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expense of generating the electricity used, would render the undertak- 

 ing too expensive for the everyday farmer. The increase in crops 

 would scarcely pay for the trouble and outlay ; but, be this as it 

 may, it is very apparent that electricity does to a certain degree 

 influence the growth and development of plants. What the results 

 of the foregoing experiments would have been had the plants, during 

 their growth been subjected to continuous electrical influences cannot 

 be foretold. 



