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and air-slaked lime in the drills. On every treated plat in Series 
I the yield was considerably greater than on the adjoining un- 
treated plat, the increase varying from 5924 pounds to 15013 
pounds per acre; or in terms of barrels" from 40 to 100 barrels 
per acre. Certainly, this is a very creditable showing for the 
surphur-lime treatment. : 
The results in Series I indicate that the smaller amounts of 
125 and 250 pounds per acre were more beneficial than the 
larger amounts; but these results are to be considered only as 
indications, because plats at the opposite ends of the field do not 
admit of close comparison with each other. That this is true is 
shown by the fact that the check Plat B at the south end of the 
field yielded 486 pounds while the check Plat L at the north end 
yielded only 183 pounds. Smut was more severe toward the 
north end and the onion maggot also caused more damage there. 
The results in Series II show that sulphur, even when used 
alone, is tolerably efficient as a preventive of smut. Here, as 
in Series I, every treated plat yielded more than its adjoining 
check plat, and the difference varied from 2818 pounds per acre 
to 8193 pounds per acre; or from 183 barrels to 543 barrels per 
acre. 
Since Series II adjoined Series I, there is reason to believe 
that the results obtained in the two series represent roughly the 
efficiency of sulphur and lime used together as compared with 
sulphur used alone. 
In Series II the larger quantities of sulphur appeared to give 
the better results, which is in direct contrast to the results in 
Series I, where sulphur and lime were used together; but as 
has already been stated close comparisons can nct be made be- 
tween plats located at opposite ends of the field. The yield per 
acre on Plat S should have been quite as large as on Plat K 
because Plats K and S were in close proximity at the worst 
infested end of the field and their check Plats L, and T, gave 
approximately the same yield. 
“In Orange County the onicns are sold mostly ty the barrel. <A barrel 
of onions weighs about 150 pounds. - 
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