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EXPERIMENT STATION. 



[Jan. 



Table I. 



The Bordeaux mixture was made up of 3 pounds of lime and 

 4 pounds of copper sulfate to 50 gallons of water. One pound 

 of the neutral copper acetate was used to 50 gallons of water. 

 Two pounds of resin iish-oil soap were used with the Bordeaux 

 mixture in all cases and with the acetate. 



The crop was gathered from these plots and their checks on 

 dates and in amounts as follows, the quantities being given in 

 bushels : — 



Table II. 



It will be noted from this table that the results of the spray- 

 ing were far more marked with the Howe variety than with 

 either of the others. Moreover, Plot A showed a much greater 

 increase than the other Howe plot. The only difference in the 



