CIHM Microfiche Series (IMonographs) ICIMH Collection de microfiches (monographles) Canadian Inatituta for Historical IMicroraproductions / Institut Canadian da microraproductiona historiquas i tfi i Ti The Institut copy availal may be bibi the image significant!) checi acre, rough W8.te land, the acreage in tobacco and corn wa. added to. Fifteen acre* of tobacco, inelmiing nine of im| rove.1 Burloy and .ix of Warne, were experimented with Fifteen acre, of Improved I^eaming Corn and 44 .,f wheat were also grown. The balan... of the farm included an orchard of about un acre and r.,ugh land uwd for buildings and pasture. The orrhnrd. The orchard which wan badl.v in need of i.runinif. roinprised 26 treei. Several (f the trees were badly infested with the San .Toa.' scale an.» l.ilU ..p-ar.. w«h conducted a r.i.ng to the rule, of the fanadian S.hhI .irowcr.' A.*.ci«tion. A iK.rtion of the crop will bejH,l,i for «.e.l purp. hut the .•.•ed corn i- 1hm..K fe.1 to hog.. A-curate account .- be.ng kept of the feed .uuuv! and the difference iH-tw^m the «-lling and buynm pr.ce of the pig. will r..pn.<.cnt the price, obtained for the wheat and com. A. .11 event., .ome „.nure will b.- nu.de on the farm. thu. doing away with a lot of heavy tcunung The area in corn wa, .e,>ded with clover. ju..t before the la.t clt.vat.on. at the rate of 7 ,>ound. ,-r acre, hut the .ecd wa, .0 long in gern.inatinK that ,t n.ade very little growth in the fall. In the light of two ,vear. ex,K.rienc.. w.th th.. n.ethod. the writer would .ay that thi* practice ha. not been a .ucce«». The wheat. Dflw.on* CoMeu ( haff variety, yielded no bu*heU ,..r acre. l)e*p.te the verv dry *ca-on there wa. a fairly good catch of clover in thi.. crop. Ow.ng to .on.e .nmt being found the wheat wa* treated l^fore .owing with «/""""''";"'"'";" of 1 pound of the for.uer to 4.. gallon, of water. The « acre, of wheat oget er w. 1 4 acre, of oat. to b,. .own in the .pri..g. will he .ceded w.th clover at the rate of 1.. po\ind. per acre. Plant Bed Experiments. Scareih of planU A. in former year, there wa. « .carcity of ,ee.lH.,g. in «>n.e section, ju.t at .etti,.g tiu.e, and plant, were .dd a. high a. $1.7:^ per thou.and Owing to the extcM.io,. of the ,ol,a. rop into .ooti .n. of O,.tar.o where .t had not previou.lv been «row... and owing to the large increase in the acreage .n E*.ex and Kern covmtie.. .e,.llinR. were in .trong de.nand de.pite the fact that the favorable spring p,..hed the plant, alon.. Mo.t of the grower, provided larger areas for the.r plant blu and ,cores of he-l. were e.tabli.hed on new s. il that had never grown a plant before. In ,on.e .cction. there wn. „uite a .narked te>.denc,v to adopt the u.e r.{ gla.s .ash a. a cover top and n. a n.ean. of obtaining enrl.er plant. Some bed. under glass were not a. even a. tho.e grown under cotton but the plant, be.ng thinner on the ground, were stronger and .nore healthy. Different Kinds of Beds Established on the Fann. Seventeen hundred square feet of M. were esfabli.hed n.vorling to the following methods : 1. Hot bed with c.ittim i-overinB. i. Colli liwl with iiitton corefinir. 3. Hot bed with glau ovfring. 4. Cold htMl with rUm nivcriiitf. 6. Hot l«d with .lilTen-iit ,.roi«^rt !....• of .|*«ltt applifd to th.- "rdinury ■M>il. H. Cold bc with ^^1 which hud Uf.i .wolleu for thr«. dtty«. A plant U-d f.-rtili/t-r-tiold Duit-applitii at ^S iH^und |H..r ..luur-. foot wu, rukfd in w.ll un.l u thin layer of hlu.k virgin .oil (about i"-\") wa. M'r.-ad ovur the ordinary -«.il. On one or two In-.!, the ,.-d wa* .own on th.