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456. Mendiola, Nemesio B. A review of the rice investigations at the College of Agri- 

 culture. Philippine Agric. 8 : I !."> Hi i. 1919. A n sumo and bibliography of the rice investi- 

 gations by the Philippine College of Agriculture. C. V. Pip 



457. Osisouv, 1 1 KitBERT. The problem of permanent pasture, with special reference to 

 the biological factors. Proc. Soc. Promotion Agric. Sci. 39: 7-18. 1919. Emphasis is placed 



on the importance of pastures and statistics are given showing the comparative areas of pas- 

 tures and meadows. Attention is also directed to the extremely meager experimental data 

 on pasture management and t he desirability of comprehensive experiments to guide the stock- 

 man in the proper utilization of his grazing lands. The complex nature of the pasture prob- 

 lem involving the various branches of biological science leads the writer to suggest that it 

 "merits the attention of some broad organization and that it should be so organized as to 

 secure the cooperation of technically trained men in the various scientific branches con- 

 cerned." Such an organization it is stated "would certainly secure more important results 

 and in much less time and with far less expense than can ever be hoped for in disjointed and 

 fragmentary studies in different phases of the problem, even if taken up by many different 

 workers and in many different states." — Lyman Carrier. 



488. Roxas, Manuel L. Sugar cane investigations at the College of Agriculture. Phil- 

 ippine Agric. 8: 179-189. 1919. — A digest of sugar cane studies at the Philippine College of 

 Agriculture, together with a bibliography. — C. V. Piper. 



489. Ruffeb, Siu Aunold. Food in Egypte. Mem. Inst. Egypte 1. 86 p. 1919. 



490. Temple, A. J. Canadian wonder beans. Jour. Dept. Agric. Victoria 18: 175-177. 

 1920. — Conditions suitable for growing beans in Victoria are described and cultural methods 

 given. — J. J. Skinner. 



491. Walduon, L. R. Annual hay and forage crops. North Dakota Agric. Exp. Sta. 

 Ext. Div. Circ. 37. 8 p., 1 fig. 1920. — Discusses briefly culture and utilization of foxtail 

 millets, proso {Panicum miliaceum) , Sudan grass, maize, oats, barley, field peas, sunflowers, 

 Russian thistle, rape, sweet clover, rye and sorghums. — C. V. Piper. 



492. Wenholz, H. The utilization of reclaimed swamp land. Agric. Gaz. New South 

 Wales 31: 401-405. 1920. — Deals in part with suitable pasture plants and with crops and 

 fertilizers. — L. R. Waldron. 



493. Wiancko, A. T., and C. O. Chomer. Soybeans in Indiana. Purdue Univ. Agric. 

 Exp. Sta. Bull. 238. 16 p., 8 fig. 1920. — Because of their high feeding quality and beneficial 

 effect on succeeding crops, the growing of soybeans is highly recommended to Indiana farmers. 

 Soybeans may be used as a substitute for clover, in case of failure of this crop. As a regular 

 rotation crop soybeans should follow corn. Where wheat followed soybeans, yields were 

 increased 6| bushels per acre. Directions are given for soil preparation, fertilization, seed 

 inoculation, cultivation, harvesting and threshing. Results of tests on method and rate of 

 planting and on variety yields are presented. — Max W. Gardner. 



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494. A., J. C. [Rev. of: Cockayne, L. New Zealand plants and their story. New Zea- 

 land Board of Science and Art, Manual No. 1. xvi + 248 p. Wellington, New Zealand, 1919.] 

 New Zealand Jour. Sci. Tech. 2: 407-409. 1919. 



495. Anonymous. The New Zealand Institute Science Congress, Christ Church, 1919. 

 New Zealand Jour. Sci. Tech. 2 : 220-230. 1919. 



