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number of plants of each of three varieties were given ordinary deep 

 cultivation, while a duplicate lot, planted by the side of the first 

 was given very shallow cultivation. The first lot was cultivated 

 about once in ten days with a Planet Jr. horse hoe ; the second was 

 hoed by hand at the same time. 



The results obtained are shown in table XI. 



TABLE XL 



DEEP VS. SHALLOW CULTIVATION OF EGG PLANTS. 







OB 

 +3 ' 











§ s 





c« <B 











HM 







tZrS 



cS . 



<w o3 









o2^ 



ss 



Ogp 



Variety. 



fH 



53 ' ot > '? 



S3? 



S two's 





^2 





43w 



* s=s 





ss 



.2^ 



9 a 



^£,2 







■ p <v& 



S 43 



0> 0J 43 





£ a 



y A& e3 



Aci 



ChP oi 



Round White. 













n 



10 



17 



90.9 





15 



10 



14 



66. T 



Oeeole. 











jj 



13 



7 



9 



53.8 





12 



2 



2 



16.7 



New York Improved. 













14 



5 



5 



35. "7 





15 



6 



7 



46 T 







As will be observed Creole and Round White were much more 

 productive when deep cultivation was practiced. New York 

 Improved was very unproductive in both cases, but the plants given 

 surface cultivation were slightly the more productive. The season 

 was very dry and it is probable the chief advantage of the deep cul- 

 tivation was in driviog the feeding roots downward, the lose earth 

 above forming a mulch. 



Conclusion : Better effects appear to result from the deep culti- 

 vation of egg plants with the horse hoe than from shallow hand 

 work. 



3. Is Frequent Cultivation Essential"? The writer has usually 

 advised cultivating egg plants as often as once a week. And is 

 often met by the farmer with the objection of "•too much bother." 

 An attempt was made the present season to determine if frequent 



