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Mangolds. Some 18 per cent, increase; but estimation merely 

 by cartloads, and as loads varied, being biggest where crop heaviest, 

 real increase should be greater. 



Strawberries. First complete picking, June 28th. Electrified 

 56 lb.; control, 33 Ib. (Area of electrified is only 56 per cent., 

 size of control area). Final difference, July xoth. Increase 25 

 per cent. 



Evesham, 1908. 



Strawberries. Acceleration as previously, thus: Pickings on 

 June 2oth and 22nd give electrified i 318 lb.; control i 876 lb. 

 (Electrified area 56 per cent, size of control). Final result. De- 

 crease 9 per cent. (July 8th). Dry season. 



Wheat. Electrified (7,68 acres) 32,5 bushels per acre; control 

 (10.2 acres) 26,15 bushels per acre; increase, 24.3 per cent. 



Tomatoes. Variety Bryant's Special (grown to single stem). 



Electrified Control 



A B 



Number of plants 483 929 148 



Total fruit picked (lb.) . ... i 390 3 175 358 



Lb. per plant . 2.9 3.5 2.4 



Fruit picked ripe and sound 



before September 24th. . . 175 333 15 



The control area and electrified area A were to all appearances 

 exactly comparable as to situation and soil, while area B had a 

 somewhat better aspect and was occasionally irrigated by the over- 

 flow of a pond. 



Bitton, 1908. 



(High tension Electricity from Coil and Valves etc.). 



Cucumbers. 



