609 



(2) The pigs which ran in tlie woods 24 weeks, without cost, gained nothing 

 during this period, but were the better feeders' while fattening and gave the greater 

 gain at this time. 



(3) The •'i>astured" lot, after fattening l)cgan. made a jiound td' i)ork at less cost 

 than the penned lot. 



(4) The {lenned pigs di<l not ]>ay well for their s])e<'ial summer care. 



(;i) The pigs running out in summer showed ]»y their anatomy, as well as by their 

 appetite and growth, greater vitality, vigor, and eapicity for assimilating food dur- 

 ing the fattening period. 



(6) The two lots were jiraetically alike in shrinkage when dressed. 



ConclusioH. — The results of these trials ibr 2 years indicate that for fall or winter 

 pigs, which are to be killed when about a year old. it is more profitable to let them 

 run in pasture or woodland during the warm mouths and shift for themselves until 

 within 8 or 10 weeks of killing time than it is to feed them iu coutiucment during 

 the summer. 



Massachusetts Hatch Station, Meteorological Bulletin No. 37, January, 1892 



(pp. 4). 



A daily aud monthly summary of observations for January at tlio 

 meteorological observatory of the station, in charge of C. D. Warner, 

 B. S. 



Michigan Station, Bulletin No. 79, January, 1892 (pp. 23). 



Vegetable tests, L. R. Taft, M. S., and U. P. Gladden, B. S. — 

 This includes descriptive notes aud tabulated data on old and new 

 varieties of vegetables, as follows: Busli beaus L'6, ])ole beans 10, beets 

 14, celery 8, cucumbers 10, lettuce I'T, peppers 12, radishes 26, squashes 

 6, tomatoes 37, cabbage 38, sweet corn 26, peas 57. 



Among varieties especially commended arc the following: 



Bvsh Jjeans. — Wax heans. — Cjdinder Black Wax, Speckled Wax, 

 Saddleback, and Mammoth Wax. Green -podded varieties. — Osboru 

 Forcing, Dakota Soup, Hatt No. 3, and Shah. For field culture. — 

 Burlingame, Snowllake, and Hatt Xo. 2i. 



Pole beans. — Challenger, Ford Mammoth, Golden Champion, Golden 

 Cluster, and Old Homestead. 



Beets. — Bassano, Blood Turnip, Edmund Blood Turnip, Half Long- 

 Blood, Salzer Beauty, Landreth Early, and Lentz. 



Celery. — Golden Dwarf, Golden Self-Blanching, and Pascal (new). 



Gucumhers. — ForpicMing. — Green Prolific, Long Green, Russian, Pari- 

 sian, and Everbearing. For tJie table. — Hill White Spine, Pera, and 

 White Japan. 



Lettuce. — For hotbed or summer use. — Chicago, Tennis Ball, California 

 Butter, Hanson, and Sim]»son. New varieties. — Hothouse (forcing), 

 New York, aud White Star. 



Eadishes. — Early. — Ne Plus Ultra, French Breakfast, Wood Frame, 

 Rapid Forcing, aud Long Bright Scarlet. Summer. — Chartier, Scarlet 

 Short Top, Surprise, and White Summer. 



Sfiuashes. — Cocoanut (small) aud Sibley. 

 19378— No. 9 3 



