Soils ajstd manurhs. 



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|)articular sort of manure used. I have planted trees under the three 

 following conditions : — 



1. Dang below and above the roots. 

 i. Artificials below and above the roots. 

 3. Artificials below and dung above. 



The last has perhaps satisfied me the best, but where artificials alone 

 have been used the trees have done well. I give herewith a formula which 

 I have used with very successful results : — 



A Mixture foe Use when Planting Trees. 



3 lb. of superphosphate of lime. 1 lb. of steamed bone flour. 



2 lb. of nitrate of potash. 1 lb. of nitrate of soda. 



1 lb. of sulphate of linae. 



The quantity (8 lb.) is sufficient for 1 square rod (30J square yards). 



An important question arises in connection with planting fruit, and that 



is — Will all Icinds of fruit do equally well on the same kind of soil 1 Under 



natural conditions they certainly will not. I have seen many instances of 



failure through indiscriminate planting. For instance, a grower planted 



many sorts of Apples on a strong, tenacious, undrained clay, and three parts 



of them died. He appeared to feel himself a very much injured man. Of 



course his was not a natural Apple soil. If he had observed bow much 

 better Plums and Raspberries succeeded in his locality, he would liave 

 saved himself a great deal of money; A grower in another part of the same 

 county planted some Cherries in a bottom, and more on a ridge in the same 

 field. Those on the ridge did twice as well as those in the bottom. An 

 examination rev.ialed the truth of a suggestion which I at once threw out, 

 namely, that a seam or stratum of chalk ran along the ridge, not far from 

 the surface. 



In all cases where planting, but especially where planting for profit, it is 

 of immense importance to suit the crop to the natural circumstances. If 

 this can be done a long stride towards success will have been taken. 

 Many waste energy and capital by trying to grow crops which are not 

 adapted to the locality, and have, so to say, to be forced on Nature. It 

 may be helpful to some persons if I append a few generalisations on this 

 subject. 



A slope with a southern or south-western aspect is better than a 

 norihe:n or eastern one, providing it is not exposed to strong, cold winds. 



A slope is generally better than a bottom, because frost is not felt so 

 severely Late-blooming sorts should be planted in bottoms. 



