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Ihal has occuijicd nuich of the lime ol" I lie iiiiMnl)cis oT (his 

 department. The large amouiil of (hila aceumuhited on cor- 

 rehilions helween yiehl and \arioii.s (iiialities of the corn i)hnif 

 and corn ear Iiave l)een lo a Large extent siininiarized and put 

 in shape for publication. There remains to he added the field 

 results for li)l(). and a study of the coi-relations between cer- 

 tain additional (luaiities, for which the data are on record. 



The breeding of ends has been, continued, and field tests 

 indicate the practical value of this. It is hoped that at an 

 early date there may be i)repare(l for publication a part of the 

 data accunudated by a nundier of year's breeding of cotton and 

 oats. I'ield tests. i)oth at Auburn and other parts of the State, 

 continue to give increasing evidence of the value of the strains 

 of cotton, corn, and oats, evolve:! as a result of the breeding 

 work at Auburn. 



It is believed also that the results when fully analyzed will 

 throw important light on some of the details of plant breeding 

 that are important from a scientific standpoint. 



The following is a list of the i)rincipal field experiments 

 conducted on the Station farm in 191 G: 



Alfalfa, fertilizer, variety and culture experiments. 



Barley, variety tests. 



Cotton, effects of ijlanting light and heavy seed. 



Cotton, variety tests. 



Cotton, breeding with Cook, Cleveland and hybrids. 



Cotton, tests of long staple varieties. 



Cotton, culture experiments, including tliick and thin plant- 

 ing. 



Cotton, sub-soiling. 



Cotton, time of applying nitrate of soda. 



Corn, variety tests. 



Corn, ^Yilliamson versus other methods of culture. 



Corn, best rotation for. 



Cowpeas, variety and culture tests. 



Cowpeas, for soil improvement. 



Clovers, tests of species and varieties. 



Clovers, best ])lants for sowing with legumes. 



Grains, as forage crops. 



Forage crops, tests of many species and varieties. 