- or.hnurv ,o,! but the plant* ch.mi- up very uneven a.i.l ...ver were a. gooil a. where the v.rg.n *...l vai applied. The dark eoloure.!. friable ioil. »een.ed to .uit the requirement, o. ihi. variety, the ,^-d came up very evenly and the .eedling* made rapid growth fr.m. the ttart, being ready for letting May IH. The sml w.i. sown ut the rate of a heapiuK tea*poonful per 70 «.|i>arc teet. The bed* were about the right .lensity. the ph.nt. were strong and had a rich Kre,-.. eu*t. In the light of three year* ex|*rienee with different method, of e.tablHh.ng plant bed* for this variety, it woul.l upi^ar that the one above outlineil h preferable. Owiiw to the intent heat develoix-d under the glass sash particularly where toe dark soil was used, it wu« found advantageous to give a very thin toat of l.me on the under side of the glass. By so doing the ten.-vrature was suffic.ently h.gh and the goil was kept inoi»t more easily. The Management of Cold Bedi under Olaw. On account of the volume of air in the cold bed with glas. covering being limited great ci-rc is ne<-essary not to allow the temi^rature to run too high. The other precaution not to have too n.u.'h .-old air on the tender plants to chill them .s necessary, (iive as much ventilation as possible in order to develop thrifty, stocky plants. A close muggy atmosphere produces leggy plants and invites disease. Watering should l« done in the forepart of the afternoon in order to let the surface of the soil and the plants have a chance to dry off before closing the frames. If verv warm sunshiny weather prevails, it will be ne<-essary to water the Ivds twice each dav to keep the soil moist. During last springs management of the beds, this practice was found almost compulsory if the beds were to be kept moist. The soil should be kept damp throughout but never wet. Methods of Ettablithing Burley Beds. Experiment 1. Cold l>ed. glass covering, fertilize.1 at 'i» pound i>er square foot. Gold Dust fertilizer. }" black soil on ordinary soil sown dry seed April 1.->. 8 Experiment 2. Cold bed, cotton covering, fertilized Mo pound per square foot, Gold Dust fertiliser, also a light application of hen manure worked into the so.l Sowed swollen seed i oz. per 100 square feet. April Ifi, thick seeding. Experiment 3. (a) Cold bed, cotton covering, fine stable manure worked into the soil fertilized at Mo pound per square foot nitrate of soda sown April 24, sprouted seed. (b) Same as above; glass covering. Experiment 4. Cold bed, glass cover mg. fertilized at i pound per square foot; at M2 pound per square foot; at ^ pound per square foot, raked in well on surface of ordinary soil. Sown April 24, sprouted seed. Experiment 5. Hot bed, cotton covering, a light application of hen manure worked into the soil fertilized at Mo pound per square foot; Oold Dust fertilizer. Sown April 15, dry seed. Experiment 6. Hot bed, class covering, fertilized at i pound per square foot; at i4j pound per square foot; at A pound per square foot on surface of ordinary soil. Sown April 24, sprouted seed. H \l i\ i Notei on Beds. The earliebt and strongest plants were obtained from beds under experiment 1. As in the case of Warne variety beds, the dark soil with the glass covering gave excellent results. The hot beds under cotton gave plants about 2 weets earlier than those grown in the cold bed. The latter beds did not do well, the soil not containing enough humus to bring the plants along quickly at the start. Where the sprouted seed was sown April 24 the plants made good progress, this being one of the best beds. The heavier application of fertilizer at 1 pound per s-2 i V I r t- 9 (4) If possible make up the beds 10 days before sowing to allow the weed seeds to germinate. (5) Apply a plant bed fertilizer at Vio pound per square foot. (IJ) Do not so\i too thickly, a teaspoouful (H oz.) to 70 square feet is a safe tjuantity to sow. (7) To hasten the t;ro\vth of tlie siedlinfTs, use a stilutiou of nitrate of soda i lioiind to -2 gallons of water, ur a solution of lien iiianiiro one part of the stock solu- tion to !