Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1873 [PAGE 101]

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Experiments with Tomatoes,

These were planted on poor ground, without any manure, three plants of each variety; all planted the same time (May 14) and given equal care and attention. Trophy, New York Market and Early Smooth Eed succeeded best with us in field cultivation. The Trophy was at least seventy-five per cent, better than any we have tried. I t is large and even size, very smooth, few seeds, very solid and of good flavor. First fruit set.. First fruit ripe. Fifth picking, Sept. 18—lbs. and ozs Fourth picking, Sept. 10—lbs. and. ozs Third picking, Aug. 29—lbs. and ozs Second picking, Aug. 19—lbs. and ozs First picking, Aug. 7 — lbs. and ozs Total lbs. & ozs.

Varieties.

Eemarks.

Alger Cedar Hill Dwarf Orangefield Early Smooth Eed Early Prolific Early Shipping Fejee Golden Striped Gen. Grant Hathaway's Excelsior.. Hubbard's Curled Leaf Large York Lester's Perfected New York Market Orangefield Persian Eising Sun Smooth Eed Trophy Howard

July 9 Aug. 1 1.8 June 28 J u l y 25 1.8 " 28 " 25 1.114 " 28 " 25 .10 9 " 27 •n 9 Aug. 1 " 28 July 28 -54 " 28 Aug. 1 " 28 July 25 .4 " 28 " 23 " 30 " 26 .9 " 28 " 27 -84 July 9 Aug. 1 9 June 27 July 27 .5 " 27 44 20 July 12 Aug. 2 J u n e 28 July 20 .8 July 12 Aug. 5 " 20 " 10

3.3 11.8 1.8 7 11.8 1.10 .11 7.10 6 8 11.15 -144 1.11 .10 1.1 3 6.17 3.15 3.7 4 15 -44 4.7 6.3 -144 1.3 3.8 5.2 4.4 .114 4.14 2.8 .8 1.13 5.10 .10 .4 3-74 2.11 3.14 .64 -124 .124 3.8 2 3.9 3.12 "'.ih' .13 3 -84

18.4 29.14 6.4 17.12 1.4 5.5 6.6 11.12 9.3 7.5 5.15 11.13 14 9 18.3 10.10 7.5 8 12.8 4.5 3.9

34.7 Pretty fair size, but not so smooth as some. 51.8 An abundant bearer, fair size, and pretty smooth. 22.44 Medium. 38.5 Very smooth, good bearer, but rather small. 4.9 Nothing to recommend it. 9.6 Nothing to recommend it. 17.114 Late, very fair size and medium bearer. 20.64 Very pretty striped, fair size, and medium bearer. 20.154 Very good. 12 Cracks badly when ripe, and about the same size and quality as Early Smooth Red. 16.94 Nothing to recommend it. 18.13 Yellow, fair size, pretty smooth, and very good quality. 21.10 Very good, but late. 21.154 In field cultivation was next to Trophy, and nearly as early as Smooth Red. 17.2 Nothing to recommend it. 8.14 Nothing to recommend i t ; yellow. 13.8 i First planting destroyed. 21.1 Very good. 8.2 Plants injured by cut-worms, and two plants entirely destroyed. 4-14 Did not grow very well. Very respectfully,

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H. K. VICKROY.