The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-26

acre OF a mixture analyzing 5
per cent ammonia, 6 per cent
k2o and ? per cent phosphoric
acid per acre year, applying III
two applications, or, as some
growers advocate, smaller appli-
cations frequently.
In applying fertilizer it is
good plan to put on the heaviest
application right after the crop
IS off, and later applications
when rain is in sight.
As a source OF ammonia use
blood and bone, tankage, dried
blood, castor, pomace, cotton
seed meal or tobacco dust.
\void sulphate OF ammonia, nj
trates OF soda, or use with the
greatest care.
AS source OF potash use sui
phate OF potash, preferably the
low grade, as it contains mag
nesia that is thought to help
make the plants hardy and frost
resistant. The high-grade pot
ash, however, gives splendid re-
suits.
Avoid muriate OF potash and
kainit.
Hardwood ashes give good re,
suits, but must not be added to
any mixture containing ammon-
iates, as it sets free the ammonia
to escape as gas.
For phosphoric acid use
steamed bone or raw bone
ground and avoid acid phosphate
or bone black.
In my experience I find that 2
per cent Of phosphoric acid is
plenty, and that | get in my cas-
tor pomace, blood and bone or
tankage.
The standard pineapple ferti-
lizers sold BY the reliable ferti-
lizcr dealers may be relied upon
as being well mixed and true to
analysis, and as cheap as one can
mix them at home.
Many growers use mixture
high in ammonia right after the
crop is off to make plant growth,
and high in potash in the tall to
balance up to make the plants
hardy and fruit to carry well.
Some years ago | reasoned
that the plants would do better
with a balanced ration at all
times and results with me have
proven satisfactory in using a 5
per cent ammonia, 8 per cent
potash, ? per cent phosphoric
acid formula from the budding of
the young plants to old age, and
the fact that have some ields
that have borne consecutive
crops for FL years tends to prove
that | am right.
The fruit is harvested in the
latter part of May, June and
July, the Abbaka and Smooth
Cayenne varieties coming last
as a late variety.
The Smooth Cayenne. Porto
Rico and Queen have almost dis
appeared from the Indian River
section, as the fields are shorter
lived than the Red Spanish.
Some fruit is harvested during
every month, with a light crop
in the fall during October and
November.
The fruit is sold mostly
through brokers and commission
men, but some is sold at the
track from day to day at varying
prices, and some is sold as a
crop by sizes as we'll as a flat
price for the whole seasons out
put for the field run. At the
present time there is no selling
organization among the growers
on the East Coast, but there is q
strong possibility Of organizing
IN future as a branch of the Flor.
ida Citrus Exchange, Speed the
day!
Three hundred to $50 crates O
So pounds weight, containing 10
. Is, 20, "a Abbakas or IS, n, 30
80, ~ and 4S Red Spanish apples
to the acre is considered a gooC
output for the first two years, al
ter that an average of ESQ crates
per acre per year for a period o
the next - or II years in consid
cred good crops.
i 1t costs about S. cents PEI
crate to grow the fruit, pack i
and get it on the cars ready tC
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