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In the summer of 1909 Mr. Newman erected the discharge wires 

 over eight acres of strawberry plants, which gave a return of 

 rather over 4! tons to the acre. 



The Highfield Nurseries Co., Essex, have this year installed a 

 new type of machine for electrifying the atmosphere of glasshouses 

 invented by Mr. Clark, of Bishopston, Nr. Bristol. The dimen- 

 sions of the house in which the trial is to take place are 2Ooft. by 

 24ft. and it is fitted with about i,oooft. of overhead wire. The 

 inventor states that his apparatus with complete outfit would not 

 cost more than 36, and the cost of working it to generate the 

 discharge for a house of the above size would not be more than 

 35. a week. The results of this experiment will be watched for 

 with great interest. 



