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(7) Notes on experiment at Deer Parle. — The experiment field 

 at Deer Park was on C. W. Conklin's farm. It was nearly square 

 in form and contained two acres. No disease of any kind affected 

 the vines and none of the pickles were gummy or withy. It was 

 rumored that Mr. Conklin intended to pick pickles all winter. 

 The vines were slightly injured by a light frost which occurred 

 September 29, but were not finally killed by frost until October 17. 



the experiment at mattituck. 



(1) Preparation and planting. — This field, which contained 

 two acres, scant, was on clover sod plowed June 9. On June 23 it 

 was harrowed twice with a spading harrow and once more with a 

 smoothing harrow just before planting. 



The seed (Early Cluster) was planted July 8 in level hills four 

 feet apart in the row, the rows being five feet apart. A good 

 many hills failed to come up. These were replanted July 10. 

 One-half ton of fertilizer was applied in the hills at the time of 

 planting. 



(2) Cultivation and spraying. — The field was cultivated three 

 times each way with an ordinary cultivator. The vines were 

 sprayed five times with Bordeaux mixture as follows: July 22;. 

 August 1, 9 and 17; and September 1. 



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

 August 2G. The yield from the two acres was 41,875 large 

 pickles, 7,080 small ones and 8,525 nubs, making a total yield of 

 57,480 merchantable pickles, 19 which is at the rate of 28,470 per 

 acre. The large ones were sold under contract at $1.25 per M. r 

 the smaller ones at $0.60 per M. and the nubs at $0.50 per barrel 

 (775 nubs made a barrel). The total value of the crop was $00.44.. 



The foreman of the salting house at Mattituck estimated that 

 the average yield of unsprayed fields in that section was 40,000- 

 per acre. Hence, the sprayed field yielded 11, 2 GO per acre less- 

 than unsprayed fields in the same locality. 



18 Besides 35,000 (estimated) nubs and yellow pickles left on the field. 



