FERTILIZERS AND MANURES FOR THE ORCHARD 213 



Table LXVIII 

 plant-food removed to the acre a year by the peach 



Table LXIX 



EFFECT OF FERTILIZERS ON PEACH TREES (ADAPTED FROM ALDERMAN) 



Treatment ' 



^ i 



Nitrogen and phosphoric acid . 



Nitrogen and potassium 



Complete 



C 'heck 



Potash and acid phosphate. . . 



Complete 



Complete with double potash. 

 Complete with potash tripled. 

 Lime 



Inches 

 16.1 

 14.47 

 15.0 



8.16 

 7.28 

 14.40 

 15.59 

 15.0 

 7.84 



■ N = 200 lbs. nitrate of soda to the acre. 



P205 = 335 lbs. acid phosphate (16%) to the acre. 



K = 135 lbs. muriate of potash to the acre. 



