EXPEKIMENT STATIOX REPORT. 403 



be controlled, and therofore the factor of precipitation remains an 

 uncertninty. 'I'his much can become a ])ractieal matter, mimely, the 

 shunning of all lowlands that are a])t to !).• wet. In otlier words, favor 

 tlie hig-lu'r and drier land for lima iK'ans, because in such situations 

 the mildew will be" less certain to gai)i a foothokl. 



Dr. Sturgis* concludes his report of the remedies for the mildew^ as 

 follows: "While from the nature of the disease it would seem prob- 

 able that the use of fungicides would present many difficulties, yet, 

 from experiments in which Bordeaux mixture, ammoniacal copper car- 

 bonate .solution, sulphur and potassium sulphide wx^re used, it appeared 

 that when three applications of Bordeaux mixture was followed by two 

 applications of ammoniacal copper carbonate solution the amount of 

 the disease was greatly reduced. 



"The conclusions drawn from the experiments with fungicides show- 

 that even in a season most favorable for the lima bean mildew, a thor- 

 ough treatment of the vines with Bordeaux mixture will insure a crop. 

 The selection of well-drained land and a light soil, reducing the num- 

 ber of vines in the hill and planting the poles erect, will insure condi- 

 tions as little favorable to the development of the fungus as possible."' 



THE ASPARAGUS RUST. 



In our own State, the following may stand as representative for the 

 region centering in Middletown, Monmouth county, where large areas 

 are devoted to asparagus for the New York market. Mr. James C. 

 Hendrickson reports: "The asparagus fields look unusually w^ell for 

 this time of year. There has been very little rust this fall. Most of 

 the 'Colossal' beds are gone. The 'French' and 'Palmetto' beds are 

 now showing a little rust. I do not see much difference; if any, it is 

 slightly in favor of tiie 'French' sort. The crop, I think, has been an 

 average one considering the past six years." Mr. Charles Tindall, of 

 Xew Monmouth, writes that "The crop was larger than the previous 

 year, partly 'on account of warmer weather and sufficient moisture in 

 May; also because of less rust in the fall Ix'fore. The quality was 

 also good. The growth of top is not as heavy as last year, caused by 

 the dry weather at the time of plowing off the beds the last of June, 

 'i'he rust made its appearance about the first of Sej)tember in a light 

 form, but too late to materially att'ect the crop, exce])ting where it was 



* Report Conn. Exper. Sta. 1897, pp. 159-160. 



