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July 5). Bugs were kept well under control. There was little 
if any blight and no rot in this experiment, but there was a severe 
attacks of flea beetles which were considerably checked by the 
spraying. 
The expense account included the following items: 
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Imetest No, I the rows were 060 x 3 it.; in, Fest No. 2, 801 x 3 
ft. The yields were as follows: 
Test No. 1— Two sprayed rows, 2490 lbs.=313.7 bu. per acre. 
Average of two check rows, 1010 lbs.==254.5 bu. per acre. 
Increase in yield due to spraying, 59.2 bu. per acre. 
Test No. 2.— Two sprayed rows, 2000 lbs.==271.5 bu. per acre. 
Average of two check rows, 717.5 lbs.=194.8 bu. per acre. 
Increase in yield due to spraying, 76.7 bu. per acre. 
Average increase in the two tests, 67.9 bu. per acre. 
At 70 cents pér bushel!! 67.9 bushels have a value of $47.53. 
After deducting the expense of spraying, $10.13 per acre, there 
remains a net profit of $37.40 per acre. 
SUMMARY OF BUSINESS EXPERIMENTS IN 1907. 
The principal features of the fourteen farmers’ business experi- 
ments are shown in the following table: 
™ Between the time of digging Test No. 1 and Test No. 2 the market 
price of potatoes rose from 60 to 80 cents per bushel. Hence, the average 
price of 70 cents is used. 
