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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



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to be the best for the purpose. He valued the land 

 at $30 an acre; it took 25 acres for 1,000 trees, set- 

 ting 40 to an acre. He plowed the land six inches 

 deep at a cost of $4 an acre, and the harrowing cost 

 $64. The cost of getting the rocks from the land 

 before plowing cost $4 an acre, and picking out the 

 smaller rocks after plowing cost the same. He con- 

 siders, as in other branches of farming, that 

 half the battle is in the proper preparation of the 

 soil. 



He planted trees of the Gano, Stark and Mcintosh 

 varieties which cost, delivered to the field, an aver- 

 age of 25 cents apiece; and the cost of surveying 

 the land, digging holes and pruning the roots was 

 about 11 J cents each. He used 1,300 pounds of 

 lime to the acre at the rate of $7 a ton, and it cost 

 $1 to spread it. 



Early in the spring after setting the ground be- 

 tween the trees was plowed and various kinds of 

 crops, including corn, wheat, potatoes, etc., were 

 planted. He used about one ton of fertilizer to the 

 acre which small expense was offset by the profits 

 from the crops. The only maintenance expense 

 during the first year was the pruning, and the wiring 

 or protection of the trees in some way from mice. 

 In this particular orchard elm veneering, which 

 costs about $6 an acre, was used. 



He has also proved that the planting of crops be- 

 tween the trees increases the growth one-third. 

 As an experiment one year when the trees were two 

 years old he left a row around certain trees without 

 being cultivated, and in the fall these trees showed 

 that they had gained about 6 inches, whereas those 

 that had been cultivated had grown 17 and 18- 

 inches. 



The orchard, after it is two years old, should be 

 sprayed at least twice a year and sometimes three 

 times, using lime-sulphur in the fall and arsenate of 

 lead in the spring, preferably after the petals have 

 fallen and never when the trees are bearing; 

 fruit. 



The replacement of trees in this orchard the first 

 year amounted to 50, with an average of ten trees 

 each year thereafter. The trees cost him about 

 45 cents each. 



Maine. John E. Taylor. 



Fertilizers for Carnations 



THE carnation article in the February, 1913, 

 Garden Magazine by J. H. Perry, was of 

 special interest to me, as carnations thrive in my 

 garden as well as any flower I have ever grown. 



Several things may be considered by even the 

 amateur in growing carnations, viz.: length and 

 strength of stem, size of flower, keeping qualities, 

 and freedom from bursting of calyx. 



Mr. Perry seemed in doubt as to which fertilizer 

 was most valuable for carnations. While individual 

 soils must be considered, the report of the New 

 Hampshire Experiment Station in regard to fer- 

 tilizers for this particular flower seems to me very 

 helpful. 



A large number of small beds were prepared in 

 trenches, the soil being one-fifth manure and four- 

 fifths pasture sods. Experiments were made with 

 the following fertilizers in different quantities: 

 Nitrate of soda, ground bone, muriate of potash, 

 Clay's fertilizer, and hen manure. 



The results seemed to point to a decided advan- 

 tage in the use of ground bone as an all around 

 fertilizer for carnations, for while rather slow in its 

 action, it produced large flowers strong, stiff, long 

 stems, calixes free from bursting, and flowers of 

 excellent keeping qualities. 



Clay's fertilizer ranked second in value and 

 muriate of potash produced flowers with good 

 keeping qualities, but the flowers were smaller and 

 the stems shorter. 



Too much nitrogen in the form of nitrate of soda 

 and hen manure produced rapid growth which re- 

 sulted in long, weak stems, papery flowers and the 

 keeping qualities were not so good as where no 

 fertilizer at all was used. A little nitrogen at the 

 beginning of the season stimulates growth without 

 damage. 



Our own horticultural professor used to highly 

 recommend soot as producing bright colors and 

 strong stems. 



Idaho. Mrs. E. H. Plowhead. 