(• ]>arts of water. (^) (live liglit t're(|uont waferinfrs in warm weather every (hiy. especially if glass is being used as a covering. (I') Obtain early plants it' a well matured and paying crop is e.xpeuted. Experiments with Virginia Type Tobacco. Tin' "oil. Tiie importance of sel.-eiinn of the soil was again very conclusively shown this season. Where the soil was a light coloured friable sand or sandy loam the leaf made a more uniform growth and matured more evcnl.v, giving a lighter <'iiIoiired product of good texture. The best adapted parts of the field wore easily picked out. A small portion cf the (> acre plot tended to have a close clayey nature and the tobacco on this area never ripened up |U'operly, always retaining the green cast. While the area in Fssex and Kent counties adapted for this variet.y is quite limited, still there are a few types of light coloured sandy soil and gravelly spots well suited for the production of Warne. A light porous sandy soil of average fertility will give the best coloured leaf. Plant this tobacco on ground that has previously grown a crop or two of Burlcy. The infiurnce of the /season. However, the distribution of the rainfall, a cold bat'kward spring or a \vini— n 10 i. none too long for this type of leaf. Further, two acre. ™d to bo sufficient to Landle in one kiln during one .eason. if the bo.t product wa. looked f,>r. CuUural ,n.-n,o ariu .i» brighter coloured leaf. higher topping while giving a shghtly h.rger yu'ld. al>o ^,l^. . h iM \ Jr ion of tlie crop was harvested according to , he Mrg.nn. -<> hod ot .p ,i„g Ui stalk, inverting the plant, placing it over the lath and hau ing .re<^U . 1 . curing barn. However, the bulk of the crop was .n.t with the sickle, allowed to vu.t. Jlefinto ordinary sized pile., and then strung on t lie lath in the usual nia,,,..^ Ths latter method was more expedient, ami Binee the tobacco wa. le t in the held o Lv. before hauling, it wilted thoroughly and commenced to yellow up. It wa. th gh 1 t the cro, was handled more ex,..iitiously. very few leaves being broken Itatl ;!:;; thl J. changes in the curing proc.ss were hastened by hamlling it in the ordinary manner. The Curing. The first two kilns were filled September 2 and 4. and firing was begun immediately. The process lasted for 4A .lays. The following notes were taken during the process. ( 1 RIMi Tin; SMAI.l. KM.N. Setfinn and fiii'iff "'« colour: •SO' to 90° F. from 9 a.m. Tuesday till 6 p.m. 105° to 115° F. from 6 p.m. Tuesday till 10 p.m. Wednesday. 115° to 120° F. from 10 p.m. We.lnesday till 6 a.m. Thursday. Drying the leaf: Ui)' to 140' Fah. C. a.m. . -y ti.l '•> a.m. ipi» to I.m" Fah. !t .i.m. Tlnir-lay -ill '.> |..in. yoTE.-Ventilators open all day Thursday. Vryinfi the stem: . 155° to 170° Fah. '.» a.m. Thursday till ti a.m. Friday. Drying the stalk: 17(1° to 200° Fah. fi a.m. Friday till S p.m. NOTES OS I-ARCr KITA'. Yelloirinrj the leaf: 80° to 95° F. 1 p.m. Tuesday till 6 a.m. 95° to 110° F. 6 a.m. Thursday till 3 p.m Thursday. Thursday. 11 Xoto-At :! ]...