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1-2 EDWARD VII., A. 1902 



sown in a hot-bed on April 11, and the young plants transplanted to a cold frame on 

 May 17, and planted in the field on June 12. The soil was a sandy loam, which re- 

 ceived a good dressing of partially rotted manure in the spring, which was ploughed 

 under and the ground thoroughly harrowed and marked. The plants were then set 

 3 x 3£ feet apart, after which the soil was kept thoroughly cultivated until there was 

 danger of the leaves being injured. The tops and suckers were removed at the proper 

 time. In this test 15 average plants were selected from the 20 planted and the yield 

 is estimated from them. Naturally the yield per acre is greater than if the plots had 

 been larger. The tobacco was cut on September 8 and taken to the curing house, 

 and when cured the leaves were stripped and weighed. 



In the following table the average results are given for 1S98, 1900 and 1901. 

 There was a little more moisture than there should have been when the tobacco was 

 weighed in 1899 and the yields for that year are not included. 



Name of Variety. 



Maryland. 



Pennsylvania Seed Leaf. . . 



Brazilian American 



Safrano 



Connecticut Seed Leaf 



Tennessee Red 



East Hartford 



Virginia Oak Hill Yellow . 



Kentucky Burley 



Climax 



Tuckahoe 



Sterling 



Hyco 



Gold Leaf 



Virginia One Sucker .... 



Havana 



Oronoka Yellow 



Sumatra 



Pryor Yellow 



Zimmer's Spanish.. 



Granville Co. Yellow 



Oronoka White Stem 



Hester 



White Stem 



Honduras 



Primus 



Cuban Seed Leaf 



Persian Rose 



Florida 



Canelle 



White Burley. 



Comstock Spanish 



Turkish Aromatic 



Lancaster Co. Broad Leaf 



Kentucky Yellow 



Latakia 



Improved White Burley.. 



Goach 



Long Leaf Goach 



General Grant 



Famous 



Big Oronoka 



Pryor Blue 



Bonanza 



Persian Muscatelle 



Harby 



Small Red Canadian 



