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tlio yii'M «>f rijif fruit was siiiallor tbaii Mm yiold of j^rucii fruit, inakiii;; th«« yifld «>t 

 ri|»«! toiiiatoi'.s fall in-low tlm av<!raj;e. In tiii.s iimiiciliatc viiinity the j^rci-ii fniitsidd 

 for about UH iiimli as tiio iiiidsiiiuiinr and latti rijic ones, caiisiiit; but littlt! Iuhs to thi) 

 grower. It will also bo noticc<l (hat tlm plants allowed toj^rowat will yavt) a larj^er 

 yit^ld iKT plant than any <»tlRUs, but the fruit was Tuin^h later in ripeuinj;, in fact the 

 };ri'att'r portion of jjrccn fruits were picked t'roni these plants. 



The fruits on plants tied to trellis or stake were on au average ui larger size and 

 more symmetrical. For a small garden, either system will be found preferable to 

 allowing the vineslo grow at will, but in commercial growing the advantages are 

 not enough to pay. The Chemin, Early Kuby, and Cleveland No. II.') proved the best 

 of the early varieties. Matchless, McUullums, and Cleveland No. 57 gave the largest 

 yield. 



Tomatoes riioM GREEN and kite .seed, P, Collier, I'li, I). (pp. 47.s- 

 480). — Uriff uoU's on e.\i)c'i iiiiiMits can icd on during 8 years (I883-U0). 

 Tlie results uj) to 181)0, as siuiiined up in the Annual Keport of tiie sta- 

 tion lor 188'J (see I'^xpeiiiueut Station lleeord, \t)I. ii, \>. 5!>8), indi- 

 cated that the y:reea seed would produce earlier and more numerous 

 but smaller fruits, together with weaker viues. 



The season of Id'JO gave much the same results, the plants from immature seed 

 ripening fruits 10 days iu advance of those from mature seed; the growth of viues 

 in 18"J0 was more vigorous than in previous years and the fruits larger. This was 

 probably due to the fact that the specimen fruit selected for seed iu 188D was of lar'^e 

 size, and while very green had nearly obtained its maximum development. » » • 

 It is yet a (inestion of how much further towards a perfectly ripe fruit it will be best 

 to go to procure seed that will give more vigor of plaut aud still retain the early- 

 ripening ((ualities of immature seed. 



Oregon Station, First and Second Annual Reports, 1889 and 1890 (pp. 13 and 18). 



These include tiuaucial statements for the years ending June 30, 1889 

 and 1800, the regulations of the board of regents of the State Agri- 

 cultural (./(allege for the government of the station, brief outlines of the 

 work, and a synopsis of Bulletins Nos. L-7 of the station. 



South Dakota Station, Bulletin No. 24, May, 1891 (pp. 15). 



Experiments with corn, L. Foster, M. S. A. (i)p. 152-IG4).— A 

 brief account of the results of ex[>eriments with varieties of corn and 

 on the time and thickness of planting and methods of cultivation, 

 carried on at the station during 3 years (1888-00). A previous reimrt 

 on this series of exi)eriments was published in Bulletin No. of the 

 station (see Experiment Station liecord, vol. i, p. 18). The original 

 purpose of the experiments was to find out whether corn could be suc- 

 cessfully grown in this section. Tabulated and descriptive notes are 

 given on 14 tlint and 7 dent varieties which have proven best adapted 

 to the part of South Dakota in which the station is located. The 

 experiments thus far made indicate that, (1) the best time for planting in 

 this locality is betweeu May 10 aud 20, aud (2) that the season of 



