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ties excelled Virginia, Japanese Big, Ponclicherry, Madras, and Mozambique. 

 Analyses of peanuts grown in 1909-10 are reported. 



At the Akola station a cotton, wheat, cotton rotation gave better results in 

 a 3-year test than did continuous cropping with cotton. Cotton plants spaced 

 6 to 7 in. apart in rows 15 in. apart produced better results than when the 

 plants were further apart in the row. Topping the plant about 1 ft. above the 

 ground delaj-ed the time of flowering and fruiting and lessened the yield. In 

 a 3-year variety test Rosea cotton gave better results than any other variety 

 but Rosea-cutchiea produced the highest results secured during any one year. 

 Night soil excelled cattle dung and saltpeter as a fertilizer for cotton and 

 sorghum grown in rotation. 



At the Hoshangabad farm several local crops were tested as green manures 

 on irrigated unmanured wheat plats. Other tests conducted at this farm dealt 

 with the proper time for the application of commercial fertilizers, the relative 

 value of calcium cyanamid and calcium nitrate in flax and wheat growing, and 

 tests of various local crops and implements. The application of a mixture of 

 ammonium sulphate supplying 20 lbs. of nitrogen and superphosphate supplying 

 25 lbs. of phosphoric acid produced higher hay yields during 190S-9 than were 

 secured from the fertilizers sulphate of potash, farmyard manure, nitrate of 

 soda, or basic slag, singly or in various combinations, or at various rates. 



Annual report of the agricultural stations in Eastern Bengal and Assam 

 for the year ending June 30, 1910 (Ann. Rpt. Agr. Bias. East. Bengal and 

 Assam, 1910, pp, 162, inaps 3). — This contains the annual report of the Dacca, 

 Burirhat. Rajshahi, Jorhat, Fruit, Upper Shillong, and Wahjain experi- 

 ment farms. The experiments dealt with fertilizers for winter rice, spacing of 

 winter rice, nitrobacterine inoculation of peas, tests of tobacco, potatoes, jute, 

 flax, wheat, corn, sugar cane, oats, mustard, and many native crops, spraying 

 trials with potatoes, and work in grafting fruit trees. 



[Cereal, forage crop, green manuring, and potato experiments], P. B. 

 Kennedy, E. Bunker, Jr., and E. H. Syphus (Rpt. Lincoln Co. [Nev.] Expt. 

 Farm, 1909-10, pp. 25-3ff, pis. 3). — Eight wheat varieties, 7 barley varieties, 

 and 5 oat varieties were tested in the Moapa Valley. Sowing oats, barley, and 

 durum wheat as late as March 3 was not found advisable. In other tests, 4 

 acres of oats yielded 52 bu. per acre and 3 acres of barley 40i bu. per acre, 

 although the grain was sown too thick and the heads were small. In tests 

 without irrigation, an estimated yield of GO bu. per acre of Turkey Red wheat 

 was secured on 6 acres of saccatone land. The method used is stated in detail. 



Numerous varieties of alfalfa were tested and the varieties selected as worthy 

 of special attention were Algerian 12803, Arabian 8823, Arabian 12992, Argen- 

 tina 3508, Peruvian 13564, Provence 19522, Spain 17992, Tripoli 12847, and 

 Turkestan 1159. German and Pearl millet grew very well and matured by the 

 middle of August, but no favorable results are reported with corn. Among 21 

 varieties of pumpkins tested Mammoth King, Cushaw, Black Negro, Burpee 

 Golden Oblong, and Golden Russett were selected as worthy of mention. Brief 

 notes are also given on 9 sorghum varieties tested. 



In a test of numerous legumes for green manuring, the heaviest yields of 

 green crop, 3,410 and 2,470 lbs. per acre, were secured from hairy vetch (Vicia 

 villosa) and lentils {Ervum lens). 



Among 5 varieties of potatoes grown in 1909 Burbank proved the best with a 

 calculated yield of 5,402 lbs. per acre, while in 1910 among 7 varieties Early 

 Ohio proved the best with a calculated yield of 2,705 lbs. per acre. 



Grains recommended for trial, G. W. Shaw {California 8ta. Circ. 71, pp. 

 16, figs. 17). — This circular briefly describes a number of wheat, barley, and 

 oat varieties recommended for trial by growers and reports comparative tests. 



