No. 1, July, 1920] AGRONOMY 9 



G7. Fruwirth, 0. Landwlrtschaftliche wichtige Hulsenfruchte. [Agriculturally im- 

 portant legume-seed crops.] Landw. Ilcfte 30 and 31:1-76. PI. t, fig, I— 11, 1910. — The 

 first part of thifl important treatise dealing with peas, vetches, Geld bean, lupine-: and lentil 

 was published in No. 20 of the same journal in 1018. The second part considers soy bean, 

 kidney bean, scarlet runner, chick pea, ervil, \' ida monantha, and grass pea ( Lnlhyrus sativus 

 L.), besides various legumes whose seeds are imported into central Europe, including Lima 

 bean, adsuki bean, mung, urd, moth, jack bean, sword bean, cowpea, asparagus bean, cat- 

 jang, bonavist, gram (I)olichos biflorua L.), velvet beans, :md pigeon pea. Extensive agro- 

 nomic and botanical data are given concerning each crop, and also information concerning 

 the uses and manufactured products of each. The work brings up to date previous similar 

 publications of the author. — C. V. Piper. 



G8. Gaylord, F. C. Making the Indiana potato crop profitable. Trans. Indiana Ilortic. 

 Soc. 1918:25-28. 1010. — Cultural methods and care of the potato crop are discussed with 

 notes on varieties for Indiana planting. — F. P. Cullinan. 



GO. Gerum, J. Uber den Starkegehalt von Haferflocken. [The starch content of oat 

 flakes.] Zeitschr. Untersuch. Nahrungs-u. Genussmittel 37: 157-150. 1019. 



70. Gerum, J. Uber den Ausmahlungsgrad der Mehle. [Degree of grinding of flours.] 

 Zeitschr. Untersuch. Nahrungs-u. Genussmittel 37: 145-157. 1919. — The starch content in 

 the air dried material is taken as an index of the degree to which meal has been ground. Report 

 on rye and wheat meals for the last four years. — H. G. Barbour. 



71. Girola, Carlos D. Maices argentinos y aclimatados; Variedades de Maiz cultivadas 

 en Argentina. [Maize varieties cultivated in Argentina.] 160 p., 35 pi. Buenos Aires, 1919. — 

 Classification and descriptions of the principal varieties and five botanical species of the 

 genus Zea as given by Bonafous. Thirty-seven named varieties cultivated in Argentina are 

 described and illustrated with plates — many of them colored, showing ears and kernels natural 

 size. They are classified under six subspecies of Zea mays. Two diseases, carbon del 

 maiz, Uslilago maydis, and palvillo del maiz, Puccinia maydis, are described and illustrated. 

 — L. H. Dewey. 



72. Graber, L. F. Grimm alfalfa and its origin. Seed World 5 1 : 21. 1919. 



73. Hartwell, Burt L. The manurial value of a modification of orthoclase-bearing 

 rock where only potassium was deficient. Jour. Amer. Soc. Agron. 2 : 326-329. 1919. — See 

 Bot. Absts. 4, Entry 1661. 



74. Hayes, H. K., and R. J. Garber. Synthetic production of high-protein corn in rela- 

 tion to breeding. Jour. Amer. Soc. Agron. 2: 309-318. 1919.— See Bot. Absts. 4, Entry 599. 



75. Heritage, J. P. Some industrial uses of the potato. Sci. Amer. 121 : 3S8, 398. 1919. 



76. Hernandez, Nemesio M. The effect of natural fertilizers on the production of 

 tobacco. Philippine Agric. 7:308-313. 1010. 



77. Hertel, H. Landbruget i 1918 [Agriculture in 1918.] Tidsskr. Landokonomi (Kjo- 

 benhavn) 1: 1-43. 1010. — The article contains a general review of agricultural conditions in 

 Denmark during 1918; particularly as affected by the war. During this period the importa- 

 tion of raw material of all kinds was almost entirely stopped and exports were reduced to 

 practically nothing, while the local distribution of products was seriously hampered. The 

 percentage of profit on various agricultural products was fixed by law. The war prices of 

 wool, butter, fertilizers, etc., are discussed. The exportation of green vegetables, hops, and 

 many other agricultural products was forbidden. The various war-measures as related to 

 agriculture are discussed, indicating that the farmers of Denmark were seriously affected by 

 war conditions. The harvest for the year 191S was below normal. The importation of clover 



