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returns were being made to the factory during the last 
week of September, as at any time during the season. It 
was one of a few fields to make its heaviest returns prior 
to October 1st. 
This field suffered for water the whole season, but 
especially during the latter part of July when water was 
demanded the most. It can be truly said that the scar¬ 
city of water was responsible for the light yield which 
this field gave. The late set plants gave no returns. 
The comparison that could be made here showed the 
superiority of the transplanted plants. 
Another field, to which particular attention was given, 
was one of about three acres on very sandy land. About 
two-thirds of it had been manured with unrotted sheep 
manure. The plants were from the original bed and of 
fair size, set in open field about May 20th. There was a 
portion of the field set about two weeks later than the 
above. About July 20th the early plants on the manured 
land had considerable fruit of good size and it was still 
setting. The plants set later were much smaller and were 
just commencing to form the fruit. By the last week in 
August the vines on the manured land were large and 
thrifty, well set with fruit. They had been yielding some 
ripe fruit for nearly a month. Delivery to the factory 
was made at the time of opening, August 25th. The 
yield was 30,194 lbs. besides much shipped to market. 
The heaviest deliveries were made about September 20th. 
The vines on the unfertilized land gave much tne lighter 
yield and were about three weeks later ripening. Water 
was used in abundance but this was made necessary by so 
much dry heating material in the soil. As an instance of 
what early planting and good plants will do, we record 
the following: The above grower had a few good plants 
set in the garden in April and protected for a time from 
frosts and winds. These plants ripened fruit July 20th 
and bore well for the season. 
Special mention might be made of many fields but it 
will suffice to give a general account of results. In nearly 
every instance when small plants were set rather late in 
open field, and especially on land given no special prep¬ 
aration, fruit formation did not commence until about 
July 20th. From observation made this season it is found 
that the time required to ripen the fruit after formation 
is from forty to fifty days. This was true of the first fruit 
that formed. If the forming of the fruit is delayed until 
the 20th of July there will be none ripe before the first of 
