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EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



4 samples of Banner oats secured from widely separated sources. Two plats 

 planted with seed from the Canadian Northwest (Cooldale, Alberta, and Creel- 

 man, Saskatchewan) yielded about 5 bu. more per acre in each case than 

 another plat iilanted with New Brunswick seed. 



In a comparison of modified ridge culture and full ridge culture methods 

 for potato growing in Aroostook County, the 3-year average yields secured were 

 273 and 283 bu. i)er acre, respectively. The author concludes that in the 3 

 years 1907-1909 there was " practically nothing to choose between the 2 

 methods so far as the yield was concerned in Aroostook County." The seasons 

 of 1907 and 1909 were quite wet and that of 190S was rather dry for high 

 ridge culture. 



Some soiling crops for Pennsylvania, T. I. Maiks {Pennsylvania 8ta. BuL 

 109, pp. S-20, figs. 6). — The author presents a classification of soiling crops 

 for the farmer's use as an aid in the selection of the crop best adapted to his 

 conditions. A brief discussion is given of each of the crops thus classified and 

 the results of exi)erimental growings of many of them are stated. 



The only vetch which gave promise of being useful in Pennslyvania was 

 the hairy vetch. Orchard grass proved quite satisfactory as an early grass 

 for soiling, but brome grass is not believed to be likely to take the place of 

 the grasses already commonly grown. The following table states the highest 

 and lowest yields and certain other data for the forage crops tested : 



Range in yield of forage erops at the Pennsylvania Station. 



The harvest residues of cereals and field peas, B. Schulze {Fiihling''s 

 Landw. Ztg., 59 (1910), No. 23, pp. 80/-80~).— Experiments made by the author 

 showed that the air-dried weight of stubble and roots remaining after harvest 

 amounted to 1,986 kg. per hectare (about 1,767.5 lbs. per acre) in the case of winter 

 rye, 2,027 kg. per hectare from winter wheat, 2,110 kg. from oats, and 1,338 kg. 

 from barley. The results secured for field peas were based on the calculation 

 that 1 hectare would contain 300,000 plants, and under this assumption the 

 quantity of air-dried residue after harvest would amount to 3,540 kg. 



