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The average yields in pouiuls \)vv plot were as follows : — 



The general result here is similar to that with spinach ; 

 i.e., muriate is inferior to the sulphate of })otasli ; nitrate of 

 soda is the best source of nitrogen ; and sulphate of ammonia 

 shows itself to have been actually injurious, particularly so 

 with muriate of potash. 



Dioai'f Champion Tomato. — Two rows were set in each 

 of the original six plots and three In Plot 0, the plants, 

 purchased of the Horticultural Department, being rather 

 small and uneven. The crop Avas picked as it ripened until 

 September 23, when the balance of the fruit was picked 

 green. The weights of ripe and of green fruit in pounds 

 per plot are shown below :* — 



The averages of ripe fruit and total yield in pounds per 

 plot were as shown in the table : — 



• The record of one day's picking of ripe frnlt was lost, but this does not cliange 

 the relative standing of tlie plots. 



