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erable margin in its favor over certain more nitro<*enoiis foods ; bnt that while 

 smaller fowls, even when confined, snfler little serious disadvantage nnder the ration, 

 larger breeds will not endnre for long periods a \ery large proiKirtion of corn meal in 

 their food, and unless at liberty, will do better with a somewhat more nitrogenous 

 ration. 



New York State Station, Bulletin No. 30 (New Series), May, 1891 (pp. 16). 



Cabbages and cauliflowers, nipoiiTED vs. American seed, 

 P. Collier, Ph. D. (pp. 405-470). — A report of tests made at the 

 station in view of the fact that it has been claimed that better results 

 may be obtainiMl with the cauliflower atul cabbairo scod fjrown in tliis 

 country, especially in the region of Paget Sound, Washington, than with 

 imported seed. Details are given in five tables. In 1889 a test between 

 Eastern and Paget Sound cauliflower seed resulted in favor of the 

 latter. In ISOO, imported. Long Island, autl Puget Sound seed of both 

 cabbages and cauliflowers were used. 



Tlie results .seem to show that neither the Long Island nor the Puget Sound seed 

 is in any way inferior to the imported seed. • • • 'i'|,e largest and heaviest seed 

 made a (piieker germination and .a nmre vigorous growth immediately after being 

 transiilauted. These are both valuable considerations, as it often happens that a 

 severe drouth or the .att.aeks of the tlea beetle cau.se the loss of a large number of 

 plants in the seed bed or before they recover fnmi the shock of transplanting. ' • • 



Only about half (.'SH.4G per cent) of the early-planted caulillowers developed head.s, 

 wliile U(>. 12 per cent of the late-planted reached maturity. In the c.a.se of the cab- 

 bages, 75.G1 per cent of those planted early maile marketable heads, although half of 

 the v.irieties were those usually termed winter cabbages and seldom planted for 

 Huunner use. The late planting of cabbages gave 'JU.IU per cent of marketable 

 he.ads. 



From a financial stan(l|)oint, however, the early planting gave more 

 remunerative results. 



Tomatoes, comparison of methods of (iRo\viN(;, P. Collier, 

 Pu. D. (pp. 471-478). — Tabulated data of yields and dcsci iptivr notes 

 on the varieties compared are given for an experiment, which is de- 

 scribed as follows: 



In these tests 7 plants each of !".( of the newer varieties of tomatoes were used. 

 The i»lants were set in a young vineyard that hail been toji-dressed with lioue meal 

 at the rate of 'iOO pounds per acre, the soil being in a good state of tilth. In setting 

 the plants, each row w.as run east aud west. A wire trellis was then run north and 

 south, to which the eastern plant of each variety was trained. The next plant in 

 each row w.as trimuied at fie((neiit intervals, thus allowing the sunlight to penetrate 

 to the soil and also reach every fruit. The :? following jdauts were allowed to grow 

 at will. The sixth plant was trained to a stake, Iteing tied up as re([uired, and the 

 extreme western jilaut was traiued to a wire trellis. The trimmed jtlants in almost 

 every case gave the tirst ripe fruits, but both the west trellis and staked plants 

 ripened 10 fruits as early as did the trimmed plants. Both the west trellis and staked 

 j>Iants of every v.ariety yielded a very small crop. This is .accounted for by the fact 

 that there was a heavy clay knoll running through the vineyard. • • • During 

 .the fruiting season there was a very heavy rainfall. * * " In every case but cue 



