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to i)e planted side by side and along with them such varieties as the 

 farmer already has or can easily procure in his vicinity. All are to 

 receive the same treatment and at harvest time an equal area (pref- 

 erably yj^j- part of an acre. See Circular Xo. 19) of each variety is 

 to be taken up, weighed or measured, and a report of results made 

 to this office. In asking for " seed potatoes " for this experiment, 

 farmers will please state what varieties they already have or can 

 readily procure, so as to avoid duplicating these varieties from the 

 College. 



Varietal Tests of Beans and Sugar Beets. 



During several seasons cooperative tests of field beans and sugar 

 beets have been in progress under the supervision of the College. 

 Very interesting and valuable results have been obtained, some of 

 which have been published (^. <?., on sugar beets, Bulletins 143, 1G6 

 and 182). Others will appear soon. The College will send seeds of 

 a number of varieties of each of these crops to such farmers as will 

 undertake to make a comparative test of the sanie and report to this 

 office results actually obtained by measuring or weighing the crop. 



Wheat. 



Interest in varieties of wheat among New York farmers seems to 

 have increased of late. The depredations of the Hessian fly and 

 losses, from winter-killing bring to the front the question of the 

 resistant powers of the various varieties. This added to the ever- 

 present question of adaptation of variety to locality make it impor- 

 tant that a large number of cooperative tests be undertaken. A 

 beginning has already been made along this line and it is hoped to 

 secure the cooperation of a considerable number of farmers in the 

 wheat-growing sections of the State. It is also hoped that a num- 

 ber will select the wheat crop upon which to make the experiment 

 with fertilizers. Those interested will please connnunicate with this 

 office for further details. 



Buckwheat. 



In some sections of the State not adapted to wheat growing, 

 buckwheat has become quite an important crop. This crop has 



received very little attention from experiment stations, and it is 



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