>.. the burn was Riven lunrc air nn.l the temperature inerouscd ai the hu.ni.lit.v was t..o great-the leaf was swei.tiiip to,, freely. IK^tci li'."'" F. :$ I'l'i- Thursilay till ti a.iu. Frithiy. 125° to 140° F. 6 a.m. Friday till ID p.m. Friday. Dryinu the leaf: 140= tn I.-,.-.' F. 10 p.m. Friday till •> a.m. Sntiirday. l.-,.->' to 17."-' F. (! a.m. Saturday till 11 a.m. Satiirduy. 17.-.° to l*".'.' F. 11 a.m. Satiinlay till 1-' a.m. Satiirdiiv. ls.-,° to I'lo' F. 12 a.m. Saturday till 12 p.m. Saturdny. X,,t.— The ventilators were closed at 11 lun. Fro.n the results of these two kilns, it was very evident that it was pr,f. ral.le to have the tohaeeo yellow well in the fore part of the eurin-.: stage if the he~t eo our was expected. Clo-^e observation was n.ade of leaves in different staps ot ,h.. yellow- ing proeess, and it was noticed that unless the leaf was fully yellowed up. down to the n>i.l-rib before the drying was commenced it did not cure a nnifonn colour. It was thought that ^vhen the stalk was not split, the curing process was lengthened a few hours, but the colour of the leaf was apparently as pood as where the stalk was split. liuUino. The bulking down was done as usual. Although the greater portion of the crop was left in the bulk for several weeks, there was no heatmg m the pile or molding of the stalk; the leaf kepi in perfect condition. (IrwIi.K,. The following classes and gra.les were male: Fir-t-' Wrappers •- subdivided into .^ grades-bright lemon, bright red, and dark red. Second- I.ugs-It was considered that there was a larger percentage of the best grades, particularly the bright red, than in former years. Fertilizer Tests with Bright Tobacco. Four acres were planted H feet x 2 feet .Tune 1 and 2. Six hundred pounds per a,re ,.f the :5-S.:] combinati.m of home mixed fertilizer was arnlied broadcast and harrowed in twice and rolled just before planting. An acre, not inclu.ling the above area, was divided into six plots, planted the same day at :5i feet x 21 inches and fertilized as follows: No. 1. Sui)erphosi)hatc. :i.'i0 lbs. per acre. Nitrate of soda, 300 lbs. per acre. Xo. 2. Superphosphate. 3.->0 lbs. per acre. Nitrate of soda. :i(X> lbs. per acre. S\dphate of potash 200 lbs. per acre. No. 3. Nitrati' of soda, 300 lbs. per acre. Sulphate of potash 200 lbs. per acre. No. 4. Superphosphate, ."..'.O lbs. per acre. Sulphate of jiotash 200 lbs. per acre. 12 No. 5. :i-8-3 combination, 800 lbs. per acre. No. 6. Check plot. Plots 4, 5 uinl li contiiiiieJ the ripest tobacco nnd nt the same time the yellowe-it loaf on the hill. This was conclusive evidence (that was borne out iu prev ious years) that tiiis soil did not require a fertilizer containing a largo percentage of nitrogen to get the best coloured leaf in bright tobacco. To confirm this statement, it was noted that plots 2 and 3 were quite growthy and had a greenish cast for 10 days after the other plots were harvested. The tobacco on these latter menti ■ leil plots was also larger in tl e leaf. A colu•hl^ ry statement is that this soil rcciuircd potasii and phosphoric acid to get the best «iuality of leaf. Soil treatment. The soil for the above tests was a uniform te.xtured sandy lonm. The previous cropping in 1!K»9 was wheat, in li»l(» Burley tobacco numured in winter and early spring. Rye was M)wn in the full of 1!»10 before tiie tenure of the land was agreed upon. This crop was i)lougheil under in li»U just as it was heading out. Owing to the summer of 1011 being very dry, the rye was not thoroughly decomposed. At all events the