Show horticultural points TREES MAY NEED fr recent scent investigations inu n i nitro nitrogen 9 en Is this ten ElOr it likely nent 4 mettr to be 81 needed N ot orchard trees like are greatly helped b by y other the lui luia cm crops vt ell 1 of fertilizer th the e grower er fi lut 4 often at a loss to know 0 ever r hi ills his trees need rhth whether er or fertilizing wl ut 1111 equal loss to and he kno know w ahai dilill best fid advantage use vantage if a any fly fertil lr 10 be lr applied the appearance app earSy Is previous behavior of the and 1 ta liest best index to the trees t ree Is the B ing to V it gollner Gorl 1 ner of the S need 14 un aima of missouri college ge of ity agri tile the bearing tree has I 1 I 1 lure 11 I 1 leea een aa 2 aak strong vigorous growth the oil ii each cadi new ho year being eight to twel twelve long if it lias has b been en ve h crops of good bozed fruit product ng i and tins lias b apen abundant K V tile annii lulof healthy dark kieen green color all I 1 there i lie need ed of fertilizer on the 13 if diw 90 th lins has been nor other b id I 1 crop cron and n nd foliage sparse and light cc alorro fertilizer Is probably needed orchard liard fertilizer investigation i ing ine recent years conducted in is parts of the united states in that nitrogen Is the eler element nent to be needed by fruit tre areia treia ali apparel ly this can best be supplied suppell trees in the for form of ine to m commercial bertill IM a as s nitrate of soda or sulphate sulpha 0 m an application of eve ord 0 pounds of the nitrate or conr or h pounds of the sulphate to the areek treek generally enough for good the case of average sized 12 to kyeo old trees the application d lj made in early spring just as grim Is starting and the material spread upon the land so BO as to e an an area around the trees lit at least t dial Z 0 aj ZA NN 0 11 I 1 I 1 W k each individual tree should be bed fully and continuously watched detect any symptoms of TIC either of insects or aisea T working of the ground with wit sf ing fork Is no small contract lo 10 to the spread of the branches M orchards which show signs of d dai ing would tie be greatly benefited by bak e fertilizer the point should be crip coate copte however that application of fe vi III not take the place of orcha jr in other respects it roust lie be W palled by good pruning and sp sac and it if possible good auld 1 I give best beat results I 1 |