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far as can be judged, at this time in perfect health. Although the 
experiments are not as definite in their results as was hoped for, 
we think the following conclusions may be safely drawn from them: 
First. That kerosene can be used on many of our trees and 
plants when they are in a dormant state, without injury. 
Second. That it will prove successful in destroying the eggs of 
the aphis and other insect pests, wherever it is possible to reach 
them with the spray. 
Turd. That it can be used at a nominal cost. 
SEED SELECTION. 
EXPERIMENT WITH Beans, LARGE AND SMALL SEED. 
When we consider the importance of the seed in the growing 
of any crop and the large amount of money expended by farmers 
and gardeners in our State alone in the purchase of seeds, annu- 
ally, for the growing of farm and garden products, we see the 
importance of the selection of perfect seeds, and the great loss 
occasioned by the planting of worthless and impure seeds. | 
In 1887 an experiment was planned to cover a series of years 
testing the gain or loss in crop by the planting of selections of. 
large and small seeds. It was intended to test a great number of 
field and garden seeds in this manner, but owing to the limited 
amount of time that could be given to the work, the experiments 
have been confined to one variety of bean. Golden Wax was 
selected, as it was thought by its earliness two crops might be 
grown in one season, and in this way secure two sets of experi- 
ments in the same year. The selection was unfortunate as but 
one crop could be matured, and as it is a garden variety and has 
never been bred for a field bean, the yield was very small com- 
pared with white beans grown for a shelled crop. It also proved 
very susceptible to disease, and the present summer quite a per- 
centage of the crop was lost by a fungus disease which attacked 
the vines. But the results obtained from the trials are thought 
to be of sufficient interest to warrant their publication. 
For the first year’s experiment two quarts of Golden Wax beans 
were purchased from a miscellaneous lot found at one of the 
stores in the place. From these two sizes were selected and 
marked Nos. 1 and 2. For No.1 the largest and finest beans were ~ 
taken, and No. 2 was the smallest seed that could be found in the 
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