358 Report of THE HortTIcuULTURAL DEPARTMENT OF THE 
TABLE J.—PLANT Foop USED IN ONE SEASON By APPLE TREES. 

















| WEIGHT. 
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VARIETY. | Part. Weight. i AS Phos ic ri Mag- 
| Water. Nitra cid Potash | (Go nesia 
| gen. | (p.0,), "| (MgO) 
| —}]$ | ——_— —— 
Lh: *}.. Lee. | Lbestte Los, © | Lea. lbs ee 
Baldwin. BesdPraits... ses. 1,168.31/1,000.54; 0.467 0.210; 1.156, 0.070) 0.164 
Greening. ....|Fruit.......... 1,542.19)1,338.70) 0.679; 0.278) 1.418 ‘S 154; 0.200 
Baldwin...... |SBOWIES. Lops ere sie 80.00) | 30.26} 0.920' 0.138] 0. 215, +, 17586] ,0, 518 
Greening..... LO@SVES 6 a4 cei 81.05 39.18} 0.811 0.1387; 0.327; 1.304) 0.414 
Baldwin...... \New.wood..... 5.88 3.04; 0.026 0.009} 0.013; 0.082} 0.014 
Greening.....|New_wood..... 8.19, 4.33} 0.037; 0.013) 0.019, 0.088) 0.018 
Baldwin...... 'Total weight. ..|1,254.19/1,033.84| 1.413] 0.357| 1.384] 1.688] 0.696 
Greening..... Total weight. ..|1,631.43)1,382.21; 1 27 0.428] 1.764) 1.546) 0.632 
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Attention is called to the following statements in connection 
with this table: : 
(1) Weight—tThe fruit forms the largest weight of material 
taken from the trees, the leaves coming second. The total amount 
of dry matter in the products averages 234.75 pounds for each 
tree, distributed as follows: In the fruit, 185.6 pounds or 79 
per ct. of the whole; in the leaves, 45.8 pounds or 19.5 per ct. 
of the whole; and in the new wood, 3.35 pounds, or 1.5 per ct. 
of the whole. 
(2) Nitrogen.—The largest amount of nitrogen is contained 
in the leaves, the amount of nitrogen in the fruit being second. 
The total amount of nitrogen in the products averages about 1.5 
pounds to a tree and is distributed as follows :—In the leaves, 0.87 
pound or 59 per ct.; in the fruit, 0.57 pound or r 39 per ct.; and in 
the new wood, 0.03 cian or 2 per ct. 
(3) Phosphoric Acid is contained in largest amount in the 
fruit and in least amount in the new wood. Its total amount 
averages 0.4 pound and is distributed in the different portions of 
each tree on an average as follows:—In the fruit, 0.25 pound or 
62.5 per ct.; in the leaves, 0.14 pound or 35 per ct.; and in the 
new wood, 0.01 pound or 2.5 per ct. 
(4) Potash.—The total amount of potash in the products of 
each tree averages 1.57 pounds, distributed as follows:—In the 
fruit, 1.8 pounds or 82 per ct.; in the leaves, 0.27 pound or 
17 per ct.; and in the new wood, 0.02 pound or 1 per ct. 
(5) Lime.—The total amount of lime in the products of each 
tree averages 1.62 pounds, 1.42 pounds or 87.5 per ct. being 
found in the leaves. 
(6) Magnesia.—The total amount of magnesia in the products 
of each tree averages 0.66 pound, 0.46 pound or 70 per ct. being 
