May, 1920] AGRONOMY 193 



L343. Anonymous. The grain sorghums. Agric. News [Barbados] 18:29. Jan. 25, 

 1919. — General historic ami agronomic notes. Mazzagua guinea corn, a variety introduced 

 in 190:} from Nigeria, is reported a fine cropper in the Leeward Island. — ('. V. Piper. 



1344. Anonymous. [W. N. Sands.] The mahoe cockon tree in relation to cotton stainer 

 control in St. Vincent. Agric. News [Barbados] 18: 154-155. May 17. 1919. flee Bot. Absts. 

 3, Entry 932. 



1345. Anonymous. Casuarina woods in Mauritius. Agric. News [Barbados] 18:51. 

 Feb. 22, 1919.— See Bot. Absts. 3, Entry 930. 



1346. Anonymous. Agricultural production. Official Year Book, Union of South Africa 

 2: 432-445. 1919. — This is an account of the agricultural resources of the Union, the present 

 production and possibilities of development. The following are dealt with in detail: — cul- 

 tivation of cereals, fruit cultivation, viticulture, sugar industry, production of tea, cotton, 

 and lucerne growing.— E. M. Doidge. 



1347. Anonymous. Agricultural schools and experiment farms. Official Year Book, 

 Union of South Africa 2 : 448-4.50. 1919— See Bot. Absts. 3, Entry 1898. 



1348. Appel, O. Die Pflanzkartoffel. (The potato plant.] Landw. Hefte 36: 39 p., 

 7 fig. Paul Parey: Berlin, 1918. — Short treatise on the potato, its origin, varieties, dis- 

 eases, improvement, propagation, storage, etc. Sixteen diseases are described and seven 

 are illustrated. — D. Reddick. 



1349. Atkinson, Alfred. Farm pastures in Montana. Montana Agric. Exp. Sta. Circ. 

 82 : 61-68. 1919. — This paper presents a brief discussion of some methods of seeding and of 

 seed mixtures recommended for pastures and summer feed under dry and irrigated farm 

 conditions. For summer silage, corn and mammoth Russian sunflower are recommended. — 

 H. E. Morris. 



1350. Barber, C. A. Reminiscences of sugar cane work in India. International Sugar 

 Jour. 21:390-395. 1919.— See Bot. Absts. 



1351. Barthe, A. E. Organizacion moderna de los campos experimentales. III. Elimi- 

 nacion de errores en los ensayos culturales. [Elimination of experimental errors.] Revist. 

 Agric. Com. y Trab. 2:347-355. Fig. 1-9. 1919. — A discussion of the difference between 

 demonstration and experimentation, the need of a national institute of agronomy in Cuba, 

 methods of eliminating errors in field experiments through size and arrangement of plats, 

 and the use of computing the probable error. — F. M. Blodgett. 



1352. Calvino, Mario. Una leguminosa gigantesca como yerba forrajera para Cuba. La 

 "Mermelada de caballo" del Brasil. Meibomia leiocarpa. [A Brazilian legume as a forage 

 plant for Cuba.] Revist. Agric. Com. y Trab. 2: 308-316. 7 fig. 1919.— Trials of this plant 

 in Cuba indicate that it is a valuable forage plant for Cuba because of high yield and high 

 food value. Other related plants are described and compared. Tests indicate that it may 

 be of some use as a textile plant. — F. M . Blodgett. 



1353. Carballo, Enrique. Instrucciones para los ensayos relativos al cultivo del ricino. 

 [Instructions for experiments relative to the cultivation of the castor bean.] Informacion 

 Agric. [Madrid] 9: 55-57. 1 fig. 1919. — A compilation covering the cultivation of the castor 

 bean in Spain, including desirable soil types, temperature requirements, cultivation methods, 

 and manner of harvesting.— John A. Stevenson. 



1354. Claassen, P. W. A possible new source of food supply. Sci. Monthly 9: 179-185. 

 4 fig. 1919. — Probably when the Indians wore teaching the white man the use of corn and the 

 potato he did not like them. Other Indian foods received little or no attention. — Cat-tail 



