ASHES AS A FERTILIZER. ITS VALUE FOR FRUIT-GROWERS AS SHOWN BY SCIENTIFIC TEST,
... eighty-five bushels of wheat ; eightyfive bushels of corn or a ton of timothy hay. Eleven tons of gooseberries, grapes, blackberries, peaches, or apples would each contain only 100 pounds of ash. Seven tons cherries, plums or raspberries contain only 100 ...