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the text of tbe act of Congress of March 2, 1887, and of the act of the 

 State legislature, ajiproved March 31, 1887, asseutiug to tbe act of Con- 

 gress ; and reprints of Bulletins Nos. 12-15 of the station. The subjects 

 treated in these bulletins are: BulletinNo. 13, Experiments in the Culture 

 of the Sugar Beet in Nebraska, IJ. H. Nicholson, M. A., and Rachel 

 Lloyd, I'h. D. (see Experiment Station Record, vol. ii, p. ill); Bulletin 

 No. 14, Insects Injurious to Young Trees on Tree Claims, L. Bruner (see 

 Experiment Station Record, vol. ii, p. Ho); Bulletin >{o. 15, Meteor- 

 ological Report for 1889, DeW. B, Brace, Ph. D., and Soil Temperatures 

 and Farm Notes, J. G. Smitli, B. S. (see Experiment Station Record, vol. 

 II, p. 240); Bulletin No. 12, Field Experiments lor 188'J, J. d. Smitli, B. 

 S. (see Experiment Station Record, vol. i, p. 254). 



Nebraska Station, Bulletin No. 17. June 6, 1891 (pp. 72). 



Field experiment.^ and (»b.^kkvations for 1890, J. G. Smith, B. 

 S. (pp. 1-32). — These were in continuation of those for 1888 and 1889, 

 rei)orted in Bulletins Nos. G and 12 of the station (.see Experiment 

 Station Ifeeonl, vol. i, pp. 121 and 254). Drouth materially intt'rfered 

 with held work at the statit»n, and the results for 1890 are con)parativoly 

 meager. The subjects considered in the report are grasses and clovers, 

 oats, silos and silage, and lainfall and evaporation. 



(irasses and vlorna (pp. 1-3). — Redtop {Agrostin ruhjaris), orchard 

 gra.ss {Jh(cti/liii (jlovwroia), timothy (Phleum praicnse), red clover (TrZ/b- 

 Hum prati'ttse), alsike clover (7'. hi/hridnm), and white clover {T. repem) 

 endured the <lrouth well and "seem to be the only species to bo 

 depended on in all seastms." 



Alfalfa, Avliicli {^ivo.s kucIi itlmndjiiil impM on Ixittom honls iiiid iiiu1«t inifjation, 

 tlioii};h a stron;^ <;ro\v('r dues nut wein to do will on n|daiid meadows. It continiiud 

 green and ticsli dniinj; tliu cnliie wason, l»ul tin- yit-hl dot-.s not compare with that 

 of red clover. 



Thenativi^ wheat j;ras.s or liliic joint (.t<jroj>!irinn iihiiiciim), rcsi-mbliDf; alfalfa in its 

 strong and vij^orons <:;rowth, makes too coarse liay and forage to compete with the 

 finer-leaved cultivated species. It is not a sncceas in this portion of the State, or at 

 least not on upland soils. Its value farther west remains undisputed. 



The only grasses now alive in the garden besides those mentioned above, are 

 meadow broiue grass ( Iliomus prtitcnsis), tall meadow oat grass (.irrheiiathcrum arcna- 

 ceum), sheep's fescue {lusliica oriiia), red fescue (/•'. rubra), Kentucky blue grass (I'oa 

 pratensis) and sainfoin {(ttiobryvhis sativa). 



(hits (pp. 3-7). — r.rief notes are given on the growth and yield of ten 

 varieties of oats. In the dry season of 1890, press drilling, which i>nts 

 the seed down deeper, gave a better stand, larger yield, and less loss 

 by shattering than ordinary drilling or broadcasting. 



ISilvs <()id silage {[)]^. 7-22). — Compiled statements are made concerning 

 the advantages and dis.advantages of silage, and replies to a circular of 

 inquiry are given from five farmers in Nebraska who have successfully 

 used the silo and found it to be an economical means for the storage of 

 fodder. 



