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It appears tbat the cows suffered little from the immediate effects 

 of spaying, the shrinkage of milk, which may be taken as a measure 

 of their physiological disturbance, being limited practically to the first 

 two or three days following the operation. As for the quantity, even 

 allowing for the better pasturage during the last month, the showing is 

 good. There is certainly no falling off in the amount such as might be 

 expected to occur in the non-castrated cow nine months after calving, 

 but neither is there any very noticeable increase. 



The quality of the milk as indicated by chemical analysis did not, 

 four months after spaying, differ to any extent from what it was before, 

 nor were the proportions of cream and casein increased. 



The experiment with these cows will be continued. 



Cotton- WORM prospects, C. W. Woodworth, M. S. — Brief state- 

 ments regarding the hibernation of the cotton worm are published, in 

 view of the unfouiuled apprehension of many planters that the warm 

 winter of 1889-90 would be followed by a serious invasion of these in- 

 sects. Practical directions concerning remedies are also given. 



Arkansas Station, Bulletin No. 13, August, 1890 (pp. 8). 



Strawberries, J. McNeill, B. S. — Tabulated notes are given for 

 seventy-one varieties of strawberries tested at the station at Fayette- 

 ville in 1890, and for twenty-three other varieties planted this season. 

 There are also brief descriptive notes on some of the varieties. A cold 

 and rainy spring and a dry summer seriously interfered with the growth 

 of these berries, "Not more than half a crop was gathered and the 

 fruit was below the average in quality, though perhaps not in size." 

 Taking into account productiveness, thriftiness, and freedom from leaf 

 blight, the three best varieties in their respective classes have been the 

 following: Early — Logan, Sharpless, and Miner; medium early — Daisy, 

 Cloud, and Crescent; medium late — Warfield No. 2, Bubach No. 5, and 

 Louise ; late — Eureka, Haverlaud, and Glendale. 



" Three varieties which remain longest in hearing, and which produce 

 most berries at the beginning and end of the season — Jersey Queen, Cap- 

 tain Jack, and Eureka. 



" My choice for a home garden — Sharpless, Haverland, Bubach No. 

 5, Crescent, Warfield No. 2." 



Arkansas Station, Bulletin No. 14, September, 1890 (pp. 14). 



The effects of the arsenites upon plants, C. W. Wood- 

 worth, M. S. — Results of investigations in this line by Professors Riley, 

 Cook, and Bailey are cited to show what has been done and the further 

 inquiry needed. The original intention of the author was to apply the 

 poisons to shrubs or trees or to measured areas of clover or grass, but,, 

 owing to a lack of suitable plants and to the difficulty of accurately es- 

 timating the amount of injury, after a few trials it was decided to make 



