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Report of Committee on Crops, 1895. 

 Rauk of Plats. 

 Texture, color, vein, Plats, 3, 4, 2, 10, 6, 9, 7, 8, 1, 5. 

 Total weight of tobacco. Plats, 3, 4, 7, 8, 2, 6, 9, 10, 1, 5. 

 Percentage of wrappers, Plats, 2, 4, 3, 8, 7, 1, 9, 10, 6, 5. 



actual yield per plat. (Pounds.) 



Quality of Ash and Fire Holding Capacity (Second Year) . 

 No statement received. 



Third Year (1896). The plats were prepared the same as in 

 preceding years with the exception of plat 5, which had hitherto 

 received no fertilizer whatever ; 739 pounds of Canada wood ashes 

 were applied to the plat. The plants were set June 9th, they sub- 

 sequently suffered somewhat from the cutworms. The tobacco was 

 cut and housed Angust 25th. 



number of plants harvested per plat. 



Platl, 677 Plate, 682 



Plat 2, 692 Plat 7, 696 



Plat 3, 705 Plat 8, 701 



Plat 4, 688 Plat 9, 685 



Plat 5, 684 Plat 10, 681 