sowing of rye for a cover crop, with the idea of adding fertility to the soil, is a lalse one. It is preferable to plough under a leguminous crop like peas, red clover or hairy vetch. If rye is to de turned under, do not wait till it is heading out or has headed out, since the touiih. wiry straw, of this cereal will not deeompose readily and will form a dividing layer in the bottom of the furrow between the upper surface ooil and subsoil, shutting off capillary a.'tion of the soil water. This exjieri- cnco on a sandy soil was met with last sunmuT. Had the crop b-en pastureil or plougheil under when say S inches liiirh. the results might have been better. The Returns from Bright Tobacco and its Co- naratiee Value with Burley. During the past three seasons, the average price secured for this tobacco has been 25 cents per pound or an average gross return of $2.'iO per acre. Rome of the difficulties connected with its culture are: the variability of the colour; the extra labour ineurreil in the suckering and grading; the expenditure for wood for curing, and the ? ill reiiuired to handle the c\iriiig process. On the other hand some of the .idvantages of this t.vpi- are: No manure expenditure necpssiiry; a ver\- small expense for commercial fertilizers; an impoverished light sand will produce this leaf whereas Burley would be a failure; and the very limited time roiuired for curing, thus giving the U'^e of the b;irns for other i)urposes if rea.on. I might .av that these single fertiliser, were te«te»l not merely in an experimental way but th..v"w..r.. u«m1 ,.rinu.ril.v a* a wing inv^tm-nt. If by any practical mean, it i, po«ible 'o in.«.ase the net return, per acre from the crop, we .hould a.m to do it. Hen.v ..ur exten-ive "«■ of coniinercial fertiliser, on the tobacco crop. Method of apphiny fertilizer*. The whole 9 acre, were fertilized broadca.t with a .pecial .preader. The machine did fairly efficient work, the fert.azer wa. broadcasted by b.>ing lorced out of the botton. of the drill box by a revolv.ng drum. The .luantity to apply wu* regulated by opening or closing the oval .haped hole, m the bottom of the box. While a quicker .tart might be obtained by hill fertilizing, .till a better seasons .rowth should be produced by broa-lcasting. since the plant food is .pread out m the soil where the roots are. Then if the crop passes through a drought, the placmg of concentrated. ..uick acting, soluble fertilisers too close to the root, of the young l>laut. might injure them. KXPERIMEXT No. 1. One acre was divided into six plots of e— 300 lbs. 20 lbs. 10 tons Plot Xo. 4- 2(¥> lbs. 4iX» 111*. 10 tons sulphate of potash per acre, superphosphate per acre, munure per acre. sulphate of potash per acre, nitrate of soda per acre, manure per acre. superphosphate per acre, nitrate of soda per acre, manure per acre. IS Plot No. 5— 200 lb«. «uiM>rpho§phatp p«r acre. 300 lbs. inilph«te of pot«»h per acre. 400 Ibi, nitrate of »<«la per acre. 10 ton§ manurp per ocre. Plot No. »]- 13 ton* manure per acre. Field Noiei. Judging from field ol.sorvutions. it waa evident that the »>.il r,M,„.red the three kinds of plant foo.l. namely nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and pota-.!.. and that the u*o of chenu.Hl mixtures was beneficial. During the liroAinK period, plot N... «. the manure plot wai behind the others, besides it yellowed up prenmturelv in the hot dry weather and was ready for harvesting a week before the others. The value of the iT.p at «U>..'0 ix-r hundred weight, the yields t)er n.'re. the cost of the fertilizer and manure, and the net returns per acre are given beh.w. Barnyard manure was valued at »1 per ton. sulphate of potash at *.