468 Reading-Course for Farmers. 



2. Earliness, 3. Uniformity. 4. Thickness of flesh. 5. Color of flesh. 

 Write for further details. Seed furnished by the College. 



IV. ENTOMOLOGY. 

 M. V. Slingerland. 



No. 41. Poison sprays for plum and quince ctirculios. — Experiments 

 with arsenate of lead and arsenite of lime sprays. Specific directions 

 and arsenate of lead furnished by the college. Desire to co-operate with 

 peach growers especially in experiments against the curculio. 



No. 42. Spraying for grape root-zvorm. — Experiments with arsenate 

 of lead spray to poison the beetles. Specific directions as given in Bul- 

 letin 235 or the Spray Calendar. 



No. 43. Spraying and timely cultivation for the rose-chafer. — Spe- 

 cific advice in regard to time to cultivate to kill the pupas, and directions 

 given for spraying with arsenate of lead to kill the beetles. Poison fur- 

 nished by the College. 



No. 44. Spraying for oyster-shell bark-scale and scurfy bark-scale 

 in June with soapp or oils. Specimens desired at intervals of a week be- 

 ginning about June ist to determine date of hatching of eggs in different 

 parts of the State. Experiments to begin as soon as the eggs hatch. 



No. 45. Oil sprays for the San Jose scale. — Experiments with the 

 miscible oil sprays. Specific directions given and part of material fur- 

 nished by the College. 



V. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY. 



H. H. Wing. 



No. 50. Cattle. — The information sought will include (a) period of 

 gestation of cows, (b) sex of offspring, (c) weight of offspring at birth, 

 (d) in case where calves are raised or vealed weight at four, six and 

 eight weeks of age. To those who undertake this work cards for mak- 

 ing report will be furnished on request. 



No. 51. Szvine. — The information asked for will include (a) period 

 of gestation, (b) number of offspring, (c) sex of offspring, (d) weight of 

 litter and if possible of each individual at birth. To those who under- 

 take this work, cards for making reports will be furnished on request. 



VI. POULTRY HUSBANDRY. 



J. E. Rice. 



No. 60. Importance of supplying grit to fozvls to determine the 

 amount consumed, the best kind, and the effect upon the quantity of 

 eggs, hardness of shell, and in preventing " egg eating." 



