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Ci-anberry spraying experiments in 1905 7 



Introduction 7 



Spraying and its results 8 



Importance of early applications 9 



Effects of spraying plants when in full bloom 10 



Keeping (jualities of sprayed and unsprayed fruit 10 



Cost and recommendations 11 



The \\rapi)ing of apple grafts and its relation to the crown-gall disease 13 



Introduction 13 



Account of experiments 14 



Manner of wrapi)ing 15 



Grafts left unwrapped 16 



Results of wrapping 16 



Effect upon the union 16 



Effect on crown-gall formation 18 



Recommendations _ _ 18 



Suggestion to nurserymen 19 



Summary 20 



Garlicky wheat 21 



Introduction 21 



Wheat containing garlic 21 



Experiments in separating garlic from wheat 22 



Lot A 23 



Lot B 24 



Lot C 25 



The total cost of drying and cleaning garlicky wheat 26 



The net cost of removing garlic 28 



The effect of the drying on the milling qualities of the grain 28 



The effect of the drying on the vitality of the wheat 29 



Machinery used for drying and cleaning 30 



Summary 30 



Methods of testing the burning quality of cigar tobacco 31 



Introduction 1 ',, 31 



The smoking test 33 



The effects of the filler, the binder, and the wrapper on the burn of the cigar. 35 



Testing the capacity for holding fire and the evenness of the burn 37 



Testing the burn of cigar-filler tobacco 40 



The drug known as pinkroot 41 



Introduction 41 



Trade varieties of pinkroot 41 



Identitv of chief substitutes ■ 42 



"The eight papers constituting this bulletin were issued in separate form on February 7, February 

 28, April 5, June 9, October 9, October s, October 20, and November 30, 1906, respectively. 

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