Food for 



pfaSs Formulas for Fruits and Berries 



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Apples, Pears, Peaches, Plums, Grapes, Currants, 



Strawberries, Raspberries, Blackberries, 



and Gooseberries. 



(No. 1) 



Nitrate of Soda 300 lbs. 



Acid Phosphate 400 " 



Sulphate of Potash 100 " 



Fine Dry Loam 200 " 



1,000 lbs. 



Applications at the rate of about 1,000 pounds per 

 acre for berries and 400-800 pounds for fruit trees. 



Composition: — Available Nitrogen 4.50 per cent.; 

 available phosphoric acid 6.40 per cent.; available 

 potash 4.80 per cent. 



(No. 2) 



Nitrate of Soda 200 lbs. 



Acid Phosphate 300 



Sulphate of Potash 100 



Fine Dry Loam 400 



1,000 lbs. 



Application at the rate of about 1,000 pounds per 

 acre for berries and 400-800 pounds for fruit trees. 



Composition: — Available Nitrogen 3.00 per cent.; 

 available phosphoric acid 4.80 per cent.; available 

 potash 4.80 per cent. 



Formula 1 is best adapted for medium and heavy 

 soils, Formula 2 for sandy soils. 



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