198 HATCH EXPERIMENT STATIOX. 



The crops raised during the season of 181)G were : — 



Onions (Danvers Globe). 

 Tomatoes (Dwarf Champion). 

 Beans (Dwarf Ilortieultural). 

 Sweet Corn (Early Crosb}'). 



[Jan. 



Onions. 



The seed was sown April 28. Each plat contained fifteen 

 rows 14 inches apart ; the weeds were kept down by fre- 

 quent use of the hand cultivator ; the crop was weeded by 

 hand twice; the crop was rolled September 7. Those plats 

 (4, 5, 6) which received their potash supply in form of 

 high-grade sulphate of potash matured first, while those 

 plats (1, 2, 3) receiving muriate of potash matured some- 

 what later. The crop upon Plat 1 was the latest to mature, 

 while that upon Phit 2, receiving nitrate of soda, was the 

 most advanced plat in the field. The onions were pulled 

 September 7, topped October 5 and weighed October 9. 



To7naioes. 



It was deemed best in this experiment to procure an 

 earlier maturing variety than the one used in the preceding 

 year, to meet our market demands. The plants were started 

 at the plant house of the horticultural department. The 

 plants were set May 21 3 to 4 feet apart, two rows in each 

 plat ; each plat contained 44 plants ; they were cultivated 

 five times and hand-hoed three times. 



