MANURES FOR FRUIT TREES 179 



others^ require fairly light and porous soils, and 

 others^ do well on almost all soils, provided the 

 latter are not too wet or too dry. 



The soil must not be too richly manured with 

 farmyard manure. Old and worn-out trees are 

 much improved in vigour and fruitfulness by 

 annually applying mulchings of farmyard manure, 

 and doses of liquid manure in summer or winter. 

 Apple-trees are greatly benefited by using the 

 following special manures {parts by weight) : — 



For heavy 

 soils. 



For light 

 soils. 



For rich 

 loams. 



Superphosphate of lime 

 Kainit .... 

 Soda sulphate 

 Iron sulphate 



2 parts 

 1 part 

 1 „ 



i „ 



3 parts 

 2 „ 

 1 part 



t " 



1 part 

 1 „ 

 1 „ 



Apply from 3 to 6 lbs. of the mixture to each 

 tree, according to its size, and to very young trees 

 (from two to four years old) ^ to 1 lb. should be 

 applied. The soil should be removed to a depth of 

 about 5 inches all round the trees ; the manure then 

 sprinkled in, and afterwards covered with the re- 

 moved soil, and well watered. During the season. 



' Duchess of Oldenburg ; Lord SufReld. 

 2 Stirling Castle. 



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