The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14
Uses and Abuses Of Fertilizers
s. FERTILIZERS AND HORTICULTURE.
station.

s FERTILIZERS AND HORTICULTURE
The Fifth of a Series Of Six Articles.
foods for their crops. This is especially true of the vegetable growers. What
ney wish is rapid growth in their produce, 50 that they viii get the .ess-
This is the secret Of success with vegetables ant the only wa to meet such
conditions is to apply fertilizers in large quantities In the next paper " e
shall tell about the home garden" and how to fertize it. In h present
paper We are to tell more particularly about fruit trees and other horticultural
The relation o apple growing to fertilizers has ' beer vey carefully
special apples, pays: but We have ct yet worked nut the best tormuiae
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These man nrss should ahoai u be rich in plant food elem msas il he trees trees are. n e *
manures is to add o h manures h inera elements in various forms,
n %1 no wI be l ea1w mdd to I'd ras tba appps as sres gs'o as 9s v mat t xee ID Is
a T plant nst DOC oar Which III is rp put down q fr young IN sd trees IS. s, - ou,,r, ca,n :
growing ss other a' crops which require &c constant rs an tat attention nS IA and i cultivation uMuat n.Ss Most st
in this way say III expense o. ferundng he fmit uees again. In many
nitrogen The orchard cannot b cultivated toe deeply. or injury will result
reasonable quantities. While it is neeessar, to put fertilizers nea h trunk
zoe % la rat h erop of s spp 5sn f or beaches hgay ta lon fm o. 9e sol is na lost slant food,
t1s to snd ti~ e. the t, srs So n r1 prov prov h. Less IS n dsuaf nn,a 1nd finally "a y, ear very ~, little as
trees in pastures bear good fruit is lot sound, because conditions prevail in
Many times it is h natural leaf mold, woods earth droppings from animals,
s such trees Besides; such fruit is rarely eve s. as excellent and delicious as
To- of force e1 the ruit' a md i st h a nuns t inn uJ ke ea n the Iana u f p IL 'n n n mnat snnx
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trees hd in cal afn at the her Riverside caae, Experiment enan Station grew better fruit and
food element, or n incomplete combination. 1t as also found that the
phst . ammonia IA om n other nitrogen source. .''4''' W." 90
orchards, but none ute 50 goo as the Ohio station. F H Banou, in charge
ITO sum u p the results in increased fruit production from the use of
i ins info eensidsrstS ON a: aH s% ai tni@ HfSp p%ss l ss s in v sSstss"; psees o so2ss tsa
90 A %ss Of p ss' asrs.p r e. s Sss i fest1 aGesri 100 barrels.
Gain per acre, per Year, from fertilization, Sc barrels.
Tis1 ia t b at pen eafre nap per yeas sas e cents nse q, c,nner,, ,srzu,.r. ~
orchards hat have yet seen. and shows how it is possible to increase the
Prof: Maurice 4. Bake Of the New jersey Experiment. Sent' Station Stations ! rec ermneTsl
an ta p nean%a 3 vasn pounds otter II fera LIE per acre with peaches Prof starnes
. several eee ls sesTs 40 ssps o. psse hsa9 and RE fsan mie t Saor i'm e1er st tas e tss fer stit9n
oad. &C.,