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MAINE STATE COLLEGE 



The table shows the relative earliness and the per cent of heads 



formed. 



table v. 



EFFECT OF TRIMMING CAULIFLOWERS. 



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Alabaster. 

 Trimmed 



Not trimmed 



\ .- 



Erfurt (Large Early Dwarf). 



Trimmed 



Not trimmed 



Erfurt (Ordinary). 



Trimmer! 



Not trimmed 



Prize Earliest. 



Trimmed 



Not trimmed 



Stadtholder. 



Trimmed 



Not trimmed 



3 4 



4 5 



5 



7 



4 



7 



4 



10 



12 



11 



12 



10 



13 



11 



13 



17 



19 



18 



19 



10 . 



14 



9 



13 



5 



10 



3 



9 



83.3 



91. 7 



76.9 

 84.6 



89.5 

 94.7 



71.4 



69.2 



50.0 

 33.3 



As a rule, the per cent of heads formed was greater from plants 

 not trimmed. There was practically no difference in the earliness 

 of the two lots, nor was there a marked difference in the size of 

 the heads. 



Conclusion ; Results obtained will not warrant us in commending 

 the practice of trimming cauliflower plants severely at time of set- 

 ting in the field. 



5. Varieties: Nearly all of the more important varieties of 

 cauliflower were grown in our gardens the past season for purposes 

 of, comparison. We found, as was expected, a marked variation 

 in different strains of the same type. The accompanying table will 

 give a comprehensive view of the comparative merits of the differ- 

 ent strains and varieties as regards earliness, percentage of heads 

 formed, and average weight of heads. The latter quality is neces- 

 sarily only relative ; for a few days time, even after the head is 

 readv for market makes a decided difference in weight. 



