538 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Tbinuiug experiments led to the conclusion tbat beets may be grown wider 

 apart in the row than has hitherto been practiced. While an increase in the 

 distance between plants somewhat lowered the sugar content the yield of sugar 

 secured was not perceptibly diminished. 



The influence of different quantities of manure and commercial fertilizers 

 applied to winter wheat on the succeeding beet crop, S. L. Frankfort {Abs. 

 ill Zliiir. Opuitii. Agron. [Russ. Jour. Ej-itt. Lundw.\, 7 {1906), No. J. /*. 53). — 

 Experiments conducted during 3 years showed that where barnyard manure 

 failed to increase the yield of winter wheat the use of superphosphate or super- 

 phosphate and nitrate of soda alone, or in addition to the manure, were also 

 without effect. Where manure gave a large increase in the yield of wheat super- 

 phosphate also proved of benefit, although the increase was not so marked as in 

 the case of the manure. The use of superphosphate in conjunction with barn- 

 yard manure proved of but little benefit, while the application of nitrate of soda 

 with superphosphate or of superpliosphate with barnyard manure sometimes 

 increased and sometimes decreased the yield, apparently because of weather 

 conditions. ^ 



It is concluded that superphosphate and superphosphate with nitrate of soda 

 applied separately or in combination with barnyard manure to winter cereals 

 will increase the yield of a succeeding sugar-beet crop, and the statement is 

 made that 1,00(» pood (IS tons) of barnyard manure applied to a winter cereal 

 and superphosphate apiilied directly to the succeeding beet crop, or superphos- 

 phate and nitrate of soda applied to the winter cereal is likely to give as large 

 a yield of beets and sugar as 2,500 pood (45 tons) of barnyard manure applied 

 to the winter cereal without the minerals. 



Observations on the growth of winter wheat in the year 1905, G. Koz- 

 1.0VSKI {Abs. in Zhur. Oiniitn. Aynnt. [Rus.'<. Jour. Ex/it. rAiudic.], 8 {1007), 

 X<>. 1. i>]). 101, 102). — It was observed that when the plants stooled to more 

 than 5 or (5 stems, which is considered normal, the quality of the grain was 

 reduced. The i)roper stooling of the plants and the vigorous growth in the fall 

 seem to overcome all danger from frost. Soils having produced fallow crops 

 contained less moisture throughout the entire year than soils which had l)een 

 in bare fallow. The crop fallows wei'e not so pervious to rain as the bare 

 fallow soils. 



HORTICULTURE. 



Horticultural survey of [Texas] Gulf Coast, E. C. Green {Texas ^ta. Bui. 

 9-'i, pp. 21, pgs. 7). — During the past 3 or 4 seasons, in which the Gulf Coast 

 regif)n of Texas between Corpus Christi and Brownsville has been open for 

 settlement, the trucking industry has been developed to a considerable extent 

 at various points. With the view of securing reliable information relative to 

 the crops which have been thus far successfully grown, the author made a 

 horticultural survey of this region during December, i;)06. This bulletin con- 

 sists of notes secured from successful truck growers at the different points 

 -visited. 



Considerable information is given relative to kinds and varieties of vegetables 

 grown at the different points, planting dates and distances, cultural methods, 

 insects and diseases, together with data on yields and returns from the various 

 crops. The general advice given to newcomers is that it is not wise to attempt 

 special truck crops on the new land but rather to plant cotton and corn or 

 sorghum the first season, thus subduing the wild land by plenty of culture with 

 team tools. In any case, the. crop plan as developed at the different points 

 should be followed for the first season or two until the new settler becomes 

 better acquainted with the coimtry. 



