142 MAIXE STATE COLLEGE. 



Dissolve the copper in a pail of hot water ; slake the lime in 

 another vessel : mix and dilute as above for use. 



Farmers are advised to club together in the purchase of appa- 

 ratus and chemicals, thus reducing expense. 



Necessary chemicals may be obtained in large quantities of : 

 Weeks (fc Potter Co., Boston. 

 Eimer & Amend, 205 Third Ave., New York. 

 W. S. Powell & Co., Baltimore, Md. 

 !Most of the materials may be purchased in small amounts at 

 the local drug store. 



Force pumps and other apparatus for spraying may be obtained 

 of any of the leading manufacturers, as : 



Field Force Pump Co., Lockport, N. Y. 

 G-ould's Manufacturing Co., Seneca Falls, N. Y. 

 W. & B. Douglass, Middletown, Conn. 

 The most satisfactory nozzle we have used is the "McGowen,** 

 manufactured by John J. McG-owen, Ithaca, N. Y. Our second 

 choice is the "Climax." manufactured by the Nixon Nozzle and 

 Machine Co , Davton. 0. 



W. M. MUNSON. 

 Maixe State College, 

 Orono. Me . March 1, 1894. 



BULLETIN No. 9. 

 TOMATOES. 



Much of the work with tomatoes during the past season was ir^ 

 continuation of experiments previously undertaken, and related 

 piincipally to methods of culture. The following condensed notes 

 will indicate in a general way the conclusions reached. 



1. JEffect of Early Setting : — Duplicate lots of plants were given 



the same treatment early in the season. One lot was removed to 



the field May 23, the other a week later. The first lot was severely 



checked by frost May 27, but in spite of this fact the plants 



recovered and there was practically no difference in the yield of the 



two lots. The slight variation found, was in favor of the early set 



plants. 



Conclusion : — Indications stiU point to the value of early setting 



of tomato plants. 



