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of the soil, the cultivation given, and the amount and 

 kind of fertilizers used. Upon fairly good soil little or 

 no fertilizer need be used until the trees begin to bear, 

 if the land is deeply plowed at planting and frequently 

 cultivated, especially during dry weather. Fertilizers 

 containing a large amount of potash and phosphoric acid 

 will tend to produce hard, early ripened wood that will 

 withstand cold and extreme dry or wet weather. 



THE QUINCE. 



With large supplies of more delicate fruit from all 

 sections of the world, the demand for the quince has not 



FIG. 61 Pear and Quince Trees and Blackberries in the Poultry Yard. 



increased as it has for the other large fruits. It is a 

 fruit that is not consumed uncooked and few families 

 use more than a peck or half bushel for canning or mak- 

 ing preserves, or flavoring apple or other sauces; yet, 

 the supply is not greater than the demand, and many 

 growers find it a paying crop. 



