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fair yield before the vines were killed by disease. It is probable 

 that there were a good many unsprayed fields which paid expenses 

 and some which returned a small profit. However, it is our be- 

 lief that a majority of the unsprayed fields failed to pay expenses. 

 In this connection it is interesting to observe how the sprayed 

 fields came out financially. The following table shows the cost 

 of growing and gathering, cost of spraying, value of crop and 

 the net profit on the four experiment fields : 



The Cost of Growing, Gathering and Spraying and the Profit on the 



Experiment Fields. 



* Loss. 



In each case, except on the field at Mattituck (which does not 

 count), there was a profit over and above all expenses of growing, 

 gathering and spraying. 



From observations made on cucumber spraying experiments 

 during the past three years we believe we are safe in saying that 

 there is considerable profit in growing pickles on Long Island at 

 $1.25 per thousand provided spraying is practiced and the crop is 

 given proper care. 



COMMENTS ON THE COST OF SPKAYING. 



Although the spraying outfits used in the four experiments 

 were essentially identical and the fields sprayed of approximately 

 the same size, the cost of spraying varied considerably, as may be 

 seen from the following table : 



