50 
What fertilizing does may be seen from the following 
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Basie Slag 400 Ibs...) 1,886) ,, $29.04 $10.86) $18.18 
2 | Sul. Potash 150 , . -| | | | 
experiments: * 
Soa ; |. =o smc | 2 ooo 
| Ze es eS s 
eS Sim | hh) ae E 
pest ee <s2 2 3 
: gg FEA = Rg 
E | eze F2ksl 2. BY 
= WAVURE PRK RAR Pee igmee| ss | Se 
= | So ie Se5/ 55 ) 25. 
=a Set = ce =e ms 
J No Manatre. oo} D4 Ibs, | | 
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3 Dried Blood 4000 ,, soraatd |. dhyayee ways 22.80 S.64 14.16 
Basie Slag 400 ,, 
Sul. Potash 150 ,, 
4 | Dried Blood 400 ,, . .| 1,529 ,, | 46.20) 19.50} 26.70 
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we Mulehed. 
Aon | 
With about 80 Ibs. 
oO 
1,620 
per tree of grass, leaves| 
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| and sweepings. | | 
In the remarks on the general health of the trees in 
these plats it is stated that the trees in plat No. 1 were so 
small that it required 178 trees to cover an acre, 155 trees 
in plat No. 2; 139 trees in plat No. 3; 124 trees in plat 
* Dominica Botanical Station Report 1909-1910. 
w  Necording to fle West Indian Bulletin, Vol 10 No, 2. the 
grass from ove.acre of cacao orchard contains 70.8 pounds nitrogen, 
21.1 pounds phosphoric acid and 94.8 pounds potash. The mulch 
used in the experiment was much richer however, hecause it 
contained sweepings and Saman pods which are very rich in 
nitrogen. 
