BUSH FRUIT PRODUCTION 



some experimental work on fertilizers for blue- 

 berries, the New Jersey Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station recommended the following mix- 

 ture. The quantities are about right for one 

 acre, and should be applied in June. 



125 pounds nitrate of soda 

 200 pounds tankage 

 400 pounds rock phosphate 

 75 pounds sulphate of potash. 



This is about ^ lb. per plant. 



Getting Plants 



Blueberries are now propagated from hard- 

 wood cuttings made in late winter. The cut- 

 tings do not root readily and most gardeners 

 will find it best to buy plants. Some work has 

 been done with green cuttings and this prom- 

 ises to develop an easier and a cheaper method 

 of propagation. 



A few nurserymen have capitalized the 

 popular interest in blueberry growing by offer- 

 ing for sale plants taken from the woods and 

 hillsides. To guard against disappointment, 

 improved varieties should be insisted upon. 



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