-.l per ton. su,K>rpho.phate at $17.75 per ton. and nitrate of :*oda at l>54 per ton. TABLK I. £ I Vi.-ld of ' Valiw of ! Cut of Cost ut Xet returnii •S liuantity of lVrtili.rr in 11«. ; cr-.p iwr crop |»t I '"t'''"' '"<">"Z ^"^ I-^ «"■■ . ' i acre. acre. | jHracre. acre. o 300 11.1. suIphaU" l«)t»«h >i 1">« 21» lO ^ M J9 \ iv w 4(X) lU. nitrate of iHula I, \ I I 1 ■ \ \ . 2 jaOO »)». sulphate of poUnh \\ 1314 1-V» 2.5 lOlX 10 00 l.tl 07 200 lbi«. BUiK-rphosphate I. 3 300 Um. nulphat.' of poUMh 1.1 1-44J 217 ".'i 19 20 ' W ** ' J8« 66 j400 Uw. nitrate of Koda ). 4 1200 lb«. superpluHplmte \\ jcro i a06-2."> 12 M 10 00 ; llUfl' 1400 llw. nitrate ot «hI» I] j 8 !2U;i lb.. Ki.prphosphate ] ■ 20 !H 1" ^ ^ I*"* |.Ki0 Iba. milphate of potiwli { I'*' 'ti •« «» . 3 | 1400 iba. nitrate of !««1» '[ \ | I . 11T« i 14700 . . 12 00 ' 135 00 6 'li ton" manure : '''" | nr"" [ I . X,ni;— 1'lot.i 1 to 5 inclusive, received 10 tons manure per acre. Remarks. As shown by tiic table, plot No. 1 gave the highest yield and a trifle the lu>rhe>t net return iK-r acre, plot Xo. 3 being -'i below it. The yields from plots 1 and 5 were almost identical, indicating that the duplicate plot gave practically the same result. Plot ti receiving tlie barnyard nmnuro. gave only l.lTf! Vvr. \.'vT a-re or .182 pounds less than plot 1 receiving the complete fertilizer. This increase, due to the complete fertilizer applied, is worth $72.75 valuing the tobacco at Vih cents it pfr lb Pe-liutinir the o..»f of the mmuire Mid tW fojtilUrr from ih.- .i»h,v.. figuwi. wo Imre • net gain prr «cre of $ft3.:7. B.t inviting liO.ftH in fert.ll'.rr. r-TTT w.. wttcd in the increa.e.l vi.-M. While thii r..lo,i1iition U nomewhnt ovpf.lr.wn. «ince • field of 10 acre, would not likely .how thi. difTeren.'e in yield. neverthele« for thi. part.n- ulHr .oil a ••on^rvniive .*tin.«te would U-; hv inve-fing l-iO per aor.- for fertilucr, a net return of 140 per acre wa. realised. \ rompari^n of plot. 2 and 1 indioate.1 the henefirial rfTe.-t of i.itr^ite of ,oda. Plot. 4 and 1 indicato.1 the effe-t produced hv .ulphato ..f pota.li. The^e result. confirme.1 tho.e of former year, an.l indicatod that on thi- .oil which analy... ha. .hown i. dcfi.-ient in nitrogen nn.l rofa^h. an application of nitrate of .odn or nitrate of .oda and lulphate of potash, with a ..n,.ll allowance of superphosphate gave be.t re.ulti. EXPEUIMKNT No. 2. An acre w.,« i.lm.tc.l :U fot-t by :Vi inche. on June .'.. The fertilizer was applied broadcast a« a .on.pl.tmnt to 10 ton. barnyard manure at the following rate: tiL'.'i 111*, iiitriitf of !-odn iK'r a<-re. 325 111.. sulpliHlc of potash per acre. il,'.0 lb*. 9\iperphosplmte per acre. This plot started well but after the m'v.to r«vagc« of the cutworms, the stand was not even. The fir^t planting with the nuichine wa-" iira.-ti<-.illy all taken. This plot was hu-king in uniformity an.l yielded only 1.20<) lb., per acre. Then a,fain the rve that «a. plou^dicd under in this pnrtieular pt.rt of the tiel.l. was headed out at time of ilough.uK con-cMuently the »oil never "ceiued to l,eeome -uffi.'iontly moist and the benefit^ from the fertilizer were i,ot fnrihcomint:. Had it Wn a moist *ea«on this plot would Mip'-nl.tedly have shown up belter exi'ERimp:xt x.>. 3. One aere was .iivide.l into two plots J «.