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fair yield before the vines were killed by disease. It is probable 
that there were a good many unsprayed fields which paid expenses 
and some which returned a small profit. However, it is our be- 
lief that a majority of the unsprayed fields failed to pay expenses. 
In this connection it is interesting to observe how the sprayed 
fields came out financially. The following table shows the cost 
of growing and gathering, cost of spraying, value of crop and 
the net profit on the four experiment fields: 
THE Cost oF GROWING, GATHERING AND SPRAYING AND THE PROFIT ON THE 
EXPERIMENT FIELDS. 


Bete Batt & eas oe q 
25 Age batperey yo a5 
Location of experiment. gE a0 aS a shee rie & 
3 42) S ees 80 mH ORT a MS Ou tu 
tet neg SBOxsas a) ha wd 
oOs ed 0 O-n © PON 0 BF sons OD 
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Greenlawn ......... $54 80 $23 74 $78 54 $145 67 $67 13 
PRPGM OP ATK Os. ss < 6 os 47 79 22 10 69 89 83 24 13 35 
DEVEILU CK. 0s esas S's 29 33 15 60 44 93 30 22 §6*14 71 
Smithtown Branch.. 59 72 17 03_—C 76 75 83 49 6 74 
* Loss. 
In each case, except on the field at Mattituck (which does not 
count), there was a profit over and above all expenses of growing, © 
gathering and spraying. 
From observations made on cucumber spraying experiments 
during the past three years we believe we are safe in saying that 
there is considerable profit in growing pickles on Long Island at 
$1.25 per thousand provided spraying is practiced and the crop is 
given proper care. 
COMMENTS ON THE COST OF SPRAYING. 
Although the spraying outfits used in the four experiments 
were essentially identical and the fields sprayed of approximately 
the same size, the cost of spraying varied considerably, as may be 
seen from the following table: 
