FIELD CROPS. 



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Alfalfa growing in Missouri, M. 1". Miller (^rissnuri Sfa. Bill. 72. })}). o2, 

 /i</.s. a. 111(11) I). — Tlic cxU'iit (>r .•iirair.-i cnlture in Missouri is doscribed and 

 goiu'ral directions for fjcrowinj; and harvesting' the crop are ftivoii. 



Tlie stiff sul)soils of tlie State are coiisidereil i-espoiisihh} for most of tlie 

 failiii'es witli tlie jilaiit. It lias lieeii fouiid that on njiland soils that have never 

 tcrown alfalfa or sweet clovei- indculation is a henelit. while on bottom lands or 

 on very fertile soil inocnlalion has little or no effect. Inoculation by means of 

 inoculated soil is considered the surest and the simplest method. The best time 

 ti> sow the seed in the State is between tlie middle of August and the middle of 

 St'ptembei'. 



The hybridization of barleys, It. II. I'.ifkk.v {.lour. A<ir. Hci.. 2 (1007), No. 

 2, PI). lS3-2i)(i). — This ]»aper describes exi)eriments on the hybridization of barley 

 connnenciui^ in 1".H)1. The history of this line of work is briefly reviewed and 

 notes (U the varieties used as itarents are given. 



The diffi'reut pairs of characters investigated in numerous crosses of diffi-rent 

 species and varieties of barley were as follows: Sexless and stamiuate lateral 

 tlor(>ts, hermaphrodite and se.xless lateral florets, stamiuate and hermaphrodite 

 lateral florets, hooded or trifurcate and awned palese, bhu-k and white color in 

 the palete, purple and white palea», narrow and broad glumes, lax and dense ears, 

 adherent iuid nonadherent pale;e, brittle and tough rachis, awnless and hooded 

 paleu". and a number of minor charactei's. The correlation of the color of the 

 palea> to the color of the grain was also studied. 



Experiments with sugar and fodder beets, T. Remy {FiihUnn's Luiidir. 

 Ztg.. ■',(') (1!)07), .Yo.s'. .',. pp. J05-122; 6', pp. 185-202). — These experiments con- 

 sisted of variety tests of sugar and fodder beets, experiments in transplanting 

 small beets in beet-.seed culture, and observations on the food retiuirements and 

 assimilation of seed beets. 



The result of a variety test are summarized in the following table : 



Cvmpurative test of varieties of .<iugai- heets. 



Variety. 



Yield per hectare. | Ranli ac- 

 cording 

 to suga. 



Beets. 



Kg. 



Meyer Friedrichswerth j 37, 200 



Vilmorin francaise riche ' .36,100 



B^eu^t»■(U i:iilL- .V ' 34,400 



Metto Spczia 1 i till ' 34, 000 



Heine ViliiKiriii ! 33,()00 



HieselfL'hkMite ] 32,900 



IMppe Kleiii-Waiizlebcn 32,500 



Friihe Klcin-Waiizleben Original 32,200 



Dippe znckerreichste | 31,800 



Strube Schlanstedt : i 30, 700 



Sugar. ' produc- 

 tion. 



Kg. 



5, 420 

 5, 350 

 5,480 

 5,410 

 5, .520 

 5, .520 

 5, 300 

 5, 470 

 5,310 

 5,080 



Sugar in 

 the beet. 



Per cent. 

 14.6 

 14.8 

 15.9 

 1.5.9 

 16.4 

 16.7 

 16.3 

 17.0 

 16.7 

 16.5 



Ranlj ac- 

 cording 

 to sugar 

 content. 



Proportion 



of leaves 



to crowned 



beets. 



Per cent. 

 94.5 

 110.6 



110.4 

 129.0 

 95. 4 

 121.5 



93.3 

 124. 1 



A nund)er of cooperative tests conducted to determine the varieties of fodder 

 beets best adapted to transplanting are described. The general results show 

 that Cimbal Yellow (Jiant stood transi)lanting best, with Yellow I.entewitz a 

 close second. It was .also found tbat tlie weight of the mother beef had but 

 little influence on its value as a seed producer. It is recommended that no 

 more than one crop of trans])lanted beets for seed be grown between tlu" selected 

 beets and the commercial seed crop. It is believed that the use of small beets 

 tor seed culture has a tendency to deteriorate the form, and to overcome this 

 tendency it is advised that greater care in the selection of mother beets accord- 

 ing to form and to yield be exercised. 



