Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-19

'subscriber," we thought q little
villa in his desire to SOW sand in our
soils. The expense would be terrible. :.
Now comes Mr.. Robert Dugan ana
concludes that he would like TO TEST
carbonate of ammonia on his fruit
trees. and that In n manufactured state.
We think he would find the sulphate
of ammonia much cheaper, and equally
as good However, II he Will try am.
monia on vegetables and flowers. ana
potash on fruits as his specinlties, ne
will do the proper thing.
Here is his letter:
Sir: In last Sundays Gazette You
said under head OF fertilizers that the
requirements varied and that IL the
trees were mentioned you would give
the special requirements.
Now, / have in my garden peach
apple, plum. mulberry and persimnon.
DO not expect nor request you 70 take
up each of these, but II you VIII al
wise me with either one l VIII follow
your instruction and give special at
tention with the object of producing
the best possible fruit do not care
as to the expense and II II VIII beneht
will buy the carbonate ammonia,
(which you say exists in stable manure)
and make q weak solution OF IL Tor Wa
tering the trees
The drain from my kitchen sink emp
tics quite n distance from the house
Into the garden. The ground at the
end of this pipe IL fertIlized and Kept
moist. What tree fruip would flourish
best near this deposit and moisture?
We who have an interest IN such
matters appreciate help through your
department OF the Gazette.
"uob Dugun.v
In answer. we would say that fruit
trees consume in making fruit, nitro
gen, phosphoric acid and potash. 10
an acre of bearing trees 500 pounds OF
KANT. or 800 pounds of muriate OF
potash: $50 pounds acid phosphate and
200 pounds OF cotton seed meal. This
should be well mixed, and sowed over
the ground while the trees are dormant
md turned under. This will do for
peaches, apple, or pears For plums
use chicken manure. We have never
seen anything to beat II.
For the moist ground near the sink
We would recommend the pear as the
frIlt tree TO plant. No tree. however
viii grow to any purpose wien ita COOS
H. water
II Mr.. Dugan has the right varieties
and gives the soil the proper tillage
the above fertilizer will give him salts
factory results. The benefits of tIllagt
are set out by Mr.. L. II. Baily as fol
lows:
1T sets free plant food; promotes
nitrlfication; supplies aid to the sol
and roots: makes ull the soil available
by fning II. breaks up the hard-pan
makes q reservoir for water. warmi
and dries the soil: saves the rain, bS
taking II into the soil prevents evapor
alton, or conserVes moisture; sends tbs
roots OF trees downwards, and makes
the moisture and fertility OF the sub
soil available"
Al OF the above Is so. and mucl
more could be said in Its favor.
In the matter OF variety, all shoul'
be posted, for II IL set out clearly. w
see II In wild animals. In the Soutl
we have black bear. North OF us thu
Cinnamon or brown bear. and stlll on
the polar bear. on the mountains. too
we have the grizzly bear. The SAM
variations appear In fruits. The Skup
perong grape grows In low wet swamps
while the I'll Paso grape requires
high altitude and soil as dry as
bone. Texas has distinct horticultur
OF Its own, and when followed. give
the most fattering Of results. II Mr.
Dngan has been a wonder hunter
and has bought his fruit trees on tn
picture exhibition plan from foreigl
Fields, we would advise him TO dig then
up, go to the nearest nursery to hin
and get new lot. There IL no maj
who has purse sufficiently long u
make a variety suited TO Illinois sue
coed equally we'll In Texas. There is
hand that controls that, Mr.. Dugar
that can break the world,