SOIL MANAGEMENT 



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FERTILIZATION OF ORCHARDS. 49 



GRAVES ORCHARD 



O • Baldwins of Record. 

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>lot 5 



Plan of the Graves orchard. The portion below the dotted li 

 Fertilizer Treatment per Acre. 



8 tons 

 ,600 pounds 



Plot 1. Manure 



Plot 2. Ashes 



Plot 3. No fertilizer. 



Plot 4. Bone 600 pounds 



Muriate of potash 160 pounds 



Plot 5. Bone 600 pounds 



Low-grade sulfate of potash 320 pounds 



Plot 6. Bone 600 pounds 



Muriate of potash 160 pounds 



Sulfate of magnesia 255 pounds 



Plot 7. Bone 600 pounds 



High-grade sulfate of potash . . . • .160 pounds 



Plot 8. Basic slag 800 pounds 



Low-grade sulfate of potash 320 pounds 



