CARE OF THE FRUIT GARDEN. 45 



furnished in small bulk and at less cost, if 

 labor is included, than we can apply the coarse 

 products of the stable. That such food can 

 be so supplied in concentrated form and with 

 perfect results is beyond question. The sim- 

 ple .point is, which is most available ? This 

 includes the question of first cost and the 

 labor of applying. 



Take the formula in use for all fruits on 

 the grounds of the Massachusetts Agricultural 

 College. 



1,000 lbs. of fine ground bone would cost about S20 

 300 lbs. of higli grade Muriate of Potash (Ger- 

 man Salts) ... . . .7 



$27 



Dr. Goessmann states that this Avould con- 

 tain 



Phosphoric acid from . . . 200 to 220 lbs. 



Potassium oxide ... . . 150 lbs. 



Nitrogen . . . .. 40 to 45 lbs. 



This is regarded as a sufficient quantity to 

 fertilize an acre. Dr. Goessmann suggests a 

 substitute every third or fourth year of one 

 ton of unleached ashes. In case the growth 

 of wood should at anj^ time seem insufficient, 

 some nitrogenous food like fish guano might 

 be added. But the testimony of cultivators, 

 as well as men of science, is that the formula 

 will be found sufficient in most cases. The 



