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varieties of tomatoes, and j^eneral statements are maderejsranlinfra test 

 of varieties, wiiicli was so interfered with by the prevalence of rot that 

 detailed data are not jjiven. 



Notes and tabnlated data are <;iven for an experiment in which snper 

 phosphate, mnriate (»f i»otasli, cotton-seed meal, and nitrate of soda, 

 nsed singly and in ditferent coiubinations. were compared with no 

 niannre on hard clay soil with clay subsoil, on which Early IJnby and 

 innotnm tomatoes were planted. Oidy the complete lertilizers yave 

 protitable returns. It was not clear whether nitrate of soda was 

 more advantageons than cotton-seed meal. Relatively laige rations 

 of nitrofjen, especially in the form of cotton-seed meal, seemed to pro- 

 long the time of bearinfj'. 



Foroffc jihditfi {n\>. VM)-10f>). — An acconnt of experiments with cow 

 peas, sorghum, and soja beans, in continuation of those rejiorted in 

 Unlletin No. 12 of tlie station (see I-'\periiiieiit Station IJecord. vol. in, 

 p. 15). 



Cowpeas jdanted on clay soil were fertilized with superphosjdmte, 

 mnriate of i)otasli, kiiinit. and nitrate of sotla. singly and in dilVerent 

 (•ombinati(»ns. L* phits remaining unmannred. The ln-st resnlts were 

 ol)tained with combinations of sui»erphosi>hate :ind jiotasli. Kainit 

 ]>ro\ cd more elVectual than nniriate of potash. The jdants evidently 

 gatliered nitrogen from (»ther sources besides the fertilizers. The yields 

 of green and dry forage per acre are tabulated for 7 varieties of sorghum, 

 white and yellow millo maize, KatVir corn, teosinte. jtc-arl millet, IMonnt 

 Trolilic corn, and iSrazilian tloiir corn. As compan-d with corn, the 

 other varieties of forage plants tested gave relatively larger results. 



An exiierinu'ut with soja beans imlicated that they wonld compare 

 favorably with cowpeas in the amount of forage juoduced per acre. 



Kansas Station. Bulletin No. 25, December. 1891 pp. 9;. 



ExrininiKNT.s wmi soiuiiii m, (i. 11. rAiLvicu. :M. S., and J. T. 

 WiLLAKD, M, S. (pi». llT-llTj). — The work here report«'d includes tests 

 of varieties. im]u-ovement by seed select it»n, and trials with fertilizers. 



Tlu' .sc.Tstiii uf LS'.tl w;is tli«> most favoialilc fur s<ir;;lii)iii tli.it wo h.ive liad at tliis 

 ]ilaie for at ieast 8 years, the growiiij; season lie in jj amply sn]>]ilie«l with rain, lol- 

 loweil Ity a rather dry fall, so favoralile to niatiiratiou of :i sorj;hnin rich in ( ane 

 snLiar. A killinj; frost did not oeenr nntil Oetidxr 7. 



< Inly aliont 'AO varieties were grown this year, the jioorer ones having Keen rejeet< d 

 after 2 years' trial. 



The highest pereentages of cane sngar fonnd in general samjiles of certain varie- 

 ties is .'IS follows: Indendilinle 17. IW, cross of Orange and Anilier 17.07. Kansas 

 Orange Ki.SJ, Mcdinni Orange ir>..".S. I. ink llyhrid 115.37. cross of Orange and Link 

 Hybrid l.'i.Sl. I'nkun.jana l."i..VJ. White Amber 1."). JO. 



The selection of inilix idnal stalks of high sngar content and purity has ln'cn con- 

 tinned. Nearly 1.3(M1 cams, from 10 x.irietics, were examined and (>(> an.ilyses nia«le. 

 The Itighcst i)erc»ntages fonnd in a few of the varieties were, rndentlebnle l^'.5♦.^, 

 Kansas Orange IS. .">!•. cross of Orange and Andter IS. '_'."». Medinni Orange 17. SI. Link 

 Hybrid 17.41, Inkunjana H<AH, crossof Orange and Link Hybrid 16.83, Early Amber 

 16.48. 



