we ha\o certainly demonstrated the necessity for frequent applications of fungicides and insecticides, 

 and that it unquestionably pays to use both through the very earliest period of plant growth. The 

 necessity for a sprayman even on a market-garden of only ten acres is proven conclusively and next 

 year if you approve, one man will be assigned solely to this work, with instructions to keep up an endless 

 round in a methodical manner, so that no plot may be overlooked and further to be careful to make 

 a spraying tour directly after a storm. Have had a particularly good man to handle this part of thework, 

 but the setting out and cultivation many times forced us to leave alone plots showing up thriftily and 

 without signs of coming disaster. It was most unfortunate that we were unable, because of a great 

 deal of new work to be done which will not need thought next year or labor, to raise every plant for 

 No. 1. We imported a great number of insects in various forms and certainly 2 of the most dangerous 

 and rare blights and fungous growths and undoubtedly others of lesser moment. One thing we shall 

 urge most strongly in pamphlet, which is now well along, is that nothing be planted in this new ground 

 but the best of seed from strictly reliable firms and that under no circumstances should plants be secured 

 from outside territory. From the very first we have feared introduction of pest and for this reasori 

 took extraordinary precaution with two varieties of potatoes we received showing a mysterious, im- 

 possible to locate, disease which caused us to destroy a very large number of them. — Yours truly, H. B. 

 Fullerton. Special Agent." 



The day brought us however, a cook; a woman with a three-year-old child who came through the 

 Sunshine Society. 



The striped beetle were as thick upon the melons as though it was not time for them to have dis- 

 appeared for the season. They are the most difficult things to kill one can find, while their young 

 are the terror of all gardeners. These beetles lay their eggs under the soil, the young, a worm, bores 

 into the stem of the vine and promptly kills it. The melons were sprayed way beyond the time that 

 is considered safe, in order to kill the beetle if possible, but nothing seemed to avail. 



On the 11th, Mr. Peters came, his heart seemed wrapped up in that melon field, he spied each 

 large melon, tapping and testing it to see if he could not find one ripe. 



"Mr. Fullerton, try different insecticides around some of the vines about the roots and let's see 

 if we cannot save them. My, it would be a shame to lose that melon field," he said. So we made the 

 following applications. Going across the field from east to west and taking 3 rows at a tim3, this brought 

 each test upon each variety of melon. 



First 3 rows lime and tobacco stems steeped. 



Second 3 rows tobacco stems steeped. 



Third 3 rows slug shot. 



Fourth 3 rows ashes and kainit. 



Fifth 3 rows lime. 



This was placed immediately about the roots. None of them showed marked results and the 

 beetle tried harder than ever to get inside the melons themselves. 



That night we had rose China radishes for supper, 26 days after planting the seed. 



On Monday, the 13th, the day and date being propitious, John was sent out to mow the alfalfa. 

 It was 26 inches high and in full bloom. After it was cut (and John said it was pretty heavy), all weeds, 

 roots, etc., were picked from it before weighing, that the figures might be exact. It was weighed green. 

 The weights are as follows: 



Northeast quarter (soil top dressed) 1,673 lbs. 



Northwest quarter (uninoculated) 726 lbs. 



Southeast quarter (seed inoculated ) 416 lbs. 



Southwest quarter (soil and seed inoculated) 377 lbs. 



Total 3,192 lbs. 



Next it was spread, and the day being overcast, but not foreboding rain it was allowed to remain 

 until nightfall, when it was raked into windrows. The n3xt morning early it was spread, and in an hour 

 being dry but not crackly, was tied into bales of about 25 pounds' weight and taken to th3 barn. Here 

 t was weighed again. 



Northeast quarter (soil top dressed) 701 lbs. 



Northwest quarter (uninoculated) 313 lbs. 



Southeast quarter (seed inoculated) 189 lbs. 



Southwest quarter (seed and soil inoculated) 168 lbs. 



Total 1,371 lbs. 



It is cured to perfection, the leaves remaining on whde the stem is still green. Horse Texas will 

 almost break his harness to get some, while Buckeye disdains even to notice it. 



Corn was now a daily diet in our household. Of course we tried every variety of everything grown, 

 but nothing caused such a howl to be set up as the non-appearance of (jolden Bantam corn. It was 

 absolutely useless to put any other variety on the table as long as this little gem lasted. 



In the Senior Partner's phraseology, "it's the earliest, ugliest, sm'iUest, sweetest corn that grows. 

 If you once taste it you won't want any other." 'Tis extremely yellow, therefore not popular with 

 tradesman, but a decidedly good crop for home hampers. 



Italians were sent into the tomatoes to pick every morning now, for it required two and some- 

 times three of us a good part of the diy packing various produ3ts. Many a morning they have brought 

 in 1.5 to 18 bushels of tomatoes, while cabbage, radishes, lettuce, kale, kohl-rabi, carrots, eggplant, 

 corn, and beans, kept all hands pretty busy. 



We were informed by one of our Huntington neighbors that a little excursion had been planned 

 from that point to the farm for the 15th. Glad we were to hear it, for we were anxious to have more 

 people see and believe the stDries of the wonderful growth. For their benefit we had arranged part 

 of the day's pick on the front porch and it made a very good "agricultural exhibit" including corn, egg- 



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