 

 fertilizers under the abov condition per tree are : 

 Formula No. i. — i lb. to 5 lbs. Nitrate of Soda, i lb. to 5 lbs. Sul- 

 phate of Potash and 2 lbs. to 10 lbs. Acid Phosphate. 

 Formula No. 2. — 1 lb. to 5 lbs. Nitrate of Soda, and 10 lbs. to 25 



lbs. good hard-wood ashes. 

 Formula No. 3. — Stable manure, 5 to 20 large forks full, applied in 

 the fall or winter and the same amount of potash and phos- 

 phoric acid, or wood ashes as in formulas No. i or 2. 

 The amount of these materials that should be used per tree, 

 will depend upon the size and the vigor of the trees. A good growth 

 must be produced if large fruit is expected. A very good rule to 

 follow in this matter is to use enough to produce a growth at the 

 ends of the branches of from six to twelve inches each year. 



2d. The orchards that are grown with a rotation of turf and cul- 

 tivation are more numerous than those that are grown under con- 



