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Cawnpore experimental farm (Indian A;/)-., 21 {ISOG), No. 4, pp. J06-10S). — The 

 farm, consisting of Hl.oo acres, is situated abont 3 miles southwest of Cawnpore city. 

 It has special facilities for irrigation. The soil is a light reddish loam. 



A fertilizer test with Moznfreriiiigger wheat was made on duplicate series of 1.3 

 plats, with bone dust, bone superphosphate, nitrate of potash, poudrette, gypsum, 

 and cow and sheep manure. The last, alone or with gypsum, gave the largest yields. 



Late planted maize produced a larger crop than early planted. 



With cotton planted May 27 and June 20 the results favored the early planting. 



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Irrigation of garden crops, B. D. Halsted atul J. A. Kelsey 

 {Neic Jersey Stas. Bui. 115, pp. 16, 2;/.s\ 4, Jif/s. ;^). — This recounts tlie 

 results of a series of irrigation experiments conducted on various garden 

 crops which had been planted for the purpose of testing certain fun- 

 gicides. The plats were each 11 by 33 ft., or one one-hundredand- 

 tweutieth of an acre in extent. The irrigation was not begun until 

 demanded by drought in the fall, and was continued from September 

 17 until the crops were harvested, varying with the different crops 

 from October 4 to 28. The water used was from the city waterworks, 

 and applied by means of inch faucets and hose, each averaging 3 gal. 

 per minute, the water being distributed in channels between the rows. 



The following table gives the amount of water used for each of the 

 irrigated plats, amount per plant, and remarks as to the results: 



Amount of icatcr per plant and per plat and re.-iulta. 



Crop. 



Total. 



ATerage j 

 per plant. I 



Results. 



Beans 



rcpliers ... 

 Ejiu^ilanta. 

 Tomatoes . 

 Turnips ... 

 Celery 



Total . 



Gallons. 

 1,685 

 1,830 

 1.2ti7 

 1,550 

 2, 705 

 8,513 



17, 550 



Gallons. 



5 

 22 

 32i 

 64 i 



9 

 13J 



164 per cent increase. • 

 83 per cent increase. 

 Too late. 



Do. 

 Crop ruined by club root. 

 1'12 per cent increase. 



The cost of water supplied was -$2.34. In the case of eggplants and 

 tomatoes the season was so far advanced that no substantial results 

 were noticed. New growth was stimulated in the eggplants but no 

 increased fruitfulness was obtained. A plat of eggplants that was 

 not irrigated had been mulched in July and treated with Bordeaux 

 mixture. When com])ared with otlier unirrigated plants, some of 

 which had been sprayed with Bordeaux mixture, while others had 

 received no treatment, the mulched i)lat gave a yield nearly double 

 that from the plat only sprayed with Bordeaux mixture, which in turn 

 gave twice as many sound fruits as wher6 no treatment was used. 



"With tomatoes a new growth was produced and the foliage was fresh- 

 ened but no gain in fruit resulted. With these and with eggplants 

 irrigation must be given in midsummer instead of in late autumn. 



