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48. Sands, W. N., et al. Report on the Agricultural Department St. Vincent. Imp. 

 Dept. Agric. West Indies Rept. Agric. Dept. St. Vincent 1918-19: 39 p. 1920.— An account 

 is given of manurial experiments with cotton (see Bot. Absts. 9, Entry 27) and with arrowroot. 

 In the latter an average gain of no less than 241 per cent over non-manured plots was attained 

 by mulching with Gliricidia prunings. This procedure gives better results than the use 

 of chemical manures. — Certain hybrids of castor oil plant between a type known as Ricinus 

 Gibsoni and a St. Vincent native, have given promising plants in F2, and a very prolific type 

 was selected for culture in F3. Sown on April 25 on ridges 4 feet apart with 1 foot between 

 the plants, this type flowered in 33 days from sowing. The whole was picked on Novem- 

 ber 16, at which time the plot had yielded at the rate of 1000 lbs., or nearly 22 bushels per 

 acre. — Recently amended plant legislation provides for the proper inspection and, if necessary, 

 disinfection or destruction of imported plants. — Figures and other details are furnished of 

 the cotton, starch, cacao, sugar, maize, coconut, ground nut, and pea industries. — J. S. Dash. 



49. Sayer, Wynne. Report of the Secretary, Sugar Bureau. Sci. Rept. Agric. Res. 

 Inst. Pusa 1919-20: 116-119. 1920. — An appendix to the Scientific Reports recounting the 

 steps that led to the formation of a Sugar Bureau by the Government of India, and reporting 

 progress in the collection of information about the sugar industry in India. — Winfield Dudgeon. 



50. Shepherd, A. N., R. N. Makin, and J. M. Pitt. Farmer's experiment plots. Winter 

 fodder variety trials, 1920. Murrumbridges irrigation areas. Agric. Gaz. New South Wales 

 32: 77-85. 1921.- — Trials were conducted in various districts with barley, wheat, and oats, 

 alone and with vetches and peas. The addition of the legumes ordinarily increased the yields, 

 and the oats seedings generally gave the highest yields. — L. R. Waldron. 



51. Shepherd, F. R., and W. I. Howell. Report on the Agricultural Department, St. 

 Kitts-Nevis. Imp. Dept. Agric. West Indies Rept. Agric. Dept. St. Kitts-Nevis 1918-19: 

 35 p. 1920. — Small plot experiments with economic crops, including corn, peanuts, cassava, 

 hill rice, peas, sweet potatoes, yams, and onions, are recorded; also manurial experiments 

 with cotton. For cotton, tables, and curves of flowering, shedding, and boiling are given. — 

 Plant legislation in force in the Presidency is noted; it includes an ordinance prohibiting the 

 exportation of nursery stock or plants to the U. S. A. without certificate from a recognized 

 authority. — The sugar exports show a considerable decrease for the year, owing to drought, 

 while the area in cotton, on account of prevailing high prices, has been remarkably increased. 

 Results with truck crops in Nevis were not, on the whole, as satisfying as those obtained in 

 St. Kitts.— J. S. Dash. 



52. Stadler, L. J., AND C. A. Helm. Corn in Missouri, I. Corn varieties and their im- 

 provement. Missouri Agric. Exp. Sta. Bull. 181. 51 p. 1921.^ — Variety tests of corn on 9 

 experiment fields and several hundred cooperative variety tests on farms in Missouri, are 

 briefly reported. The practical value of various methods of corn improvement is discussed.— 

 L. J. Stadler. 



53. Stening, H. C. Gallipoli wheat under local conditions. Agric. Gaz. New South 

 Wales 32: 184. 1921. — Yields are reported on this new wheat variety at Temora Experiment 

 Farm. It ranked 4th when grown with 12 other varieties. It resists lodging and shelling. — 

 L. R. Waldron. 



54. Stevenson, L. Meadows and pastures. Agric. Jour. [British Columbia] 6: 40, 45. 

 1921. — Summary of an address to British Columbia DairjTnens' Convention. — J . W. Eastham. 



55. Thatcher, L. E. Annual white sweet clover. Monthly Bull. Ohio Agric. Exp. 

 Sta. 6: 31-32, 1 Jig. 1921. — A report on the tests of this legume as made at the Ohio station. 

 It requires from 153 to 183 days to mature seed in Ohio and about 80 days intervene between 

 seeding and blooming period. Earlier seeding varieties must be developed for Ohio condi- 

 tions. The relative importance of this legume is as yet problematical. — R. C. Thomas. 



