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trees. Raspberries, currants, peach- 
es, plums and apples do not bloom 
at the same time. It might be de- 
sirable to spray the trees, when 
strawberries and other filler crops 
could not be sprayed. 
“Cultivation should start early and 
establish a dust mulch, to be kept up 
during the first sixty or seventy 
days of growth during which the 
wood growth is made. The balance 
of the season is used in ripening the 
wood and developing the fruit buds, 
hence the practise of ceasing culti- 
vating and sowing a cover crop. 
“Next we will, consider fertiliza- 
tion. Potash develops the flavor and 
color of apples. Phosphoric acid de- 
velops the fruit buds. Nitrogen 
stimulates wood growth. The three 
cardinal operations, fertilizing, culti- 
vating and pruning, interlock, much 
the same results being obtained from 
each. Sevére winter pruning pro- 
duces vigorous wood growth, like- 
wise nitrogeneous fertilizers and cul- 
tivating. Experiments in western 
New York and at Syracuse show 
that fertilizing is not necessary, the 
strong clay soil of those sections con- 
taining abundant available plant 
food. Experiments in Virginia and 
Massachusetts show beneficial  re- 
sults from fertilization, 
“Tt is not necessary to fertilize the 
average soil until bearing begins, cul- 
tivating alone being sufficient. When 
intercroping is practised, no fertil- 
izer need be drectly applied to the 
apple trees, as they will get enough 
of that used on the crops between. 
Nitrate of soda is good in the early 
season, as it is quickly available. 
Nitrogen from legumes and _ other- 
wise present in the soil is more avail- 
able in hot weather, 
“In choosing a source of potash, 
Boston may be decided on, as freight 
rates are low. Muriate of potash is 
more concentrated and 1s less. expen- 
sive to freight to a distance. Our 
customary source of phosphoric acid 
has been acid phosphate. The con- 
tinued use of this is making acid 
soils. Basic slag corrects acidity and 
has been found to develop a beauti- 
fully plump fruit bud. You may ask, 
‘Why not ground bone and wood 
ashes?’ From the commercial stand- 
point bone is too slow and ashes too 
expensive. Centuries ago lime was 
appreciated in agricul Iture. Lime is 
an anendment to plant food; not 
always necessary, but often needed 
when not suspected. 
“The Shenandoah valley soil is un- 
derlaid with limerock three feet be- 
low. In face of such fact, the soil 
was found toa be benefited by apply- 
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MANCHESTER FRUIT STORE 
POST OFFICE BLOCK 
TEL. CON. 
Phone 160 
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Heath’s Manchester Fish Market 
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN 
FRESH, SALT AND SMOKED FISH 
Lobsters, Clams and Oysters 
OCEAN STREET, MANGHESTER GOVE, MANCHESTER, MA88. 
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Telephone, Manchester 192-R 
All orders promptly attended to and filled at the Lowest MARKET PRICE 
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Marine Railways, Boat Builders 
Paints, Oils Varnish, Cordage, and all kinds of Hardware 
constantly on hand 
Yacht and Boat Repairing of every description, Yacht Tenders always in stock. 
Boats stored for the winter. 
ment of Launches. 
We carry everything appertaining to the equip- 
Spray Hoods Made to Order. 
towed in and out of channel, free of charge. 
Boats hauled on our railways, 
Telephone 254 Manchester. 
ing the same limerock to the surface 
in powdered form. We know how to 
use cow manure and fertilizers, but 
have something to learn about cover 
crops. Western New York cannot 
afford to neglect cover crops and the 
wash is severe in New England. 
When we can grow Canada _ peas 
and clover it will be possible to dis- 
pense with cow manure. It is pos- 
sible to supply too much nitrogen by 
the growth of cover crops. ‘The 
most rational way is to apply fer- 
tilizers early to feed the cover crop 
and let the cover crop feed the trees. 
DON’T NEGLECT YOUR WATCH 
A watch is the most delicate machine made and yet the most neglected. 
Most people do not realize that it needs occasional cleaning and oiling like 
any other machine, and therefore they force it to run longer than it should. 
If your watch has run longer than two years let us put it in order. 
Fr. S. Thompson, sewe_er 
164 Main Street, Gloucester 
