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tested for hardiness, the seed formerly ripened at this Station being planted late 

 during the preceding fall. The plants reached above ground June 7, blossomed 

 July 25 and ripened August 22. The softer texture of the flesh of summer varieties 

 makes them less desirable for table use, while the bushy form of the plants allows 

 closer planting. 



CUCUMBKES. 



Two rows, 5 rods long, were planted June 17th, 1901, in hills 6 feet apart each 

 way with the Chicago Pickling or Westerfield variety, and on same day a plot 

 of equal dimensions was in like manner planted with the Early White Spine. 

 The Westerfields started to blossom July 18th, and the Early White on July 21st. 



Variety. 



Date of picking. 



.July 27... 

 ..Tuly 31.. 

 August 1. 

 .\ugust 3. 

 .\ugust 5. 



August 6... 

 August 8... 

 August 10. 

 August H. 

 Augast 16. 



.August 18. 

 August 20. 

 -August 22. 

 August 24. 

 .August 27. 



August 30 



September 15. 

 September 7. 

 September 10. 

 September 13. 

 September 24. 



Total. 



Yield per acre exclusive of large size. 



Yield per acre exclusive of large size, 



in bushels 



Chicago pickling 

 or Westerfield. 



Small. 



28 



84 



4 



57 



104 



29 

 258 

 110 

 388 

 192 



226 

 268 

 176 

 359 

 201 



406 



45 



438 



lis 



3,550 



151,466 

 208.91 



Large. 



12 



'is' 



28 



37 

 12 



112 



Variety. 



Date of picking. 



Julv 29... 

 July 31... 

 .August 3. 

 August 6. 

 August 8. 



August 10. 

 .August 15. 

 August 20. 

 August 21. 

 August 24. 



August 26. . . 

 August 30. . . 

 September 2. 

 September 7. 



September 12. 

 September 13. 

 September 24. 



Total. 



Yield per acre exclusive of large size 



Yield per acre exclusive of large size, 



in bushels 



Early White 

 Spine. 



Small. 



5 

 13 



14 

 24 

 06 



80 

 413 

 140 

 253 

 351 



300 



85 



338 



120 



98 



2.300 



94.800 

 130.75 



Large. 



48 

 30 



48 



16 

 28 



45 



40 



46 

 48 



349 



Westerfield is a desirable pickling variety, if picked every second day or at 

 most, every third, in case the weather is cool. Smooth specimens of good size 

 will grow 6 to 7 inches long if left for slicing. A few were left which thoroughly 

 ripened on the vines by the last of August. Early White is purely a slicing variety. 

 As pickles they are too slender, and apt to become soft. No attempt was made to 

 ripen specimens of this variety and no serious damage was done to either variety 

 by any of the September frosts. No account of what remained was kept after 

 September 24th, but when the vines were killed October 4th, great numbers 

 were still on the vines of the Westerfield, while the ground was literally covered 

 among the vines of the White Spines. 



In 19o2 the growth of the vines was slightly retarded during June, but the season 

 was extremely favorable for the rapid setting of the fruit. Ten hills of each 

 variety were planted, six feet apart between the hills; the Early Russian, planted 

 May 31, blossomed July 20, while the Early Short Green, planted June 3, blos- 

 somed July 28. Both varieties were used for pickling purposes and no fruit al- 

 lowed to grow large enough for slicing. 



Early Riissian is very hardy, the vines short and vigorous; of good shape for 



