380 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



cubensis) which is most prevalent during a season of excessive rain- 

 fall like the one of 1912. It is first noticed as small brown spots on 

 the oldest leaves. These spots incrt^ase in size imtil nearly the entire 

 leaf is affected, becoming dry and dead. The injury results from the 

 plants losing more or less of their foliage. Spraying with a dilute 

 solution of Bordeaux mixture made of two pounds of copper sulphate 

 and four pounds of lime to fifty gallons of Avater, will control the disease 

 to some extent, but the treatment must be thorough and is preventative 

 rather than curative. Commence spraying when the vines have run- 

 nel's a foot long and spray once a week until it is impossible to driv^e 

 through the rows. In an average season, the loss from the mildew 

 has not been serious even when spraying is not practiced. 



One man can pick the cucumbers from one acre of vines by picking 

 one-half acre daily. School children will be able to pick half as large 

 an acreage as a grown person. Many growei-s allot their children a 

 small plot of ground for cucumber raising, the profits from which are 

 their own. 



To make a success of growing pickles, observe the following condi- 

 tions: Fit the ground thoroughly, use enough well rotted manure to 

 produce thrifty, strong growing vines; plant intensively rather than 

 extensively; and aim by clean picking to prevent the forming of large 

 cucumbers. 



WALTER POSTIFF. 



^fr. Postiff, the author of this circular, graduated from the Michigan 

 Agricultural College in 1909. For a number of years before and since 

 that time, he has had experience in producing cucumbei-s commercially. 



H. J. EUSTACE, 



Horticulturist. 



