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considerably more grain and very uuicli more straw than tbe two thirds 

 application." 



Experiments with vege'jabli^.s, J. Troop, M. S. (pp. 72-80). — 

 Tabulated data for 83 varieties of potatoes, 50 of sweet-corn, and 30 of 

 peas. Brief accounts are given of experiments in planting whole pota- 

 toes and cuttings of different sizes, and in trench vs. hill culture. The 

 whole tubers gave larger yields than the cuttings, and hill culture than 

 trench culture. Tubers from which the sprouts liad been removed gave 

 larger yields than the sprouts alone, though the latter produced a more 

 vigorous growth of tops. "Arsenite of ammonia" compared favorably 

 with Paris green and London i)urple as an insecticide for the potato 

 beetle. Previous experiments with potatoes, sweet-corn, and peas are 

 reported in Bulletins Nos. 18 and 31 of the station (See Experiment 

 Station Kecord, Vol. I, p. 35, and Vol. II, p. 50). 



Early Albino, Early King, Early Oxford, aud Early Sunriae potatoes areamoug tlie 

 best early varieties for this region. 



Of late varieties of potatoes. Badger State, Breeze, California Rose, Dakota Red, 

 Gold Flake, La Fayette, New Giaut, No. 2000, White Elephant, and White Eose are 

 esiK!cially recommended for this locality. * * * 



The following 1.5 varieties of sweet-corn will give probable satisfaction if given 

 proper care : Black Mexican, Concord, Crosby, Eight-Rowed, Genesee, Henderson, 

 Hickox, Honey, Laudreth (early), Livingston's Evergreen, Marblehead, Ne Plus Ultra 

 Nonpareil, Orange, and Stowell. 



The following peas are desirable for family use, to be planted in succession: Ad- 

 vancer, O'Rourke, Kentish Invicta, Abundance, Dwarf Sugar, Telephone, Stratagem, 

 Golden Vine, and Champion. 



Indiana Station, Bulletin No. 35, March, 1891 (pp. 29). 



Loose smut of oats, J. 0. Arthur, D. Sc. (pp. 81-107, illus- 

 trated). — This contains notes on the occurrence of the loose smut of 

 oats {Ustilago avence) in Indiana and elsewhere, and accounts of exi)eri- 

 ments in the treatment of smut with hot water and sulphate of copper 

 (blue vitriol). Details are given in a number of tables. Eeference is 

 made to investigations in this line reported in Bulletin No. 28 of the 

 station, and in Bulletin No. 8 and in the Annual lleport of the Kansas 

 Station for 1889 (See Experiment Station Eecord, Vol. I, pp. 207 and 

 216, and Vol. II, p. 312). Bulletin No. 15 of the Kansas Station (See 

 Experinjent Station Record, Vol. II, p. 638) also contains accounts of 

 similar investigations. The experience of the author is in favor of the 

 hot-water method of treatment, aud he advises that the seed be 

 immersed for 5 minutes in water at 110° to 145° Eah., allowing "the 

 temperature to drop as it will, so long as it does not fall below 130°. 

 If, however, it sliould by accident drop below 130°, the time must 

 be extended over 5 minutes." 



In the experiments at the station in 1890, the seeds treated with hot 

 water germinated more quickly aud grew more vigorously than those 



