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VEGETABLES IN WEST VIRGINIA. 

 Bulletin No. 49 of the West Virginia 

 Agricultural Experiment Station at Mor- 

 gantown, W. Va , is devoted to vegeta- 

 bles. Following is a summary of conclu- 

 sions arrived at as the result of experi- 

 ments at the station: 



1. The same quantity of beans planted 

 in drills will give almost if not quite 

 double the product they will planted in 

 hills. 



2. The yield of Lima beans can be in- 

 creased by planting the seed in inverted 

 sods in a hotbed from April 1 to 10. 

 Where but a few plants are grown for 

 family use, the increase will more than 

 repay the trouble. 



3. Bush Lima beans yield well and can, 

 I believe, be made to take the place of the 

 pole sorts. If this is true, the cost of 

 poles and training can be deducted from 

 the cost of growing Lima beans. 



4. The bush sorts i 'f beans require less 

 space for development than the pole vari- 

 eties, and consequently a larger return 

 per acre may beexpected from bush Limas 

 than from pole Limas, particularly to- 

 wards the northern limit of the successful 

 cultivation of the pole Limas. 



5. It is believed that the limit of the 

 successful cultivation ot the bush Lima 

 will be found to be much farther north 

 than that of the pole Lima. 



6 The test of the year shows a decided 

 advantage in planting peas three inches 

 deep, as against either deeperorshallower 

 planting. 



7. The tomatoes introduced in 1896 

 emphasize the great variability which 

 this plant has acquired since it was 

 brought under cultivation. 



8. The tertilizer test on tomatoes indi- 

 cates the value of a complete manure for 

 this crop. 



9. The fertilizer test clearly shows the 

 superiority of potasic fertilizers among 

 the special manures used and the advan- 

 tage to be gained in the use of sulphate of 

 potash over the muriate in fertilization of 

 tomatoes. 



10. The balanceof evidence given in the 

 test of seedlings vs. cuttings of tomato 

 plants in outdoor culture favors the cut- 

 tings both in earliness and the total crop 

 for the season. The fruits, however, are 

 smaller than those of the seedling 

 plants. 



11. The one test of seedlings vs. cut- 

 tings in the house gives a verdict decid- 

 edly in 'avor ol the seedling plants. 



12. The more care given young tomato 

 plants, previous to planting in the gar- 

 den, the larger the yield. 



13. Treating young tomato plants, 

 according to the best approved methods, 

 before planting in the field, increases the 

 yield sufficiently to more than pay the 

 cost of the extra equipment and labor. 



14-. Training tomato plants to a single 

 stem hastens the maturity of the fruits 

 and somewhat increases their size. 



15. Tomato plants trained in racks 

 gave a larger yield than those trained by 

 any other method. 



16. The date of seed sowing that gave 

 the largest yield of fruit was March 2. 



17. The use of a straw mulch under 

 tomato plants reduced the rot nearlv one- 

 half. 



18. Pruning tomato plants after the 

 crop was set hastened the maturity of 

 the fruits, but slightly decreased the sea- 

 son's crop. 



The tool most used at Egandale is the 

 Eureka weeder. It surpasses any tool 

 tried for loosening up the soil, leveling it, 

 and dislodging the roots of weeds. This, 

 of course, refers to hand cultivation. 



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