l64 THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 



those chemicals on ; I am incHned to think they should all be 

 put on before the first of July, and I believe the cultivation 

 should stop very early ; the tendency of cultivation is to grow 

 a great deal of wood, and in growing a young orchard I should 

 stop cultivation quite early, and give the trees something to 

 feed on besides. 



A Member : I would like to ask ]\Ir. Lyman if he expects 

 to use nitrate of potash this coming season; if not what he 

 does expect to use? 



Mr. Lyman : Unfortunately nitrate ^f potash is out of the 

 question as a fertilizer. The prices quoted are from $90.00 to 

 $100.00 a ton, but you can g-et practically the same results from 

 nitrate of soda, and I propose to use that in place of the ni- 

 trate of potash. I use large quantities of nitrate of potash 

 when I can get it in growing my hay. I think it pays a farm- 

 er to abundantly fertilize his meadows, and so I always have 

 it on hand for a peach orchard, if I think they need it, and 

 sometimes I make a mistake and put in to when it ought to 

 be kept away from it. I want to say this about peaches, that 

 I think the different varieties should be treated in a different 

 way. I think the Elberta will stand more nitrogen than the 

 Old Mixon. It has a very firm skin and stands up well in ship- 

 ping, and for that reason it will stand more fertilizer, and when 

 you have got a good crop in sight, it will pay the grower to fer- 

 tilizer highly. 



A Member: I would like to know about the Champions; 

 how about fertilizing them ? 



Mr. Lyman : I spoke of a small block that I fertihzed two 

 years ago, and those were Champions, and I got wonderful re- 

 sults. And we came out all right this year; we lost none of 

 the Champions. 



A Member: Do you think the Champion needs as much 

 fertilizer as the Elberta? 



Mr. Lyman : I don't think it will stand quite so much ; it 

 is an earlier peach and won't stand up for shipping quite so 

 well. I think all the later peaches will stand a little more fer- 

 tilizer ; there is difficulty in getting sufficient color on those 

 later peaches, but plenty of fertilizer, especially muriate of pot- 

 .-ash, will bring it out. The Champion puts on a beautiful red 



