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reference is made to Bulletin No. 5 of the station and Bulletin No, 58 

 of the Michigan Station (see ExiJciimeiit Station Kecoid, vol. ii, pj). G3 

 and 70) for other accounts of experiments with this insecticide. Monoxia 

 flHttidata has been injurious to sugar beets in Oregon, but in ISIH Avas 

 held in check at the station by sjtrinkling the plants with raris-greeu 

 water (1 pound to 50 gallons), to which whale oil soap (3 pounds) was 

 added. Special reference is made to tent cateri)illars, and suggestions 

 for their repression are given. Folycaon confertus was reported as 

 infesting fruit trees of various kiiuls, but especially ])ears. 



Pennsylvania Station, Annual Report, 1889* (pp. 282). 



Legislation (pp. 7-10). — The text of the act of Congress of March 2, 

 1887, and extracts of an act of the State legislature relating to the sta- 

 tion. 



Financial statement (pp. 11, 12). — This is for the liscalyear end- 

 ing eTune 30, 1889. 



llEPORT OP Director (pp. 13-17). — Brief statements regarding the 

 organization, equipment, and work of the station. 



Tests of varieties, 1889, W. H. Caldwell, B. S. (pp. 18-41, plates 

 4). — A report on tests of varieties of w^heat, oats, barley, potatoes, and 

 corn. The tests of the first four of these crops were also reported in 

 Bulletin No. 10 of the station (see Experiment Station liecord, vol. ii, 

 p. 29), and those for corn in Bulletin No. 11 of the station (see Experiment 

 Station Record, vol, ii, p, 127), The present article contains illustrations 

 of ears of corn from 10 of the varieties tested, Rei)()rts of i)revious tests 

 may be found in Bulletins Nos, and 7, and the Annual Ilei)ort of the 

 station for 1888 (see Experiment Station Record, vol. i, p. 142, and 

 Exi)eriment Station Bulletin, No. 2, j^art ii, p. 121). 



Feeding standards and composition of feeding stuffs, H. 

 r. Armsby, Ph. D. (pp. 42-49). — This includes a popular discussion on 

 feeding and feeding rations, the feeding standards reconnnended by 

 Wolff, and a comi»ilation of analyses of numerous feeding stuflls taken 

 chietly from Dr. Jenkins's compilation in the Annual Report of the Con- 

 necticut State Station for 1888. 



On the relations of live stock to fertility, 11. P. Armsry, 

 Ph. D. (pp. 50-53). — A popular article on this subject, including a table 

 showing the proportions and value of fertilizing ingredients in a large 

 number of crops, feeding stutts, dairy products, aninuil products, etc. 



The soiling system for milch cows, H, P, Armsby, Ph, D., 

 W, Freae, Ph, D,, W. H. Caldwell, B, S,, andG, L, IIolter, B, S, 

 (pp, 53-112), — The series of experiments reported under this head were 

 on much the same general plan as those on the same subject reported 

 in the Annual Report of the station for 1888 (see Expeiiment Station 



* The Report of the station is published as part ii of the Auuual Report of the 

 Peuusylvauia State College for 1889, 



