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county. The plats were treated alike. The results ob- 
tained were as follows: 

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3 
wn oa oe 
CONDITIONS. las lealheu 
Serres: 
z » Me camen ted rhe elesioklag 
l 
f 1 | 587 | 181 [33.70 
American Triumph.} 2 | 618 | 205 |33.15 
Beet do» Gna all abe SGP eR Rey Retentive clay loam.}| 3 | 695 | 147 (21.15 
Plants medium h’g’t.} 4 | 656 | 201 |80.64 
Rows 33 feet long. 5 | 680 | 173 |25.44 
AYVCTALS | tecioeh = ary “Eree a 637.2) 181.4/28.81 
(Amer. Triumph. Soil) 1 59 20 |33.89 
hard clayey loam,} 2] 57 20 (35.08 
somewhat stony, on| 3] 63 20 |31.74 
PEA B45 S).: SEG ha Ba toe knoll. Plantsbelow; 4} 60 9 {15.00 
medium size. Rows} 5 | 57 22 |38.59: 
10 feet long. -———) --—_|--— 
BV OIAL CIS persue cide Seis om 59.2} 18.2/30.86: 
Amer. Triumph. Toe 3 | 4.41 
Soil clayey loam,| 2 | 63 TiULpae 
PGA, MI FE os good. Plants below; 3, 80 5 | 6.25: 
medium size. Rows 4 | 66 11 |16.66 
10 feet long. | 5 | 85 ; 17 (20.00 
NMOTSG: ci ace eitcter a oniallea ae | 72.4, 8.6/11.68 
1 
- age soil clayey loam,| 2 | 135 20 (14.81 
good. Plants of aver-| 3 | 132 29 /21.21 
height. Rows 10; 4} 140 48 (34.28: 
feet long. 5 | 107 30 |28.03: 
| Amer. Triumph. Aver- 164 15 | 9.14 
—_—— = 
AVOTAPO. te ccs ce ee ene 135.6} 28.4/21.49: 

Combining the averages of the four plats, and averaging 
these, we obtain the following figures : 





Average Average | Average per 
no. panicles| smutty pan. |cent. of smut: 
per plat. per plat. per plat. 
PIAL: Dons gid s hits mere ek ck eee 637.2 181.4 28.81 
Plat BEST CI08 PA. Jae OS | 59.2 18.2 30.86 
PilstrOr tated... ech oc ci eye 72.4 8.6 11.68 
Plat aD, sivwsiandicty ce eeu atin | 135.6 28.4 21.49 
226.1 59.15 23.21 
The loss in the above four plats is very large, as can be 
easily seen by reference to the figures, even when consider- 
ing plat C, where the loss is least. Under such circum- 
stances, where disease seems carried on from generation to 
