572 



Experiments u-iili cotton (pp. 152-157).— Tliewe incliulcd a test of 

 vjuieties and experiments with fertilizers. 



Cotton, test of varieties. — Tabulated data of yields per acre of seed 

 cotton and lint are given for 20 varieties. Climatic conditions mate- 

 rially reduced the yields as compared with those of the previous year. 

 Haggerman, Welboru's Pet, Southern Ho[)e, Okra, and Herling gave 

 the largest yields of lint and seed. " Bolivar County, Peerless, Ells- 

 worth, and T. J. King had virtually matured all their crop by the time 

 of the second picking." 



Cotton, experiments with fertilizers. — These were similar to those on 

 corn referred to above, and the results as stated iu tables were not at 

 all positive. 



Forage crops, grasses, and fruits (pp. 158-lGl). — Brief notes on a num- 

 ber of varieties of forage plants and grasses under expei-iment at the 

 station. Hungarian grass and German and Golden millet are thought 

 to be i)articularly valuable iu the rainy climate of the station because 

 they can be cured so rapidly. Texas blue-grass [Poa qrachnifera) is 

 recommended as able to survive the warm summer of this section, and 

 as affording an excellent winter pasture. All kinds of fruits growing 

 at the station were severely injured by the freezing weather of last 

 March. 



Sugar-cane analyses (p. IGl). — Tabulated data for analyses of 23 vari- 

 eties of sugarcane grown at the station in 1890. 



Live stock (pp. 1G2-1G1). — The station is keeping Holstein and Jer- 

 sey cattle to test their adaptability to this section. So far both breeds 

 have done well. A list of 11 breeds of hens uuder experiment at the 

 station is given. 



Tile drainage (pp. 1G4, 1G5). — The station is experimenting with tile 

 drainage on about 5 acres of land. The cost of the tiles and laying 

 at intervals of 40 feet on an acre is estimated to be $47.50. 



Massachusetts State Station, Seventh Annual Report, 1889 (pp. 333). 



Report of DiiiECTOR, C. A. Goessmann, Ph. D. (pp. 9-11). — A brief 

 Outline of the work of the station. 



Feeding experiments with mtlch cows, C. A. Goessmann, Ph. 

 D.(pp. 12-102). 



(1) Relative value of fodder corn, corn stover, and cornsilage as compared 

 icith Englisli hay; and of corn silage as compared n-ith sngar-heets and with 

 carrots (pj). 12-47). — This is a record of the fourth year of observation 

 on the above subjects. The present experiment was made with nine 

 grade cows, though not more than six took part at any one time, the plan 

 being as soon as the milk of any animal fell below G or 7 quarts per day 

 to substitute a new milch cow in its place. The time, from November, 

 1888, to May, 1889, was divided into 9 feeding periods. The plan fol- 

 lowed was to feed the same quantities of grain (corn meal, wheat bran, 



