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These results agree with, those of 1891 in the fact that the 

 least improved variety — Bed Cherry, in this instance — gave the 

 least increase in n.umber of fruits, but beyond this there appears 

 to be no uniformity in the outcoanes. It is remarkable that in 

 the Eed Cherry there was somewhat less total yield in the ferti- 

 lized plot than in the other; yet the Yellow Plum, which is very 

 little superior to it in degree of amelioration, gives a greater 

 inci-eatse, both in number of fruits and in total weight of crop, than 

 the Ignotum. Last year, th.e Ithaca gave the most remarkable 

 response to the fertilizer, but thiis year it gave comparatively little 

 response. It should be said, however, that the experiments of 

 last year were made upon very poor soil, and the effect of the fer- 

 tilizers was therefore undisguised; but this year the plots were 

 upon good soU, somewhat variable in character, upon which the 

 fertilizers produced comparatively small effect. We shall attempt 

 to repeat this study upon a uniform poor soil. 



4. Early and late setting. — Three lots of Ignotum, each con- 

 taining twelve plants, were set in the field at different times, for 

 the purpose of determining if the date of plantiag, withiD. ordi- 

 nary limits, greatly influenced earliaess and yield. The plants 

 were all grovm from seed sown January nineteenth, and they were 

 vigorous and stocky when set in field. The first lot, which may 

 be designated No. 1, was set May seventh. That night there was a 

 frost and the tips of the plants were killed. Another lot was 

 therefore set May ninth. For some days the weather was cold and 

 ra^', although no frosts occurred, and for three weeks it was 

 very wet. The third lot was set at the general planting, June 



first. 



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