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l>n. per iu-re. Com stored in the crib showed :i very poor gerniin;ition as coiu- 

 I)ared with corn stored in a dry room and on raclvS in the barn. The average 

 I)er cent of protein in tlie native ears of I.eaniing corn in 10(l() Avas 10.30 and 

 in the Illinois ears 10.(58. Many of the best yielding ears did not contain as 

 high per cent of protein as the nndesirable ones, thns indicating the necessity 

 of not basing selection on a high protein content alone. 



Sugar beet experiments during 1906, F. W. Woll and C. W. Stoddakt 

 (Wisconsin ^St(l. Bui. 150, pp. J/o, figs. //). — Exi)eriments were conducted on 10 

 different farms with soils I'anging from light sandy loams to heavy clays. The 

 object of the work was to study the adaptability of types of Grant and Vernon 

 county soils to sugar beet culture, and to investigate the system of fertilization 

 that would produce the best results for factory purposes. A 1-acre field of sugar 

 beets was grown on each of the 10 farms under different systems of fertilization. 

 These fields were divided into 7 plats, Nos. 1 and 7 of which received no fer- 

 tilizers; 2, ISO lbs. of potassium sulphate per acre; 3, 420 lbs. of 14-per cent 

 acid phosphate ; 4, these quantities of potassium sulphate and acid phosphate 

 combined ; 5, the same application as 4 with 3C0 lbs. per acre of nitrate of soda 

 in addition, and G, 10 tons of barnyard manure calculated to contain approxi- 

 mately the same amounts of fertilizer ingredients as the application on i)lat H. 

 Lime was applied at the rates of h and 1 ton per acre. 



The results of this one season's work shovr that sugar beets as rich in sugar 

 and high in purity can be produced in the southwestern ])art as elsewhere in 

 the State. The general averages for the beets grown in that region were 15.4D 

 per cent sugar and 91. G per cent purity. 



In all cases but one the largest yields of beets and of sugar were obtained on 

 the plats receiving a complete fertilizer, with barnyard manure standing next 

 as the cheapest application. Lime applied at the rate of l.OOO lbs. per acre 

 produced a beneficial effect on a number of fields, and in one instance a heavy 

 clay soil required a double application to increase the yield of beets and sugar. 

 The results secured at each of the different farms are presented in tables. 



HORTICULTURE. 



Report on the Northern Substations for 1906. Horticulture, E. J. Del- 

 wicHE [Wisconsin ^tn. Bui. Ufl, pp. 15-20). — The horticultural work at the 

 Northern Substations is planned along 3 principal lines : Orchard work with 

 regard to the adaptability of different kinds of fruit trees to the soil and climate 

 and the development of methods of cultivation best suited to northern Wisconsin 

 conditions, experiments with small fruits, and demonstrations and experimental 

 work with potatoes and garden vegetables. As previously noted (E. S. R., 18, 

 p. 1040), investigations were conducted to determine the possibility of fruit 

 culture in the Lake Superior region of Wisconsin during 190G. as a result of 

 which 3 trial orchards were e<stablished. 



. The orchard work for the first season is here reported, including a descrip- 

 tion of the site, a list of the varieties of fruit grown, and notes on the first 

 year's growth. Plums, cherries, and apples were planted and as a whole the 

 results for the season were satisfactory, although many of the cherry trees died. 

 The failure of the latter trees to succeed is believed to be due partly to the trees 

 being too far along when planted and partly to their being planted on wet 

 griiund. The work with potatoes is elsewhere noted. 



Varieties of vegetables grown at the Xieng-Khouang experimental sta- 

 tion in 1905, I'iDANCE (Bnl. Econ. I mlo-Cliinc. n. scr., 10 {1907), .Vo. 60. pi). 

 130-15'J). — A brief account is given of the cultural methods employed at the 



