Rich County Reaper | 1935-02-08 | Page 2 | Use Manure for Orchards

use manure for orchards where stable manure is available it should be used for the orchard as much as possible this winter says A E SI of the missouri college of agriculture manure will not only add mi nitrogen trogen but will also improve the water holdin holding capacity of the soil A fair application for apple trees of average size Is to pounds to a tree depending on the fertility of the soil an anc vigor of the trees the use of a fair amount of commercial nitrogenous fertilizer followed by a moderate dressing with manure and a certain amount of cf pruning of the trees may be considered idera d a desirable combination of practices to put vigor into many of our devitalized orchards