70 TURNIPS VEGETABLES. 



MISSISSIPPI, 1893. 



Tomato Blight. Sixth Annual Report, 1893, page 53. A line of 

 experiments brought out the fact that kainit is an efficient remedy 

 against this destructive disease. 



"With these facts in mind, it is evident that neither the lime, to- 

 bacco nor plaster had any effect on the blight. Plots 8 and 9, however, 

 treated with a heavy dressing of kainit, show a decided falling off in 

 the number of blighted plants, there being on'y 33 for one and 42 for 

 the other, while the neighboring two plots to the east show 93 plants 

 each and to the west 58 and 72 respectively. This difference of over 

 50 per cent, must be credited to the effect of the kainit." 



NEW JERSEY, 1889. 

 By C. M. 'Houssell, Dunham's Corners, Middlesex Co. Tenth 

 Annual Report. Soil — Sandy loam. 



Consideration of yield: ''Fifteen thousand acres were devoted to 

 raising tomatoes in the State. The crop is worth more than one mil- 

 lion dollars; it ranks even with wheat, above rye and buckwheat. Ni- 

 trate of soda is very effective; its action is largely dependent upon the 

 application and presence of phosphoric acid and potash. 



"Whatever previous treatment of the soil or the yield, phosphoric 

 acid and potash should be added in sufficient quantities." 



TURNIPS. 



ALABAMA, 1888. 



By J. S. Newman, Director and Agriculturist. Bulletin No. 3. 



"Kainit gave a larger yield than any other single substance. It 

 will be observed also that the application of the same number of pounds 

 of kainit and cotton-seed hull ashes resulted in favor of the former, 

 though the cotton-seed hull ashes contained an average of about twice 

 the per cent, of potash." 



VEGETABLES, 



MASSACHUSETTS. 1895. 



By Chas. a. Goessmann, Chemist. Thirty-third Annual Report. 



"From our observations, extending over three years, we arrived at 

 the following conclusions: 



"Potash in the form of sulphate has given the most satisfactory 

 results, as compared with muriate, in the case of potatoes, tomatoes, 

 lettuce and spinach, and with onions during the present season." 



Conclusions: "i. Sulphate of potash, in connection with nitrate 

 of soda (plot 5) has given in every case but one the best results. 



