432 Thirty-first Annual Report 



AGRONOMY 

 G. E. Thompson, R. S. Hawkins, S. P. Clark 



Continuation of studies at the Prescott Dry-Farm (State). 



Continuation of studies at the Sulphur Spring Valley Dry-Farm: This project 



and the preceding one include variety tests, rate and date of seeding tests, 



method of planting tests, inoculation of legumes ; tests to determine whether 



dry- farming to raise feed for stock is feasible (State). 

 Legumes : Variety and cultural tests to determine the worth of the various 



legumes and varieties of legumes for Southwest conditions (State and 



Hatch funds). 

 Corn and sorghums: Variety tests and cultural methods (State and Hatch 



funds). 

 Cotton : Date of planting, irrigation tests, thinning methods, intercropping with 



legumes (State and Hatch funds). 

 Winter and Spring Grains : Culture and management of winter and spring 



grains, including wheat, oats, barley, and rye (State and Hatch funds). 

 Dynamiting: Effect of dynamiting subsoil on the succeeding field crops (State). 

 Grains, forage crops, and grasses, and miscellaneous crops : Varietal and cul- 

 tural tests (State). 

 Cooperative crop experiments : Seeds of various crops have been furnished 



farmers in order to make comparative tests with each other and with the 



varieties already being grown (State). 

 A Study of Indian agriculture (State). 

 Seed certification (State). 



ANIMAL HUSBANDRY 

 R. H. Williams, C. U. PickrEll, E. B. Stanley 

 Fattening range steers for market (State and Hatch). 

 Fleshing thin cows (State). 

 Use of garbage for hogs (State). 



Study of two methods for maintaining sows (State). 

 The toxic properties of rayless goldenrod (In cooperation with the Botany 



Department) (Hatch). 

 Two methods of raising Hereford heifers (State). 



BOTANY 

 J. J. Thornber, J. G. Brown 



Grass-like plants and miscellaneous forage plants, economic study of (Hatch). 



Jujube fruits: Adaptability to the Southwest (Hatch and State). 



Mulberries: A study with reference to fruit production (Hatch and State). 



Pistach trees: Practicability of growing pistach trees in the Southwest (Hatcli 

 and State). 



Poison range plants, economic study of (Hatch). 



Range improvement through fencing, a study of (Hatch). 



Resistant native stocks for grafting (Hatch and State). 



Tamarisks: Their growth in alkaline soils (Hatch and State). 



Trees and shrubs for ornamentation, an economic study of (Hatch). 



The toxic properties of rayless goldenrod (In cooperation with Animal Hus- 

 bandry Department (Hatch) 



DAIRY HUSBANDRY 

 W. S. Cunningham, R. N. Davis 

 Rations for dairy cows : A comparison of alfalfa hay, supplemented by wheat 

 bran, silage and cottonseed meal, with cane fodder supplemented by silage, 

 cottonseed meal and wheat bran (Hatch and State). 

 Milk substitutes for feeding calves (State). 



ENTOMOLOGY 



C. T. VORHIES 



Rodent control: A study of grazing conditions (Adams). 

 Insect collection: Collecting and arrangement of economic insects (Hatch and 

 State). 



