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pack of 1904 reached 11,462,699 canes, as compared with 4,851,146 cases put out 

 in 1903. 



The 1904 tomato pack (U. S. Dept. Ayr., Bureau of Statistics Crop Reporter, 

 vol. 6, No. 8, Sup., p. 65). — The figures here given are taken from the American 

 Grocer of December 21, 1904, from which it appears that the tomato pack during the 

 season amounted to 8,968,803 cases of 2 doz. cans each, as against 10,679,809 cases 

 for the preceding year. This is a decrease of about 16 per cent for the year 1904. . 

 The States of largest production continue to be in the order named — Maryland, 

 Indiana, New Jersey, California, Delaware, etc. The total pack of 1904 is also 

 compared with the pack for the preceding 7 years. 



A summer's experience in growing" pickles, H. H. Albertson (Cornell Coun- 

 tryman, 2 (1904), No. ,.', pp. 26, 27, fig. 1). — An account is given of growing 2h acres 

 of cucumbers for a pickling factory. From this area 18 tons of salable cucumbers 

 were obtained under unfavorable conditions. These sold for $15 per ton. The 

 expense of picking and delivering was placed at $5 per ton, leaving a profit of $180 

 for the 2j acres, from which the cost of planting and cultivating must be deducted. 



Vegetables and their cultivation, T. W. Sanders (London: W. II. and L. Col- 

 lingridge, 1904, pp. 494). — Popular directions are contained in this work for the cul- 

 tivation of vegetables in Great Britain. 



The fruit and vegetable industries, W. H. Clarke (Agr. Gaz. New South Wales, 

 15 (1904), No. 12, pp. 1183-1204, figs. 32). — An extended popular account of the fruit 

 and vegetable industries about Sydney. 



The cost of peaches, tomatoes, and beans in cans, C. E. Phillips ( Texas 

 Farm and Ranch, 23 (1904), No. 52, pp. 10, 11). — Data are given on the cost of put- 

 ting up peaches, tomatoes, and beans on a small scale. It is believed that these 

 products can usually be more profitably canned than sold before canning. 



Tent-grown berries and celery, F. W. Card (Amer. Cult., 67 (1905), No. 1, p. 2, 

 figs. 2). — An account is given of growing strawberries and celery under cheese-cloth 

 tents. The weather was unfavorable for the test, there being considerable rain and 

 cloudiness which caused a large amount of rot in all the strawberries. Even out of 

 doors there was too little sunshine for strawberries, and the results of the tent shade 

 were unfavorable for this crop. 



In the case of the celery the tent was divided into two sections, one of which was 

 entirely closed, while the other was left open on the north and east sides. "The 

 celery from the open tent averaged 25 per cent taller than that grown in the open 

 ground, and that from the closed tent averaged 40 per cent taller. The celery from 

 the closed tent was better in other ways; not only were the stalks longer, but the 

 color was better, being more nearly blanched, and there was less waste material in 

 the shape of roots and leaves. Plants outside of the tents suffered much more from 

 early frost than did those inside. 



" The flavor of the celery from the closed tents was much superior to that outside. 

 That from the open tent seemed to differ but little from that grown outside. In the 

 matter of tenderness very little difference was to be observed." 



Report of the fruit expert, W. J. Allen (Agr. Gaz. New Sotith Wales, 15 (1904), 

 No. 11, pp. 1035-1042). — An account is given of the work done at the experimental 

 orchards and the yields obtained in some cases in 1904. 



An experiment is cited in which 2 trees of a number of different fruits were pruned 

 every week from the time the leaves began to fall until the buds were commencing 

 to burst in the spring to determine the effect, if any, on the retardation of the date 

 of blooming. There was no perceptible influence as a result of the pruning in either 

 checking or advancing the date of blossoming. In another experiment the average 

 diameter of 7 varieties of apples from unpruned trees was 1.5 in., while from pruned 

 trees alongside the average diameter was 3 in. 



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