Show MANURE NEEDS FOR ORCHARD where chere soil was originally thin dress ing may be required to keep trees growing after fruit trees bear a few years rears if the soil was originally thin a dressing of barnyard manure may be needed to keep the trees in growing condition and to insure the formation ot of fruit buds it will be required that the trees grow every year in order that they may form fruit buds since growth is necessary nitrogen in the soil will be necessary also warm soil may lack available nitrogen hence the th e need of barnyard manure or commercial nitrogen old orchard soils may need organic matter tills this the barncard barni ard manure will also supply there Is no other fertility that will stimulate growth on trees better than barnyard manure tor for it affords both organic matter and nitrogen in applying manure to large trees do not muke make the mistake of applying the manure close to the tree around the trunk the young roots where the plant food Is to be obtained tor for old trees may be considerable distance from the trunk of ali the tree it is a good practice to spread the manure as tar far away from the trunk as the branches extend possibly farther this will provide that the manure Is above many of the roots that are to absorb plant food |