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8. Anonymous. (Reichs ausschuss fur Ole und Fette.) Zur Frage des Anbaues und 

 der Akklimatissation der Soja in Deutschland. [Concerning the cultivation and the acclima- 

 tization of the soy bean in Germany.] Naturwiss. Zeitschr. Forst-u. Landw. 18:3&-38. 1920. — 

 The bureau of fats and oils in its search for new fats and oils since the war made a thorough 

 study of the advisabilty of introducing the soy bean on a large scale, but has reached the 

 conclusion that regardless of its longer vegetative period, it does not approach in yield the 

 common dwarf bean (Phaseolus nanus). Late ripening crops of the soy bean developed very 

 little or no seed at all. There is little hope that further experimentation in cultivating and 

 breeding will result in producing a soy bean ripening early enough and producing large 

 enough yields to make its planting in the most favorable parts of Germany a success. — 

 J. Roeser. 



9. Anonymous. Cane experiment in St. Croix. Agric. News [Barbados] 19: 180, 181, 

 196. 1920. — A review of the work done with sugar cane at the Slob Experimental Station 

 during 1919-20, as reported by Eduard Gedde, manager. Results of experiments show that 

 it is advantageous to plant canes equal distances apart in both directions. Cane planting 

 experiments with cuttings obtained from plant, first, and second ratoon canes, gave results 

 in favour of those taken from first ratoons, since these gave 4 tons more per acre than those 

 from plant canes and llf tons more than those from second ratoons. Carefully conducted 

 comparative experiments with planting cane in flat and banked plats gave results in favor of 

 the former from the points of view of yield and of cultivation costs. — J. S. Dash. 



10. Anonymous. Agriculture and industries in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Agric. 

 News [Barbados] 19: 3. 1920. — This is a review of G. W. Smith's 1918 report as Commis- 

 sioner for the Turks and Caicos Islands. Mention is made of the introduction into the 

 colony of seeds of both Sea Island and Upland strains of cotton which were brought by set- 

 tlers from the United States who were granted lands there by the British Government after 

 the American War of Independence. Never cultivated, plants from these seeds were allowed 

 to grow at will in waste places near the settlements "Where amid cactus shrub they pursued 

 for over a century a struggle for existence, evolving eventually a type of cotton plant that 

 for hardiness, freedom from disease and heavy cropping qualities, under almost unbelievable 

 conditions of sterility and neglect, cannot, it is believed, be surpassed anywhere." — J. S. Dash. 



11. Anonymous. Seedling canes experimented with in Antigua in 1919. Agric. News 

 [Barbados] 19: 7. 1920. — In this review of a report on sugar cane presented to the Agricul- 

 tural and Commercial Society by A. E. Collens, it is stated that the White Transparent 

 is the variety most cultivated. As plant cane, its calculated yield for 1919 was 15.45 tons of 

 cane per acre; and as ratoons, 12.06 tons. The calculated sucrose content was 2.11 pounds, 

 and 1.99 pounds per gallon of juice, respectively. In the experiments, B. 6308 came first as 

 plant cane with an average of 23.4 tons of cane per acre and 2.08 pounds sucrose per gallon. 

 The best ratooning cane was found to be B. 10650. — J. S. Dash. 



12. Atkinson, Esmond. Weeds and their identification. New Zealand Jour. Agric. 

 20: 168-171. 1 pi. 1920. — This article deals with perennial Sow Thistle (Sonchus arvensis). 

 The plant and its habits are described. It has been in New Zealand for many years. It 

 need not be considered serious in pastures, as sheep eat it readily. In cultivated land the 

 weed may be eradicated by the use of a smothering crop, such as oats and tares, or Wearora 

 vetchling; or the land may be put into grass for a couple of years. — N. J. Giddings. 



13. Breakwell, E. Improvement of sweet sorghimis. Agric. Gaz. New South Wales 

 31:549-551. 1920.— See Bot. Absts. 7, Entry 168. 



14. Breakwell, E. Popular description of grasses. Agric. Gaz. New South Wales 

 31: 507-512. 2 fig. 1920. — Deals with the introduced Chloris grasses and describes in some 

 detail the agronomic relations of Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana). The annual C. virgata is 

 not considered of much economic importance. — L. R. Waldron. 



