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678. Williams, C. G. Wheat: varietal and cultural work. Monthly Bull. Ohio Agric. 

 Exp. Sta. 5^: 195. 1920. — Wheat tests are being conducted at fourteen different points in 

 Ohio. Among the many varieties tested, the Gladden, Trumbull, Ohio 9920, and Portage, 

 rank high. — R. C. Thomas. 



679. Williams, C. B., and R. Y. Winters. Crimson clover for North Carolina. North 

 Carolina Agric. Ext. Serv. Ext. Circ. 98. 7 p. 1919. — A popular agronomic account deal- 

 ing with varieties, preparation of soil, seeding, inoculation, and harvesting for hay or seed. — 

 F. A. Wolf. 



680. Williams, C. B., and R. Y. Winters. Vetch for North Carolina. North Carolina 

 Agric. Ext. Serv. Ext. Circ. 96. 8 p. 1919. — Popular account indicating varieties adapted 

 to the state, method for preparation of seed bed, seeding, inoculation, and value for hay or 

 pasture. — F. A. Wolf. 



681. Winters, R. Y., S. W. Hill, and P. H. Kime. Community cotton improvement in 

 North Carolina. North Carolina Agric. Exp. Ser. Ext. Circ. 108. 30 p. 10 fig. 1920.— An 

 account of tests with cotton conducted to determine the variety best adapted to each of the 

 various localities, together with results of seed selection for the improvement of these varie- 

 ties.— F. A. Wolf. 



682. Winters, R. Y., G. M. Garren, and Bixton White. Improved seed wheat for 

 North Carolina. North Carolina Ext. Agric. Serv. Ext. Circ. 106. 14 p. 1920. — Comparative 

 tests made near Asheville and Statesville, North Carolina, over a period of three years 

 have shown that home-grown seed is superior to northern-grown seed. Data on the value 

 of selection for the improvement of wheat are also included. — F. A. Wolf. 



683. Wittmack, L. Der wahre Wert des Schilfrohrs als Wirtschaftspfianze. [The true 

 value of Phragmites communis as an economic plant.] Mittheil. Deutsch. Landw. Ges. 35: 

 532-533. 1920. — The young leaves dried and cut into small pieces are readily eaten by cattle. 

 The claim has been made that the root-stocks contain 30 per cent cane sugar, but the author 

 shows, by quoting various analyses, that this figure is much too high, even when taken as 

 the sugar content of the dry substances. — A. J. Pieters. 



684. Zavitz, C. A. Systematic Experiments. Agric. Gaz. Canada 7: 244-246. 1920. — 

 A brief summary is given of the 1919 results throughout Ontario in testing all classes of field 

 crops. Comparative values of leading varieties are calculated in percentages, together with 

 summaries of yields of straw and grain. Data on the percentage of leaf roll and mosaic in 

 potatoes were taken. Higher yields and lower susceptibility to diseases were found in the 

 northern-grown stock. — 0. W. Dynes. 



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685. Algan, H. Bibliographie. [Rev. of: Huffel, G. Economic forestiere. [Forest 

 economy.] Tome premier, deuxieme volume, deuxieme edition. 461 p. 1920.] Bull. 

 Trimest Soc. Forest. Franche Comte et Belfort 13 : 196-202. 1920.— See Bot. Absts. 7, Entry 

 741. 



686. Andrews, A. LeRoy. Ingebrigt Hagen. Bryologist 23 : 79-80. 1920.— The author 

 condenses a biographic notice by Dr. Wille in Kgl. Norsk Vidensk. Sels. Skr., 1917, and 

 adds a number of recollections about Dr. Hagen's views, personality, and methods of work. 

 — E. B. Chamberlain. 



687. Anonymous. Geo. Stephen West, M.A., D.Sc, F.L.S. Jour. Quekett Microsc. 

 Club 14: 104-105. 1919.— Obituary Notice.— Lena B. Walker. 



