The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-05
Manurine the Orchard.

A. D. s., in Rural Home. offers the fol-
lowing thoughts on the subject: 1t is
claimed by some that placing fertilizers near
tree, young or old, is injurious to it. We
think that in planting trees good sized ex-
cavation should be filled with soil having
manure well incorporated with it; and that
the tree should be planted in tuis the follow
ing spring. We do not think it proper to
pile up manure, as some do, on top Of the
ground about the body of the tree What
fertiliz ers are u ed after plan ing sh 1uld be
kept away from the body of the tre Q. This
causes the roots t. spread in search Of food,
and the tree is thus invigorated, d
same as the mind is invigorated and
strengthel led by scare ing for that which is
not to be had without searching. The
orchard should be cultivated as long as it
lives, and in doing this the soil is kept in
such condition t at there is not the dan
ger of losing the manure after application
by washing that theirs is when the land is
not cultivated.
Probably early in the spring is the best
time to apply manure to the orchard. The
tree then begins consuming it when it be-
gins growing in the spring, and therefore
| has has an advantage of those MANFRED
later. The question of what kind of fertil-
iZers to use now confronts US. When there
is an abundance of manure about the farm
It seldom pays to buy commercial fertilizers
| for any crop, but the o are Cas- W en- re-
| sort must be made ID commercial fertilizers;
| therefore, the average chemical compost
ton Of the most available of the rtilIze! s
is of Importance to you aud will be given.
| Those containing a large per centage of pot
ash s1ou d be chosen. Potash is the most
valuable element that can be applied to The
| orchard. Varieties can be brought up by
| the use Of potash as a fertilizer. The use
Of potash il creases the acid. The Mass l.
chusetts station says that the application Of
potash was followed by an increase of the
agar and decrease of the acid in accord
| ance with the amount of potash applied.
Sugar largely adds to the value of the fruit
while the acid Injuries fruit.
Sulphate of pc ash is 35 IS per cent. pot
| ash, and It's chemical value is about SAB per
! ton. There is high grade of sulphate Of
| potash which is 52.95 per cent. p fash, and
it has chemical value of about 500 Ler ton.
Muriate Of poas is $3.50 per cent. potash
and its chemical value is alb ut SAG per to
| Saltpetre (pure nitrl, or nitrate of pOtash) is
composed Of AZ or cent. of nitrogen, and it
has chemical value Of about 500 per ton.
Saltpetre waste from gunpowder works is
composed of 2. As per cent. of nitrogen and
| Is per cent Of potash, and it has a chemical
value of about $29 per ton. Double sllphate
Of potash and m gnesia is rs so per cent.
| potash. and it has a chemical value of
about $31 per ton. Cotton seed meal con-
taus less than one per cent. of potash
| chemical value So per toni, but cotton
seed hull ashes contain % 10 per cent. pot
ash and 8 40 per cent. ph sphoric acid and
have chemical value of about SAG per ton.
Kainit is about 1850 per cent. potash. and
it's chemical value is S12 per ton. Tobacco
dust is per cent. nitrogen, 2.10 per cent.
potash, and its value is $40 per ton. The
| stems of tobacco are about one-third le
valuable Gin al the elem ,ntsl than the dust.
Ashes vary greatly, according to kind of
wood from which made, etc., but average
about so per cent. of phosphoric acid and
and IS of potash and leached ashes are
worth one-ffth as much as unleached
ones. The figures given are for unleached
ashes.