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for storage, was practically disease-free, No. 

 i field being rated by all who investigated 

 as the very best celery in that section. 



No. 2 did not spray, does not believe in it. 

 Fields at storage time very nearly worthless, 

 owing to blight. More than 90% was not 

 deemed fit by owner to store. That which 

 was stored, if not moved soon, would be 

 spoiled by continued blight development in 

 storage. 



Conclusions. No. i was able to sell over 

 90% of his celery as first class, marketable 

 goods, receiving anywhere from $300 to $500 

 an acre or more. 



No. 2 was able to sell only 10% of his 

 celery and that of poor to cull grade. On 

 the 10 or more acres, the returns did not pay 

 for the seed. 



In conclusion, it is to be emphasized that 

 skilful and effective spraying with consider- 

 able attention towards the source of infec- 

 tion, such as removal and destruction of 

 diseased plants, will have a great tendency 

 to materially reduce the cost of protection, 

 while thorough community spraying will 

 tend towards lessened cost for all concerned. 



Other Diseases. Celery has two other dis- 

 eases: leaf spot, Phyllostictaapii, and rust, 



