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ground in which the throw-outs from another bed 

 were planted. At the start the cabbages were 

 miserably weakly plants. Under humogen treat- 

 ment, however, they picked up well, and though they 

 matured rather later, there was in the end nothing to 

 choose between the originally weakly plants after 

 the treatment with humogen, and those cultivated 

 along ordinary lines. 



In discussing the results generally Mr. Weathers 

 emphasized to me the importance of digging in the 

 humogen instead of merely using it as a top-dressing, 

 but there was no doubt left in his mind as to the 

 marked improvement to be obtained through a use 

 of the peat, both in the increase of the crop and in 

 the early maturing of it. 



In the short space available in this chapter I have 

 tried to indicate the basis on which the case for 

 humogen stands. Both from the laboratory stand- 

 point and from the standpoint of the grower under 

 glass the value of humogen as a routine method of 

 treatment seems to me definitely established. The 

 experiments made to extend the use of humogen to 

 field-work on a large scale are extremely encouraging, 

 and at present there seems no reason to doubt that, 

 when suitably applied, results comparable with 

 those got in the laboratory and greenhouse will be 

 obtained in the field. If this result, however, is to 

 be obtained rapidly, the co-operation of the farmers 

 and the farming stations throughout the country is 

 essential, as it is only by extensive experiments care- 

 fully carried out that the conditions necessary for 

 the best results will be satisfactorily determined. 



