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land was worked up as stated in the other potato tests. The soil was as even as 

 it was possible to get it. 



The plants sprayed remained green and were practically free from rot. Those 

 not sprayed blighted badly. 



In order to be effective with this mixture the work must be thoroughly done. The 

 plants must be well covered, and this can only be done by having a good spraying outfit. 

 If heav^-^ rains wash the mixture off, they should be again sprayed, as only by keeping 

 the plants coated with the solution will the blight spores be Icilled. 



The rows were 24 inches apart, and the seed was dropped 1 foot apart in the rows, 

 each piece having from two to three eyes. Ten feet of space was left between the 

 treated and untreated plots. The seed was planted May 30, and the crop dug September 

 21. The plots were each one row, C6 feet long : — 



EXPERIMENTS WITH BORDEAUX MIXTURE AS A PREVENTIVE OF ROT IN 



POTATOES. 



Name of Variety. 



Burpee's Extra Early, 



Irish Cobbler 



Bovee 



Pearce's Extra Early. 



Early Gem 



Early Six Weeks 



Early Sunrise 



Early Ohio 



Crown Jewel 



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AGEICULTUEAL MEETINGS. 



I attended the annual meeting of the Nova Scotia Fruit Growers' Association, at 

 Wolfville, ISr.S., on January 30 and 31. I also addressed agricultural meetings at the 

 following places : — 



January 15. — St. John, N.B. 

 February 20. — Upper Jemseg, N.B. 



" 21.— Gagetown, K.B. 



" 22.— Shannon, N.B. 



" 23.— Jerusalem, KB. 



" 24.— Olinville, N.B. 



" 26.— Welsford, N.B. 



I have the honour to be, sir. 



Your obedient servant, 



W. S. BLAIE, 



Horticulturist. 



