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Report of Horticulturist, J. McXeil, r>. S. (pp. lmm;1). — A 

 report of experiments with tomatoes, ciuiiinlx'rs. apples, strawberries. 

 l»lmiis, ai)ric'ots, and g^rapes. 



Tomntocs (pp. 29-31). — Xitrate of soda, kaiiiit, acid ]>li«is]>liatt', and 

 cotton-seed meal were applied to Paraxon tomatoes. The lar^irest and 

 most profitable yield (528 bushels per acre) was in the row '.'rtilized 

 witli 800 pounds of nitrate of soda per acre. 



(Inciimhrr.s (]>]). 3L', 3.'>). — Tlie yields arc rcjjorted for l.'j varieties of 

 (MKMimbers, planted in hills in the ordinary May and around a ])it 

 lilhMl Avith stalde manure. Tlic ap:y,Tej!;ate yield favors the latter 

 method of i)laiitinj:". but ~> <»f the \;uicties did better when ]>lanted in 

 the ordinary way. 



^{^tplcs (]ip. ;}.3-;38). — A list is {jiven of 1 Id varieties, to^rether with 

 1(5 of crab apples, jirowinji' in the station orehanl. An t'xperinn-nt is 

 described in which ajiitles were kept in a st(»rehousc, the temperature 

 of which was kcjit between 40° and "HP F l>y the use of ice. The 

 l»i'olil, as cstiiiKited. was sullicient to waniint the ie]>etition of the 

 experiment. Ai»|des di]»pcd in hoi pariillin did not keep ;iiiy lictter 

 than th(»se left untreat«'d. 



IStrairhcrrirs (pp. 31M.~)). — A repriui ol nulletin >«'o. 13 of the station 

 (,see Experiment Station b'ecord, vol. ii, j). IIKS). 



riitms (Old (iprirofst (p. 4(!|. — A brief note on the condition of the 

 varieties of ]»lnins and ajjrieots •irowinu' at the station. 



^'/v/yn.N (pp. Hi-t»l ). — Tabulated d;it;i for l.'.S varieties ]»];iiited in the 

 sprinii' (»f isss and fruitinji' for the lirst time in 1S!)0. The yield, with 

 few exceptions, was jxior. This is attriltuted to the Ibllowinji' causes: 

 "(1) The evident untitness of many of the varieties for this locality, (1' 

 the iirevalcnce of rot, (3) the dei>rcdationsof the .ur;i]tc leaf folder, and 

 (4) the unfavorable situation of the vineyard." 



A MOW INSKCTKUDE FOR THE COTTON WOKM, A. E. MeNKE, 1 ). 



Sc, AND (r. V. Davis (pp. (JL'-«)!>). — A reprint of r.nllctin No. IT) of the 

 stati()n (see ExperinuMit Stati<»n Kccord. \ol. ii, p. 318). 



Ki'U'oKT OF Kntomolo(;ist, < '. W \V( k ii) W( >K rii, M. S. (pp. 70-!»7. 

 fiu's. L'). — r>ri«'f notes are liivcn on the following insects which injured 

 crops in Arkansas in ISOO: Cntwoiiiis, white ^rub, jLjrain plant l«»usc. 

 j^rape leaf Ibldcr, cotton worm, and l)olIw(»rm. tireat ditlerences in 

 the ;imonnt of injury to the foliage of dilfcrent \arietics of j;r!i|)es by 

 the iirape leaf folder were obscrxcd. ll\l»rid \arieties were especially 

 attractive to the worm, while those of the species \'ulpina suH'ercd com- 

 ]>aiatively little injury. An article on cotton W(Ujns is reprinted from 

 Ibilletin No. 12 of the station (see Experinu'ut Station Kecord, vol. ii. p. 

 I'.KS) and anotlu'r <m the effects of arsenites on ]dants from IJulletiu No. 

 14 of the station (see Experiment Station J^ecord, vol. ii, p. 1!>8). Sonm 

 additional notes are inserted in the latter article with reference to the 

 relation betwei'U the stren.uth of the )>oison used and thi' injury )>ro- 

 iluccd, and the ditfereuees in the amount of injury due to differeiices in 



