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roller can be made any desired length. It will be necessary to 

 provide some extra cover for each coldframe to use on very cold 

 nights, for the single thickness of cloth will not turn more than a 

 slight frost. The beds should always be well banked at the ends 

 and sides with earth."— i^. S. Earle, Bull. 108, Ala. Exp. Sta. 

 (1900). 



" Consolidated Summary of Besults of Methods of Training 



YIELD SOUND YIELD ROTTEN PER CENT ROT- 

 VINES, HOW TREATED. FRUIT. FRUIT. TEN. 



Untrained 157 lbs. 14 oz. 34 lbs. 7 oz. 20. 



Staked 197 " 5 " 15 " 7 " 7.9 



Hilled.. 184 " 10 " 20 " 14 " 10.8 



Mulched 253 " 14 " 44 " 4 " 17.5 



This summary shows that (a) the smallest yield was given by 

 the untrained vines; and that (5) the percentage of rotten fruit on 



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Fig. 126. Type of the large round American tomato. 



these was greater than in any other ease ; that (c) staked vines gave 

 a larger percentage of sound fruit than untrained, and {d } showed 

 the smallest percentage of decayed fruit in the experiment; {e) 

 hilling did not give any striking results; (/) mulching greatly 

 increased the productiveness, and {g) also the tendency to rot. 

 These are the results obtained during a year of unusually large 

 precipitation during June, and marked by light rainfall in August 

 and September."— Joj^n Craig, Bull, 47, Iowa Exp. Sta. (1900). 



