Show Your It- It Orchard Yields r A five year study in Weber County on soil management in orchards showed that clean cultivation cultivation cul cul- reduces soil organic matter in orchards in the Utah Agricultural Experiment Experiment Experiment Exper Exper- Station report A cover crop of oC winter vetch clovers alfalfa or small grains is recommended where moisture moist moist- ure is available The studies showed that fer fer- must be adjusted to individual individual individual in in- soil needs but nitrogen nitrogen- and phosphorous should be applied applied applied ap ap- ap- ap plied to obtain proper tree growth and maximum yields ields of desirable commercial fruit Adoption of oC proper soil management management man man- practices including use of oC proper fertilizers sometimes sometimes some some- times during the study increased increased increased in in- creased peach yields ields as mu muchas much muchas h has as to bushels an nn acre |