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12 of sweet corn, 10 of lettuce, 14 of peas, 13 of radishes, and 7 of 

 tomatoes. An account is given of the distribution of ditfcreut varieties 

 of seedling' forest trees and also of tree seeds. Experiments with 

 fmigici(h's for apitlc scab {FiisicJadiion flciidrificKtn) are briefly recorch'd, 

 and taluilated (hita are given for an ex]»eriment with fungicides on 

 apple lea\('s, with ai view to ascertaining (1 ) the greatest strength in 

 which th<' diflerent fungicides ean be ai>plied without injnry to tlie 

 h'aves; (L*) the effect on leaves of the coi)]»er solutions with or without 

 anunonia; and (3) the elfect on the knaves of a fungicide cond)ined with 

 I'aris green. The Wealthy variety was used in this experiment. ('o]>- 

 per sulphate, used in the pro^Hution of H oun(;es to 22 gallons of water 

 with or without ammonia or Paris green, caused nnu'h injury to the 

 leaves, while copper carbonate, 1^ or 3 ounces to 22 gallons of water, 

 caused little injury. 



li'rportof ciir)nist,F. T. S/iiift {p]). Kl.J-irvi).— This repmt inclndes 

 popnlar discussions of the physical pro[>erties and chenncal composition 

 (»r soils, the \ahu' of nunl, muck, |»eat, nmrl, gypsum, w(»ol waste, gas 

 lime, ami hunl>'s (jnarters [Clu HojKxIittiH (dbiDti) for fertilizing purjtoses, 

 and anal\s('s of the same; analyses ol" foods and feeding stuffs, milk, 

 ai>i»]e tree lea\es, well water, and foundation cond); a study oi' the 

 etfects of sobitions of ct)])]ter snlphate, iron sul]>hate, and "■ agricul- 

 tural bluestoiK'" on the vitality ol" seed wheat; and an article on sj^on- 

 taneous cond)ustion. 



Fixldcr.s (pp. llO-l."}.']). — A i)opular <liscussion is given on the constit- 

 uents of feeding stutfs, coefticients of digestibility, and nutritive ratio 

 of food ingredients; a descrijition of different feeding stuffs; analyses 

 of linseed meal, cotton-seed meal, germ meal. Golden Taidvard mangel- 

 wurzel, land)'s-quarters, silage, and of corn, redtop, June grass, timothy, 

 and tall fescue at different stages of growth ; the percentage of dry nuit- 

 ter and of starch in 80 varieties of potatoes as calculated from the specilic 

 gravity by the use of Holdetleiss's tables; aiul analyses of 64 samples 

 of sugar beets raised in different localities in Canada. The tests of the 

 sam])les of sugar beets show that 00 i>er cent contain over 12 per cent 

 of sugar, and oS ]>er cent over 13 per cent of sugar. 



The avt'iiigcs as they stand indicate a very fair factory hect, and, all things being 

 considered, compare well and favorably with those of other conntries in whicli beet 

 sugar is niannfactnred. Snfticient work has been done to indicate that both as 

 regards yield ])('r acre and richness in sngar, with a more cai'efiil cultivation, sugar 

 beets may be raised in niauN parts of Ontario fully e(|nal to those of Europe and tho 

 t'uited .States. 



Kenuuks are also made on the culture of the sugar beet and on the 

 value of the diffusion chips for feeding purposes. 



Milk (pp. i;');5-140). — Analyses are given of 93 samples of milk of 

 Jersey, 11 ol stein, Ayrshire, Aberdeen, Angus, and Shorthorn coavs 

 during short periods, together with the rations fed. 



(JomposltioH of apple, tree leaves (pp. 141-140). — This is from an artjcle 

 on this subject read by the autlnjr at the Dominic m Fruit Growers' 



