10 



The statements of actual yield of tobacco per plat is in all cases sup- 

 plemented by a statement of yield of tobacco for one thousand plants 

 actually harvested to exclude such varying incidental influences as 

 cutioorm, etc. ^ from affecting the conclusions drawn from the results. 



II. EXPERIMENTS ON THE FARM OF C. S. WARNER AT HATFIELD, MASS. 



1893—1894—1895. 



1893. First year. The field selected for the observation cov- 

 ered an area of three hundred and twenty-four feet in length and 

 one hundred and thirty feet in width. It was located along a high- 

 way in the middle of a district almost exclusively devoted to the 

 raising of tobacco. The field was divided into two plats of equal 

 length and width, leaving four feet of unoccupied si)ace between 

 them. Each of these plats was again divided into five parallel run- 

 ning plats of equal size and shape, with three feet of space between 

 adjoining plats, making ten plats in all ; each of these plats meas- 

 ured three thousand six hundred and thirty-four square feet, or 

 approximately one-twelfth of one acre. At the close of the month 

 of April, after a careful mechanical preparation of the soil, each 

 plat received one of the above stated mixed fertilizers, strewn 

 broadcast, and well ploughed under before planting. The setting of 

 tobacco plants took place on the same day. May 7th, seven rows of 

 plants, three feet apart, in each plat, with plants two feet from each 

 other in the row. The dryness of the season and ravages of cut- 

 worms necessitated here and there resetting of the plants. The 

 field when visited by the writer July 8th, '93, was found in good 

 condition, and compared favorably with surrounding tobacco fields. 



The following table gives the number of plants harvested in 1893 : 



The average number of plants, per plat, set was 585.6, the 

 average number of plants harvested per plat was 561.2 ; the average 

 number of plants missing was 4.4%. 



The plants were cut and housed August 10th and stripped Octo- 

 ber 13th. The crop was inspected December 25th by the appointed 

 committee, Messrs. W. A. Porter and Geo. D. Fisk of Agawam, L. 

 A. Crafts of Whately and C. L. AVarner of Hatfield. 



