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'?G6 Report on Frevention and Cure of “ Potato Disease. 
disease. Both applications were effectual. "With the “ Iraperator,” 
a lessening of disease from 3 '28 per cent, to ’80 per cent., together 
with large increase of crop, was obtained by the early dressing 
applied twice, but the later application showed neither lowering of 
disease nor gain of crop. 
Table It. — B edfordshire. 
Dressings per acre 
Sound tubers [oiscased tuber; 
per acre | per acre 
L’ercent- 
age of 
disease 
Increase of 
crop per acre, 
souud tubers 
Cost of 
dressing 
per acre 
1 
“WHITE ELEPHANT 
t. 
cwt. qr. Ib. t. civt 
. qr. lb. 
per cent. 
t. cwt. qr. lb. 
1. d. 
A 120 gals., July 14 
7 
7 2 5 [0 0 
2 25 
•0.5 
0 19 0 4 
9 0 
B 135 „ Aug. 10 
8 
14 2 21 10 2 
1 20 
1-40 
2 0 1 12 
9 0 
0 
6 
8 1 9 'o 7 
1 24 
5-49 
— 
— 
“IMPERiiTOIl.’’ 
. f 120 gals., July 27 \ 
■^il20„ Sept. 5/ 
12 
6 0 olo 2 
0 C 
•80 
3 9 2 0 
18 0 
B 120 „ „ „ 
7 
18 2 0 0 4 
1 
1 12 
3-73 
0 18 0 0 
[decrease! 
9 0 
C 
8 
10 2 0 0 6 
0 0 
3-28 
— 
— 
Plot A, early application ; B, late application ; C, untrc-nteJ. 
The general result here is to show the efficacy of an early 
dressing, applied once, or, if necessary, twice, both in lessening 
disease and in increasing crop. 
3. Lincolnshire, Mr. G. C. Healey's Farm . — Disease was but 
slight with the “ Myatt’s Ashleaf,” rather more with “ Snowdrop,” 
Table III.— Lincolnshire. 
Dressings per acre 
Sound tubers 
Diseased tubers 
Percent- 
age of 
disease 
per acre 
per acre 
Increase of Cost of 
crop per acre, dres ing 
sound tubers iper ere 
“MYATT’S ASHLEAF” 
t. 
cwt. 
qr 
lb. 
t. 
cwt. qr. 
lb. 'per cent. 
t. 
cwt. 
qr. 
lb. 
' i. 
d. 
/ 90 gals. July 211 
\ 100 „ Aug. 0 ] 
7 
5 
2 
0 
0 
3 0 
0 
2-02 
0 
11 
2 
0 
IG 
1 
3 
120 „ 
0 
18 
0 
0 
0 
4 0 
0 
2-81 
0 
4 
0 
0| 9 
0 
0 
14 
0 
0 
0 
4 2 
0 
2 12 
1 _ 
‘ SNOWDROP ” 
/ 120 gals. July 21 ! 
\ 100 „ Aug. 0 ] 
9 
11 
0 
0 
0 
1 0 
0 
•52 
17 
0 
0 
17 
3 
120 ,. 
7 
14 
0 
0 
0 
0 0 
0 
3-76 
1 
0 
0 
0 
9 
0 
6 
11 
0 
0 
0 
13 0 
0 
9-40 
“MAGNUM 
BONUM ’ 
> 
f 90 gals. July 21 
\ 120 „ Aug. 0 \ 
10 
7 
2 
0 
none 
— 
2 
15 
2 
0 
17 
0 
200 „ „ 21 
8 
8 
0 
0 
»» 
— 
0 
16 
0 
0 
16 
8 
— 
7 
12 
0 
0 
— 
— 
Plo t A, early application ; B, late application ; 0, untrea t ed. 
