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they average ten to fifteen to the hill, although smaller, being about 

 the size of a hickory nut. Numerous other medium and late varieties 

 give promise of excellent yield. 



About the first of July the late cabbage plants should be placed 

 in the field. The plants should be carefully watched for the cab- 

 bage worm and sprayed with arsenate of lead at the rate of three 

 pounds to fifty gallons of water. The cabbage worms at the Station 

 have been exceptionally abundant this year, and have necessitated 

 spraying three or four times to prevent serious injury. Practically 

 all of the early cabbage has been marketed at this date. The variety 

 was Early Jersey Wakefield. The medium and late cabbages which 

 were planted sometime ago are in excellent shape, although they have 

 been injured considerable by the cabbage maggot, which is a small 

 grub that attacks the roots of the plant, causing the plant to grad- 

 ually die. This insect is rather hard to control and several remedies 

 are recommended, namely spraying with carbolic acid emulsion shortly 

 after the plants are placed in the fiedl or by injecting a small 

 (luantity of carbon bi-sulphide into the ground close to the plant. 



The onions grown from seed are looking well. The Bermuda 

 Island Red, the White Queen and the New Queen are one inch in 

 •diameter at this time. Many other later varieties give promise of 

 producing an excellent crop. 



The bush beans at this date are promising. The hail which 

 occurred here a short time ago injured the plants materially, although 

 they are coming out of this slowly. The Admirable Wax and Early 

 Carmine, the Michigan and the Early Yellow Six Weeks have 

 partially matured their crop and appear to be excellent beans for this 

 locality. Many later sorts give promise of producing good yields. 



Tomatoes have suffered from the leaf spot, sometimes known 

 as the Septoria blight. This is a fungous disease that attacks the 

 leaves of the plant, first appearing on the older leaves and gradually 

 attacking the newer leaves as they appear. The wet season of this 

 year has been very favorable for the spread of this disease, and a 

 number of varieties are quite seriously attacked. Usually in a good 

 season the plants can grow fast enough to mature some fruits, but 

 the yield is materially reduced when the plants are attacked by 

 this trouble. Experiments which were carried on at Michigan prove 

 without a doubt that this trouble can easily be prevented entirely 

 by the spraying with 4-4-50 Bordeaux mixture. Three or four sprays 

 are usually sufficient and should be given at intervals of every ten 

 days or two weeks. 



Of the twenty varieties of beets that we are testing the Crosby 

 improved and the Long Smooth Blood are maturing first. These 



