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Show FERTILIZER FOR THE GRAPES Light Thrown on Subject by . New York Experiment Station Investigations Inves-tigations of Much Value. Little light on the value of fertilizers fertil-izers for grapes is thrown by the New York station after five years' tests in several vineyards in the Lako Erie grapo belt. Tho field experiments aro so contradictory that no deductions can bo drawn. The Investigations, however, nre of valuo because they Buggest that money Is wasted when spent for fertilizers to be used In poorly drained vineyards, thoso that suffer frequently from win-tor win-tor colds or spring frosts, where Insect In-sect pests are epidemic and uncontrolled, uncon-trolled, or where good care is lacking. lack-ing. It is certain in many instances that only one or a few of the elements of fertility are lacking In many vineyards. vine-yards. Tho clement most frequently lacking lack-ing is nitrogen. The soil of many vineyards is very uneven in quality, and it becomes a problem for grape growors to make more uniform conditions con-ditions in their vineyards. |