700 



The analyses of the nioininy and nijiht's milk of the cows in tlie 

 station herd during December, 1890, gave the lollowing average results: 



Ayr.sliiro . . . 



HolAlein 



Sliortlioru .. 



J ersey 



(iiieriisey... 



Gniile 



Entiru berJ. 



Breed. 



Massachusetts Hatch Station. Meteorological Bulletin No. 38. February. 1892 



(pp. 4). 



A daily and niontlily .•^nniniaiy of observations lor February at the 

 meteorological observatory of the station, in diaige of C. 1>. NN'arner, 

 B. S. 



Michigan Station, Bulletin No. 80, Januarj. 1892 (pp. 38). 



Fruit testing at the South Haven Substation. IsiM. T. T. 

 Lyon. — This is the .second year's report on tests of varieties of large 

 and small fruits. The fir.st report was issued as Bulletin No. 07 of the 

 station (see ICxjieiinient Station IJecord, vol. II. p. 3."».{). 



IStraivhirrir.s. — Tabulated data are given for lL'8 varieties, with 

 descrii)tive notes on l'l of the more desirable varietie.-^. Conipaiison.s of 

 l)lanting in hills and matted row.s .showed the best results from the lbrm«'r 

 method in most eases. The following vari«*ti<'s. named appr(»\imati'ly 

 in the order of maturing, are recommended for family use: Alpha. Ilav- 

 erland. Parker I'^arle. Ilebnont, Tarry, Mount Vernon, and Clandy. Fitr 

 market inii|>oses the following an* recommended in the order of pro- 

 ductiveness: Parker Karh', Beder Wood, Ilaverland, Enlmnce, (Ireat 

 Pacitic, Ibibach No. 5, antl Mrs. Cleveland. "The last and lowest of 

 these yielded .^O.l ounces of fruit from L'-l plats, while Crescent under 

 the same conditions yielded but 172 ounces.'' 



Kanphcnii'.s. — Tabulated data are given for3 varieties of 7i*»^».s /(/rr».v. 

 5 of R. nef/lectiis, 18 of A*, occidcnfali.s. and l."» of if. striyosiis, with 

 descriptive not«'s on -'J varieties. For home and market jmrposes the 

 following red and yellow varieties are recommended: Hansell, Ilerstine, 

 Reder, Cuthbert, and Gohb'U (^ueen. Annmg cai» varieties, Cromwell. 

 Doolittle, Souhegan, Ilillxtrn. ami Nemaha are desirable for a family 

 garden. 



Blackberrien. — Tabulated data are given for 21 varieties of black- 

 berries and li of dewberries, with de.scrii>tive notes on !."» varieties. 

 " Lucietia dewbeiry and lOarly llaivest blackberry (which ripen very 

 neai'ly together), followed by Agawam or Kittatinny. and Taylor to 

 close the season will be found a very satisfactory succession for a family 



