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but while the texture of the fruits on the sprayed plants re- 
mained the same as at first, those on the unsprayed plants 
became soft and watery and of poor quality. 
This experiment was repeated in detail during the season of 
1905, with the exception that the variety used was Jewel in- 
stead of Earliana. Plants were set June 3. Bordeaux was 
applied on July 22, 29; August 7, 14, 22. 
The following table gives dates of picking and the yield of 
ripe and green fruits in pounds: 












TABLE 17. 
‘TRIMMED TO I uN oh ree 
STEM AND TIED wone pied ate UNSUPPORTED. 
TO STAKES. - a 
DATE OF PICKING. es, | : Ko} se 
| Ve) | ao} U Lo} uU TS 
m v Fs 4 > 
| im) Py Pr 
| a. | z a = a. S 
D Q L pa L Q, 
= D e i = D 
be ee : = = 
See Se | : y a 
August 15, - - - O + 3 teem O 
August 30, ; -.- > - 24 4 I + 4 4 
September 5, - - - $ 34 O O 4 I 
September 7, - - - I 14 4 4 2 I 
September 15, - : a a 74 6 44 IO 
September 18, - - 4 74 II gt 144 154 
September 21, - - 3 34 54 54 4 6 
September 24, - - 24 82 52 8+ a 124 
September 30, - - O 4 3 S$ 24 y 
October 4, ~ = - B B 2 64 12 32 
October 7, : ~ - 4 I aoe 4 2 62 
Cictober-12,\ 2 + j - Oona ans bn O Oe a 44 I 2 
Dotalripe, -. - - - 214 374 37 54+ 42 66 
Green, October 12, -— 44 10 B3ee ea 03 124 474+ 
RO tale me at) ah t5Sop 254 47 JOty Watt 74 54% 113% 


At the time of first picking the lower leaves of the unsprayed 
plants were beginning to turn yellow and die. October 1 the 
foliage of the unsprayed vines was gone, except a little tuft at 
the end of each stem. 
As with the experiment of the previous year, the difference 
in quality between the fruit from the sprayed and unsprayed 
plants was very marked. Soon after the first picking the un- 
sprayed vines set no more fruits, though the ones already set 
ripened off as rapidly as those on the sprayed plants. 
