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Report of the Horticulturist of thb 



Experiments in 189G. 



Although the plantation had passed the age of greatest fruit- 

 fulness, the owner decided to keep it another season, and so it was 

 determined to continue the experiment, hoping that ideal condi- 

 tions, from the experimenter's standpoint, might arise when the 

 yields of fruit from the treated and untreated rows would show 

 marked results in favor of the treatment. 



Dates of spraying. — The first spraying, with the strong solu- 

 tions, was given the plants on April 22, when the leaf buds were 

 swelling. The second spraying was given on May 0. The third 

 on May 25 and the fourth on June 8. On the latter date, a few 

 of the scab spots were noticed the first time on the 3'oung canes. 

 The new canes were now practically out of danger from attacks 

 of the disease because of their size and the scarcity of the scab 

 spots on the old canes, therefore the treatment was discontinued. 



The yields of the different rows for the season of 1S9G are given 

 In Table IV. 



Table IV. — Yields of Raspbkkriks Differently Sprayed During the 

 Season of 1X9o. 



•As the picldngs were not made under Station directipn the dates can not be given for 

 tills year. 



The results show no gain resulting from the treatment. The 

 yield of the rows sprayed once before the leaf buds opened with 



