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nearly every stalk matured a good ear and a yield of 12.4 tons of green fodder 

 per acre also compared favorably witli coarser varieties for fodder. Twelve 

 pounds of Kafir corn and Ij bn. of Red Kijiper cowpeas per acre, planted June 

 19, yielded 12.6 tons of fodder 78 days after planting. It is believed, however, 

 that Whippoorwill and Black cowpeas would make a better combination with 

 Kafir corn on account of their earlier maturity. Cowpeas planted broadcast 

 July 10 yielded G.8 tons of green forage per acre, and w^here planted in rows 

 2i ft. apart 7.5 tons were secured, but the difference in yield was so offset by 

 the increased cost of labor that the cost of production by the two methods was 

 about the same. 



Average yields of alfalfa in various tests, ranging from 2.S3 tons to 4 tons per 

 acre, are recorded. An application in November, 1J»05, of 25 bu. of stone lime 

 freshly slacked resulted in a marked improvement of the alfalfa crop the fol- 

 lowing year. Experiments with alfalfa seed from different sources showed that 

 in total yield from 3 cuttings the seed from Utah stood first, Kansas (No. 

 13,439) second, and Minnesota third. A comparison of seed from foreign 

 countries showed wide variations in the vigor of the crop. The best yield was 

 secured from a sample from Italy, numbered 13,547. The use of cotton muslin 

 hay caps, 45 by 45 in., with corners weighted down by 2 oz. unthreaded bolt 

 nuts, resulted in every case in a decided difference in the quality of the hay as 

 compared with leaving the heaps uncovered. 



Crimson clover sown in July, 1905, gave yields the following year ranging 

 from 1.28 to 2.3 tons of hay per acre. Early Champion and White Spring oats 

 were sown together with Scotch Green peas. The cost of production of hay on 

 different plats varied from $3.83 per ton to $7.51. 



In a corn fertilizer experiment one plat was fertilized with 400 lbs. of basic 

 slag, 200 lbs. of nitrate of soda, and 150 lbs. of muriate of potash per acre, a 

 second plat with 200 lbs. of nitrate of soda, 100 lbs. of ground bone, 3.50 lbs. of 

 acid phosphate, and 150 lbs. of muriate of potash, and a third plat with 200 lb?. 

 each of nitrate of soda and Peruvian guano. IfK) lbs. of ground bone, 200 lbs. 

 of acid phosphate, and 150 lbs. of muriate of potash per acre. The first plat 

 yielded 14.53 tons per acre, the second 13.75 tons, and the third 12.27 tons, the 

 cost per ton for the 3 plats being $1.14, $1.27, and $1.44, respectively. It is con- 

 cluded that basic slag produced vei*y satisfactory results. 



In determining the cost of silage from t^outhern w^hite corn, it was found that 

 the cost per ton for growing the fodder was $1.43 and for cutting and filling the 

 silo .1;1.12, or a total of $2.55 per ton of corn silage. Records of yield, cost of 

 production, and net income from 70 acres show a cost of $1,917.49 and a value 

 produced of $3,024.51. or a net gain of $1,107.02. 



Notes are given on an experiment with vetches and luinnes and with seeds 

 of root crops from I>enmark. Of the Danish seed. Yellow Olive-shapetl Giant 

 naangold and Danish Stensballe and Danish Champion carrots gave promising 

 results. 



The Essex field experiments, 1906, B. W. Bull and V. H. Kirkham (Es!ie.v 

 E(J. Com.. Count II Trch. Lahs.. CheJms-fonl. 1901. Apr., pp. 26. plx. 2, dgm. J). — 

 Among the 7 varieties of wheat under test Wilhelmina ranked first with a 

 yield per acre of 49.7 bu., this being 24 bu. m<n-e than the yield of Rivett. No 

 great difference in the yield of straw was observed but the quality of straw 

 was superior in Browick. 



Yellow Globe, Long Red and Golden Tankard mangels were grown by 3 

 different parties. Yellow Globe gave an average yield per acre of 27 tons 1.5 

 cwt., Long Red 25 tons 5 cwt., and Golden Tankard 22 tons 13.5 cwt. The 

 average dry matter content was 9.42 per cent in Yellow Globe, 10.97 per cent hi 



