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tlicr ndvisos tho prnrtir-o of r-rnp rotntinn. inr-lndinir nt loast two rnltivntod crops 

 :iik1 two or more years in jirass and i)asture. avoidinj; the use of jioorly foni- 

 |)oste(l barnyard niamire contaiiiiiif: tlax straw and never to employ plows, 

 harrows, and other tools used on wilt-infected land in working healthy soil. 



The extension of jute cultivation in India, K. S. Finlow (Agr. I'r.scitrch 

 lust. I'usa [India] Bill. ,3, J!K)6. pp. 'iC maps ,1). — This hulletin is a report on a 

 lour made for the purpose of investifiatiuf? the possibility of extending the 

 cultivation of jute to areas outside of Bengal. The conditions favorable for 

 Jute cultivation are summarized as a high temperature, a deep soil of fairly 

 tine texture, a rainfall of over 4(i in. so distributed that the young plants have 

 plenty of moisture to grow vigorously, but the hulk of the fall taking place 

 when the crii]i is moi'e mature, and a sullicicnt supply of <'lear, water for retting. 

 (Jeiieral directions for cultivating jute are given and the condition of the indus- 

 try in diffei'ent sections of India is described. 



Mineral matter in the lower parts of oat stems in its relation to lodging. 

 D. LiK.N.vr and A. Stitzku {Laiidir. Vris. ,Stat.. Ii'> (lUdl!), .Vo. 3-'/. ii/i. 2.7.9- 

 263). — A review of work previously noted (E. S. R., 15. p. Tti!)). with the 

 I'esults given in a <-oncise form and systematically arranged. 



Potato investigations, W. J. Green and C. W. Waid (Ohio Htu. Bid. 11 Ji, 

 l>l). .i'il-.is<). figs. IS). — The work here reported consisted of spraying and seed 

 selecti<»n experiments and variety tests. 



Among the l.")0 varieties grown in 1905. Thorburn White Peachblow. Improved 

 Early Kose. Lily White. Uncle Sam. Lee Favorite, Sensation, Miller-Brook, 

 Rovee. ('racker Jack, and Irish Cobbler produced the heaviest yields. Of the 

 varieties tested the past 3 years Thorburn White Peachblow. Uncle Sam, 

 Improved Early Kose. Sunnners, Early Kose, Whiton White Mannuoth. Spring 

 Valley No. 2(Xl(>. Seedling No. 110. Sensation, and Sweet Home were the highest 

 producers. Admiral Dewey. Bovee, Early Harvest. Early Ohio. Early Trumbull, 

 .•Hid Irish Cobbler are recommended for early market varieties, and Carman 

 No. 3. Ionia Seedling. President Koosevelt, Thorburn White Peachblow. Vt. 

 Gold Coin, and W. W. Mammoth for late market sorts. Bovee, Early Ohio, 

 Early Manistee, and Maxima are recommended as early varieties for home use, 

 and President Roosevelt, Thorburn White Peachblow, Vt. Gold Coin, Vornehm, 

 and W: W. Mammoth as late varieties for home use. A number of other varie- 

 ties also gave good yields, hut have not as yet been fully tested. 



Of the varieties grown the past two seasons 33 per cent showed susceptibility 

 to and 30 per cent resistance to early blight. It is stated that by selecting 

 seed fi'om hills showing a tendency to resist the early blight a strain may be 

 secured which would be resistant but not immune. Late blight at the station 

 was controlled to a considerable extent by spraying with Bordeaux mixture, 

 the gain from spraying amounting to 3(! per cent. 



Rice culture in Tonkin, Bui-QuANG-CHifiu (Bui. Eeon. Indo-Chhir. n. aer., 

 !) { t'.xiit). \(i. ■')■'). PI). lSl-H3i). fif/s. 7). — A monograph on rice cultiu-e in Tonkin 

 describing the different methods practiced in growing, px-eparing, and marketing 

 the crop, noting the different varieties cultivated and giving statistics with 

 reference to jn'odnction and consmniition of rice in that country. 



The influence of fertilizer applications on the composition of the grain 

 of rye, S. de Grazia and S. Caldieki (.S7«r. Hper. Afjr. lUil., 39 {liWG). A'o. 6-7, 

 l))). '>lJi-')2H) . — Exjieriments were made with nitrate of soda, sulithate of am- 

 monia, chlorid of jiotash. and sulphate of potash. 



The results indicate th.at ai)parently the content of ash and fat is not inliu- 

 enced by the use of nitrogenous or potassic fertilizers. Applications of nitrate 

 of soda and sulphate of ammonia increased the percentage of albuminoids, the 

 nitrate of soda being the more effective in this regard. Chlorid and sulphate of 



