POTASH PAYS 11 



EXPERIMENT ON BARTLETT PEARS 



This experiment, by Mr. C. E. Hustler, Cortland, Cal., 

 was conducted on sandy loam soil in an orchard 25 years 

 old and on trees in good bearing condition. Although there 

 was trouble from blight in some parts of the orchard, this 

 did not affect the results of the experiment. 



The following is an account of the amount of fertilizer 

 applied, the yields, and the increase due to the use of 

 fertilizers: 



Increase from the use of the complete fertilizer was 280 

 "picking" boxes averaging 52 pounds each. The increase 

 from the use of 180 pounds of Sulfate of Potash was 160 

 'picking" boxes. 



