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MAIKE -TATE COLLEGE 



III — Notes of Tomatoes. 



As heretofore, special attention was given to methods of culture- 

 rather than to a multiplicity of varieties. Many of the experi- 

 ments undertaken last season were repeated, for as before stated, 



[ - tive conchas: ns can not be drawn from a single season's work. 



1. Effects oj Eo. -"; Setting: A dozen plants of each of three 

 variet i used in the test. All were given similar treatment 



in the house. The first lot was removed to the field May 23d The 

 other a week later Owing to a heavy frost on the night of May 

 27th the early set plants were severely checke 1 : while the weather 

 for some 'lays was cold and raw. bnt very dry. In spite of this 



: the hist lot recuperate \ anol i<y the frst of October there was 

 ocahy no difference in the two lots. 

 Table V[I gives an exact statement of the results : 



TABLE VII. 

 EFFECT OF EAELT SETTING. 







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a 











— - 



■-' 















X 









- -_ 



> 





- - 







uc 























S3 - 



Z, ^Z 



z - 















Q z 



- z 



< 









— 





- I 



I 



7-Z- 





— a . 



_"- ; "x 



ffi -z 



-. - , 



- '- - 



- '- Z 







- ~ - 



; z - f z c .= -r- 



BucKEiE State. 



First setting Aug- 9- - 



Second setting Ang. 10.. 



Bfbpee's Climax. 



First setting Aug. 4.- 



Second setting Ang. 2. . 



Great B. B 



First setting Ang. 27.- 



Second setting -July 27- - 



11.0 

 8.6 



27.3 

 33.6 



23-9 

 29.5 



I 



5-3 10.0 



-.4 

 10-4 



S-6 

 11.0 



6.4 



a t 



1.3 



2.0 



1(> .8 

 4.9 aO.8 1.2 



13.9 

 6-0 134 



1.3 

 1.9 



4 5 



10.8 



- 

 15-5 



There was very little difference in the time of ripening of the first 

 fruits : an he Gist of C date ae late as can usually be 



relied on for tomatoes, there was practically no difference in the 

 number of fruits produced by the two lots. The slight variation 

 found was in favor of the early set plants. 



