COMMUNITY STUDIES 441 

 TABLE 47 



Rates for Applying Borax to Trees of Different Sizes 



Approximate Trunk 

 Diameter 1 Foot 

 above Ground 



Amount of Borax for 

 for Ring Application 

 on Soil 



Inches 



Ounces 



^V2 



5 



7 

 10 

 14 



8-12 

 12-16 



2 

 4 

 6 

 8 



15 up 



6. Does the addition of fertilizer increase the amount of cover crop 

 produced? 



7. Which orchard cultivation implements are being used in your 

 community? 



8. How many orchardists disk instead of plow their orchards in the 

 spring? 



9. Determine the kinds and amounts of different fertilizers being 

 used in your community. Which fertilizer appears to give the best 

 results? 



10. Do sod orchards appear to show a greater response to fertilization 

 than cultivated orchards? 



11. If part of an orchard is in sod and part in cultivation, determine 

 which part is making the better growth. Do they respond equally to the 

 same amounts of fertilizer? 



12. If possible get some orchardist to allow you to apply different 

 kinds and amounts of fertilizers to different rows in his orchard. Note 

 the color and amount of foliage produced, the length of spurs and 

 terminals, and the yield of fruit. 



13. Which orchardist has the best-colored and largest-sized fruit in 

 the community? How does he prune, spray, manage the soil, thin the 

 fruit, and fertilize his orchard? 



14. Visit several orchards in your community and diagnose their 

 conditions. Study : 



a. Amount, size, and color of foliage. 

 h. Length of terminal growth. 



