New York Agricultural Experiment Station. 



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(3) Yield and value of the crop. — The first picking was made 

 August 19. The total yield 17 of first class pickles from the two 

 acres was 151,350, or 75,675 per acre. 



The crop, not being grown under contract, was sold at prices 



varying from $1 to $1.50 per thousand, the total receipts being 



$166.48, or $83.24 per acre. The average yield of three typical 



unsprayed fields in the vicinity of Deer Park was 35,000 per acre. 



The increase in yield due to spraying was, therefore, 40,675 per 



acre. 



Yield of Cucumbers on the Sprayed Field at Deer Park. 



(Two acres.) 



n t Number 



UAle - picked. 



August 19 2,150 



23 4,950 



24 5,800 



25 5,050 



27 7,750 



September 1 8,050 



2 14,400 



5 14,800 



6 3,600 



7 5,350 



8 3,600 



9 3,300 



10 5,850 



12 6,800 



14 3,000 



15 11,100 



16 5,600 



19 6,600 



20 5,400 



23 8,500 



27 6,500 



29 5,500 



October 5 4,500 



12 3,000 



17 200 



Total 151,350 First-class pickles sold for $166.48. 



Yield per acre, 75,675. 



Value of crop per acre, $83.24. 



17 In addition to the yield given, it is estimated that 25,000 nubs and yellow 

 pickles were either culled out or left on the field. 



