26 AGRONOMY [Bot. Absts. 



169. Matson, J. Lucerne : Why an irrigated crop. Agric. Jour. India 14: 85-90. 1919. — 

 The experiments recorded, show that unirngated lucerne can be established successfully in 

 India on most soils of the Gangetic plain and where there is sufficient moisture in the sub- 

 soil it produces large yields. The yield was not as large as on the best irrigated soil. The 

 unirrigated lucerne withstands the monsoon better than the irrigated. — J. J. Skinner. 



170. Kattur, G. L. An improved type of cotton for the southern Maratha country. Agric. 

 Jour. India 14: 165-167, PL I. 1919.— The locally grown cotton for the Southern Maratha 

 Country, jowari-halti is sown in August and matures in March. It is a stunted plant pro- 

 ducing about 320 pounds seed cotton per acre. The staple is long though uneven and weak. 

 An erect type has been produced from the local cotton, which fruits earlier and yields 12 per 

 cent more. The improved type is superior to any of the Kumpta cottons, and is described 

 as high, clean, long in staple, uniform, and of middling strength. — /. /. Skinner. 



171. Cutler, G. H. A dwarf wheat. Jour. Amer. Soc. Agron. 11:76-78. 1919.— 

 Among the Marquis wheat growing at the University of Alberta appeared a dwarf variety 

 about 9 inches high. The origin of this peculiar form was not determined. — J. ./. Skinner. 



172. Osborne, T. B., and L. B. Mendel. The nutritive value of the wheat kernel and 

 its milling products. Jour. Biol. Chem. 37: 557-601. 1919.— The by-products of millimg are 

 better utilized on the farm than on the table. The aim of the miller should be to effect such 

 a separation of the other parts of the wheat kernel from the endosperm as will lead to a mini- 

 mal transfer of the latter into offal. Every grade of flour which is made with a loss of endo- 

 sperm into milling by-products represents a loss of human nutrients. — George B. Rigg. 



173. Leighty, C. E., and T. B. Hutcheson. On the blooming and fertilization of wheat 

 flowers. Jour. Amer. Soc. Agron. 11: 143-162. 2 fig. 1919.— See Bot. Absts. 3, Entry 2161. 



174. Stewart, George. The varieties of small grain and the market classes of wheat in 

 Utah. Jour. Amer. Soc. Agron. 11: 163-169. 1919. — A survey was made of the wheat, oats 

 and barley grown in Utah in 1918, and the varieties determined. It was found that the 

 varietal names are frequently misapplied and the varieties badly mixed. The Dicklow and 

 New Zealand varieties on irrigated farms and Turkey, Kofod, Bluestem and Gold Coin varie- 

 ties on the dry farms were found to be the most common wheats grown. The Swedish Select 

 variety of oats was grown universally.— J. J. Skinner. 



175. Koch, G. P., and J. R. Butler. Cross-inoculation of legumes. Soil Sci. 6: 397-403. 

 1918— See Bot. Absts. 3, Entry 362. 



176. Warburton, C. W. The occurrence of dwarfness in oats. Jour. Amer. Soc. Agron. 

 11:72-76. Fig. 1-2. 1919.— The occurrence of dwarfness in Victory oats planted at Aber- 

 deen, Idaho, is reported. Seeds from the original selection proved that the dwarf strain is 

 recessive. — J. J . Skinner. 



177. Summer, James B. The globulins of the jack bean. Canavalia ensiformis. Pre- 

 liminary paper. Jour. Biol. Chem. 37: 137-142. 1919.— See Bot. Absts. 3, Entry 133. 



178. Tottingham, W. E. A preliminary study of the influence of chlorides on the growth 

 of certain agricultural plants. Jour. Amer. Soc. Agron. 11: 1-32. 1919. — See Bot. Absts. 2, 

 Entry 1316. 



179. Wooton, E. O. Certain desert plants as emergency stock feed. U. S. Dept. Agric. 

 Bull. 72S. 27 p., 8 pi., 1 fig. 1919. — In western Texas and the southern parts of Arizona and 

 New Mexico, Yncca elata occurs on sandy plains in greater or less abundance. It is usually 

 referred to by the English-speaking population as "soap weed," but is often called amole 

 or palmilla, the latter its proper Mexican name. It is called "soap weed'' and amole becaues 

 its roots and stems are frequently used as a soap substitute. — Newly devised shredding 



