New York Agricultural Experiment Station. 81 



(5) Cost 20 of growing and gathering two acres at Mattituch. 



1,000 pounds fertilizer $12 42 



Rent of land 10 00 



Gathering crop 15 00 



Seed 75 



Preparation, planting and cultivation 20 50 



Total $58 67 



Cost per acre 29 33 



(6) Loss. 



Total value of crop on two acres $60 44 



Cost of spraying two acres $31 21 



Cost of growing and gathering two acres 58 67 



Cost of growing, gathering and spraying two acres 89 88 



Total loss on two acres $29 44 



Total loss per acre 14 72 



(7) Notes on the experiment at Mattituch. — The field at Mat- 

 tituck was on the farm of A. L. Downs. It was rectangular and 

 contained nearly two acres. At the time of the first spraying 

 (July 23) the stand was very uneven. Many of the hills were 

 not yet up. 



The small yield of this field was not due to disease. Downy 

 mildew appeared only in traces and there was very little wilt dis- 

 ease. No gummy pickles were observed. Probably, the causes 

 of the small yield were: Late planting, poor stand and lack of 

 fertility. As late as September 9 the plants did not cover the 

 ground. 



20 Estimated by A. L. Downs, the owner. 

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