300 



coustaut aud progressive loss of tissue. If the wcms are not killed they eat con- 

 stantly deeper, and often kill the animal. « » » 



The treatment nsually employed in these cases consists simply of killing the larvas 

 with cresylic ointment, calomel, chloroform, or carbolic acid. The selection of the 

 most suitable remedy will vary somewhat with the location, character, and extent 

 of the sores. In some cases bandages are useful. In others the sores can be filled 

 with oakum and a few stitches taken. All treatment should be supplemented by 

 daubing the margins of the wound with pine tar to ward off tlie fly. A vast num- 

 ber of cases can be prevented by keeping cattle free from common cattle ticks. 



The insect iu its various stages is briefly described by 0. M. Weed, 

 M. S., of the Ohio Station, aud illustrated by photoengravings from 

 original drawings by Miss Freda Detmers. 



West Virginia Station, Bulletin No. 7 (pp. 72). 



Experiments with wheat, fruit-trees, vegetables, grasses, 

 FORAGE CROPS, ETC., J. A. Myers, Ph. D. (pp. 155-224). — This con- 

 sists mainly of reports received from farmers in tlie different senatorial 

 districts of the State on tests of varieties of wheat sent them by the 

 station in the fall of 1888, in accordance with an order of the board of 

 regeuts of the State University. The individuals to whom seed was 

 sent " were selected by the members of the board of regents as being 

 among the farmers in their districts most likely to carry out the work 

 contemplated." Each farmer received sufficient seed to plant 1 acre, 

 and was requested to report to the station " the manner in which the 

 soil is prepared for the crop ; the previous condition of the soil with ref- 

 erence to the crops grown upon it ; the condition of the soil at the 

 time of planting, whether iu good physical condition or not ; the con- 

 dition of the weather succeeding the time of planting, and success in 

 getting a stand; the onslaught of insects or diseases upon the crop; 

 the ability of the crop to withstand the climate, that is, the percentage 

 that is able to withstand drought or excessive freezing ; the peculiar- 

 ities of the growth of the crop ; time of ripening ; and the yield per acre 

 secured." 



Lists of the varieties of fruit-trees, vegetables, grasses, forage crops 

 etc., se nt out to a few individuals, are given, together with a brief re 

 port received from one of these persons. 



The result of this attempt to distribute the work of experimenting 

 throughout the State under conditions which made it impracticable 

 for the station to exercise any proper supervision of the tests, is thus 

 summed up in this article: 



In looking over the reports, we find but one from seven hundred and eight experi- 

 ments in wheat in which any attempt was made to carry out instructions. We have 

 failed to receive any report from 85 per cent of the experiments and very few of those 

 making reports claim to have any more than approximations. In the most of cases tlie 

 land and crops were estimated, not measured. It generally happens that there is no 

 unanimity in results reported upon the same varieties, so that our conclusion is that 

 no reliance whatever can be placed upon experimental work intrusted to persons 

 unfamiliar with scientific methods and not provided with Tacilities for measuring 

 their croi^s and Lands. 



