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87.55 per cent. Twenty samples, grown by the station, averaged 15.28 

 per cent in sugar content and 92.55 in purity, while the rest of the 

 samples gave an average sugar content of 17.07 per cent and the aver- 

 age coefficient of purity was 82.78. The results of analyses made in 

 the chemical laboratory of this Department of samples grown in the 

 State are also tabulated, together with the results obtained at other 

 stations. 



Sugar beets, R. H. McDowell and 1ST. E. Wilson {Nevada Sta. 

 Bid. 37, pp. 10, Jig. 3). — This bulletin reviews the work with sugar beets 

 in the State, reports on the work of the season of 1897, and gives direc- 

 tions for the culture of the crop. Vilmorin Improved and Kleinwanz- 

 lebener varieties are described and directions for making culture tests 

 are given. The weather conditions for the season and the results of 

 analyses of 22 samples of sugar beets, 10 of which were grown at the 

 station, are tabulated. In shape the beets scored from 78 to 99.7 on a 

 basis of 100, and the sugar content varied from 14.4 to 23.6 per cent. 

 Farmers sent beets to the station varyiug from 14.4 to 19.4 per cent in 

 sugar content, and reported a yield of 30 tons per acre. 



Sugar beets in South Carolina, M. B. Hardin and J. F. C. DuPre 

 (South Carolina Sta. Bui. 34, pp. 1-7). — This bulletin reports the results 

 of cooperative culture experiments and variety and fertilizer tests with 

 sugar beets. 



In 18 samples of beets from different parts of the State the sugar in 

 the juice varied from 7.4 per cent to 15.75 per cent, and the purity 

 ranged from 62.2 to 87.1. No averages are given. Of 9 varieties, Red 

 Top and Henderson White were most productive, each yielding over 

 12 tons per acre. 



Fertilizer experiments were made on 12 plats, 3 of which served as 

 check plats. All plats were fertilized with 160 lbs. cotton-seed meal, 

 120 lbs. acid phosphate, and 120 lbs. kainit per acre, applied broadcast 

 and harrowed in. In addition to this general application, different 

 amounts of these fertilizing materials and nitrate of soda were applied 

 singly and in various combinations in the drill with the seed. The 

 application in the drill of 100 lbs. nitrate of soda, 200 lbs. acid phos- 

 phate, and 400 lbs. kainit per acre gave the largest yield of beets. In 

 general the complete fertilizers were more effective than the applications 

 which furnished but one or two of the elements of plant food. 



Experiments "with -winter -wheat, O. A. Zavitz (Ontario Agr. Col. 

 and Expt. Farm Bui. 108, pp. 14). — This work, which has been in progress 

 for 9 years, comprises tests of varieties from the United States, Eng- 

 land, Scotland, Germany, France, Russia, and Canada, and experiments 

 in different dates of seeding, methods of soil preparation, methods of 

 seeding, selection of grain for seed, quantities of seed per acre, appli- 

 cation of fertilizers, treatment of smut-infested seed, the yield and 

 quality of wheat cut at different stages of maturity, and the value of 

 seed from wheat cut at different stages of maturity. This bulletin 

 summarizes the experiments of 1898 and gives the average results of 