-re eaeh. The plots were planteil the same date, at the same distance, and the metho-ls of handlinc were identically the same. The fertilizer? were applied as follows: No. 1. t;00 lbs. nitrate of soda per acre. "00 lbs. sulphate of potash per acre. 1(K) lbs. s\iperphosphate per aere. 10 tons manure per acre. Xo. 2. 1.000 It*, pi.i.no per acre. 10 tons Tnanure per acre. Plot Xo. 1 yielded i.fiOO lbs. per acre. Xo. 2 yichled 1.470 lbs. per acre. The clifTerence in favour Xo. 1 was »0.,^.0 per acre after pavinR for fertilizers. 17 KXI'KRIMENT No. 4. One •ere of .ame tyi* of toil w«i fertiliied a« follow.: 600 lb». |HT «cre nitrate of aoJa. 300 lb*. |>»T acre »iilphate of potaih. 10 tonj manure per aero. Yield per acre 1,600 lb«. It will be noted that thi. yield wu« a littl« lower than that obtuincl by applying tb. ..me fertiliwr. to • .mall plot. However thi. return i. a fair average of the r^urobta^u'lfronl ..'in7-^h'« combin.tion. Hy con.uhing former expenmetjU. wc find that the yi.Od fro,.. applyi..K .-.»>""« «»""« "»• ^-^'^ •''*• l"^' «"'*• "' *^* "**^ iKjr acre gain from uMng the fertiliser above mentioned. Thi* increa«. wa. worth $54 W. Deducting from thi* figure the co.t of the fertilircr $-2\M, wc have a net gain of nn-'M per acre due -lirectly to the fortiiiwr. In .hort by invct.ng $21.90 .n the .pring we have realised flW.ns net gain at marketing time. I believe tl.e.e returtjH to be .luite within the n-ach of the ordinary tobacco grower who ha. a ..3.1 a l.ttle ' run down.' , , . . ,i hi Some growert claim lari-r return, from u.ing fertilizer., but th.. » the c»nd..l record of r.^ults.. I may au . at wonderful record, are wmetime. n...lead.ng but a good average achievement i* ..n to all. While thi* average of $33 per acre net from fertilirer i. below the net average returr of $40 per acre for 1»11. .t.U con.ider.ng the adversity of the excee,lingly dry .ea.on a.-d the reduccl price per lb. th.. year. it i. a fair showing. I might add that the above combination i. recommende.i for trial Uv the average ^.rower. If the «>il \* thought to be lacking in that particular element, pho.phor.c acid whi.h hasten, maturity, about 200 lb., per acre .uperpho,phate .hould be added to the above formula. For mo.t ^\U the complete home n.ixe.1 fertilizer, that ha» been prepared according to the need, of the crop and the element, lacking in the »o.l. cive. the best result*. EXPERIMENT No. 5. One acre of clover ...d spring-ploughed wa;. fertilized at 1,150 lbs. per acre with a special tobacco mixtun.. obtains! fron. an American chemical company. This plot was pla..tal June ^ the la*t planting. The yield wa. 1,775 lbs. i^-r acn>. W h.le th.s plot gave the largest rctur,. ,K>r acre of any of the plot., .till the leaf had a green.sh ca.t and there was a certai.. amount of swelled stems found that were not prevalent in anv of the other plots. It would point to the fact that such late planting was not advisable. This plot did not re<-cive any manure but the effects of the fertilizer and e^ii-eciany the clover 9^.~7 in 8 months' time. Seed Selection. A large number of typical Burley plants were selected for seed, which was later distributed to the growers free. A 12 pound paper sack was placed over each, just before the flowers opene-onsider? that a word on the s\ibjeet is in order. It is ^n unpardonable mistake for a grower to plant a large acrage in tobacco unless he is lertuiu that amyth curing space can \hj provided. The season of 1911 saw many acres of tobacco i.(tually ruine*l. or the price of the leaf cut in two through allowin? t':e crop to iuing on the scaffold until too late in the fall, through overcrowv ventilatior. the upriglit palvaiiize r^