546 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Report of the agriculturist, W. H. Bishop (Delaware Sta. Rpt. 

 1897, }>}>. 211-213). — A report is given of fertilizer experiments on 

 rotation plats, with tabulated results. The applications of fertilizers 

 consisted of 100 lbs. nitrate of soda, 400 lbs. acid phosphate, and 100 

 lbs. muriate of potash per acre. These different fertilizers were applied 

 alone and in combinations of twos and threes, the application being 

 made each year. On account of the poor condition of the soil, the 

 application was doubled the first year of the experiment. Sweet corn, 

 crimson clover, cowpeas, oats, and red clover, in the order given, have 

 thus far entered into the rotation. The results from red-clover plats 

 in 1897 indicated that muriate of potash is a suitable fertilizer for 

 clover on that soil. The mixture of muriate of potash and acid phos- 

 phate was found a desirable fertilizer for cowpeas. The experiment is 

 to be continued. 



On the production of beet seed, J. F. Lundberg (Landtm. Mdnadsbl., 1SDS, No. 9, 

 pp. 129-131). 



Corn and its uses in America, G. Rossati (Movimento Agricolo, 4 (1S9S), No. 44, 

 p. 485). 



In the land of ginger — Jamaica, F. B. Kilmek (Amer. Jour. Pharm., ?0 (1898), No. 2, 

 pp. 65-85, figs. 0; abs. in Jour. Soc. Chem. Ind., 17 (189S), No. 4, p. 365). — A popular article 

 describing the methods of cultivating and preparing ginger for the market in Jamaica 

 and giving statistics of the crop. 



Fodder and forage plants (exclusive of grasses) ( West Australian Settler's Guide 

 and Farmer s Handbook, 1S97, pt. 3, pp. 432-491, figs. 40). — Illustrated descriptive notes 

 are given of numerous fodder and forage plants, the bulk of the information being 

 taken from Bulletin 2 of the Division of Agrostology, U. S. Department of Agriculture. 



Cultivation of orris root in Italy (-Rpt. of Schimmel <!'■ Co., 1897, Oct., p. 38; abs.in 

 Jour. Soc. Chem. Ind., 17 (1898), No. l,p. 68). — A description of methods of culture and 

 preparation for the market. 



West Australian saltbushes, F. Turner ( West Australian Settler's Guide and 

 Farmers Handbook, 1897, pt. 3, pp.41S-431,figs.9). — Notes are given on some of the 

 native species of saltbushes and illustrated descriptions of the following: Atriplex 

 cinerea, A.halimoides, A. srmibaccata, A. stipitata, A. vesicaria, Kochia planifolia, K.vil- 

 losa, Rhagodia billardieri, and 11. nutans. 



Saltbushes and their cultivation, A. Morrison (Producers' Gaz. and Settlers' 

 Pec. [ West. Australia], 5 (1S98); No. 5, pp. 359, 360). — Brief notes are given on the value 

 of saltbushes and on methods for their propagation. 



Notes on the selection of sugar cane, P. Boxame (Rap. An. Sta. Agron. [Mau- 

 ritius'], 1S97, pp. 49-55). — Several experiments in selecting canes for propagating 

 purposes are reported. In some cases canes high in sugar content produced canes 

 richer in sugar than canes with low sugar content, while in one instance the reverse 

 was the case. In several of the tests the progeny of the canes high and low in sugar 

 content showed but little difference in quality. It was also shown by experiments 

 that canes }>ropagated from cuttings taken from the upper part of the stalk are not 

 necessarily inferior. The canes grown from such cuttings had in some cases a higher 

 and in others a lower sugar content than canes grown from cuttings taken from the 

 body of the stalk. In all cases the yield was in favor of cuttings taken from the 

 upper part of the stalk, owing, it is stated, to the fact that these cuttings make the 

 best growth. 



Composition and yield of different varieties of sugar cane, P. Boname (Rap. 

 An. Sta. Agron. [Mauritius], 1S07, pp. 24-44). — The results of analyses of 61 varieties 

 of sugar cane at different stages of growth and of a large number of seed canes are 

 given in tables. The crop and weather conditions are briefly noted. Similar work 

 has been previously noted (E. S. R., 9, p. 638). 



