FERTILIZERS.
For fertilizers, while stable manure may be desirable in wornout land, it will be better to rely for the most pa-rt, after the trees come into bearing upon wood ashes and potash salt's .for. the potash, and ground bone for the phosphoric acid ; this wilt giyeV a firm, hardy growth that will be less likely to winterkill, and which will enable the trees to produce immense numbers of large, well-colored and highfiavored fruit. Many, men attempt to have too many trees ; if they would plant one-half the number, cultivate and. manure well and then thin the fruit so that it will stand at least six. /inches apart, they will have more 'j bushels of fruit and it wiR sell for ! double the money. For borers and to protect trees in winter, bank soil about < the trunks. In spring level this down I and wash with carbolic acid, sulphur land lime, in watei*. Bordeaux mirj ture was recommended for leaf-curl .' and rot-. -_ ,_.^ _\
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Bruce Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 143, 12 June 1903, Page 2
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