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a row. The tomato plants were set out from the hot-bed 

 May 21, came in bloom June 23 and began to form tomatoes 

 July 7. 



Yield of Potatoes ( Variety Beauty of Hebron) . 



The potatoes were planted May 9 ; were dug August 17. 



Field C, Faster n Portion. 



The portion of Field C east of the plats is 183 by 131 

 feet, and contains .55 acres. The fertilizer applied con- 

 sisted of 300 pounds of fine-ground bone and 100 pounds of 

 muriate of potash (rate of 600 pounds bone and 200 pounds 

 muriate of potash per acre). It was spread on broadcast 

 May 5, and harrowed in. 



The western half of the piece was sown to carrots ( variety 

 Danvers) and the eastern half to globe mangolds (variety 

 Yellow Globe) May 14, in drills two and one-half feet apart. 

 May 30 the young plants broke ground. The glol)e man- 

 golds were harvested October 17 ; yield, 9,635 pounds (rate 

 of 17 tons 1,680 pounds per acre). The carrots were har- 

 vested October 31 ; yield, 5,545 pounds (rate of 10 tons 

 530 pounds per acre) . 



