780 



low; l)nt tlu' iiitlications wore that the returns were slijjlitly better 

 from eoveriiif^ 2 inches (leep. "In trials for 4 years the best results 

 have not come fiom covering the same dei»tli in any 2 series.-' 



Oats, test of nirirtif's dtp. .'{O—lt). — The results of tests of 44 varieties 

 of oats on 5.") ]>lats in IS'JO and ISDI aie tabulated and discussed. 



The averaj^e yiild p«T acre was Gfi.t! Imslu-ls uf ^^rain, wrii^liiii;; 33.r> poiiiKl.s per 

 buslicl, and 2,810 pounds (if straw. Four varii'tios fiave nu>rt* than 80 liuslit'ls jier 

 acre, and but one Jess than .".O bushels ]ter aeic. Nineteen varieties on IM jdata 

 gave an averaj^e yiehl of 74.7 bnshels, witli averajjinfj weij^ht of '.ii.1'2 )>onnds per 

 bushel. » » * 



The rarly-niiitniin;; varieties arc timse ii;ir\ csiid .hily f! to II ; the niediiiiii. July 

 16 to 20; an«l tlie hite, July 21 to 30, exeejitin;; A'iruinia Winter, whieh was harvested 

 Anfjnst 7. and beiim a winter variety, may be left out of the arouint. • • • 



The early-maturing varieti«-s .-ire snjierior to either the medium or late in thoaver- 

 a;;e yield of both j^rain and straw, the \vei;ilit per busln-l. antl size of berries, but 

 are inferior to eitlnr of these in per rent of kernel. As to berries (short plump .and 

 lonj; slenileri, there is very little dilVerente in yield, a noticeabh* dillerenee in w»-i;;ht 

 per bushel in favor of the short |tliimi>. .'iiid a dillrreiirr of 2.1 per cent in kernel in 

 favor of the lonjj slembr. 



The while berries fjave the larpest yield of >jr:iin .iiid the smallest per rent nf 

 kernel; the dun-<<dored jjave the sma]le.Ht yield and the lar;;est jwr eent of kernel. 



As to i»anii'b's, open or elo.sed, the latter is superior in yield of both {jrain and 

 straw ami also in per eent of kernel. 



As to weijjht jier bushel, those which wei^h less th;in 32 pounds aie su]>erior in 

 both yield and per rent of kernel. Notwithstamliii;^ the eommon iM-licf to the i-«»n- 

 trary, those oats which wei;ih least to the bushel have usually the hij^hest jier cent 

 of kernel, and conse(|uently the liiyhe,st food valu«'. • • • 



Thirty varieties have- been tested for 3 y«'arsand 11 .iddition.il fitr 2 years. 

 No «u>e variety has be<«n shown to be greatly superior to :ill otiicrs. \ dill.reut 

 variety stood tlrst in yield in each <d' the 'A years. 



TlIK CIIIMII IM <i IN JM.INolS. iS'.lj-!)!'. S. A. I't'lMtJ-.S. I'll. 1 >. i |>]t. 



44_4S). — " Tlic almost uiiirormiy liiuh tcm|>i'iaturc of the spring and 

 summer of IS'.MI and IS'.H in noithciii and in southern central Illinois, 

 coinitincd witli light rainfall, amounting in some counties to lilth' less 

 than continuous drouth, fav(»red unusually the (h\ elopmcnl of the 

 chinch bug in these sections, ami if similar coudi(i(ms should |u"e\ail 

 for another seas»Hi, serious loss can hardly' fail to ensue, especially in 

 the northern part of the State." 



Uriel" alislracts of Held mites and c<»nespomlence are given, showing 

 the amount (»f injury to crops in ditferent localities in the State. 

 JMeasuies to be used for the repression of the chinch bug are briefly 

 stated. The author is nudcing experiments with contagious in.se<*t dis- 

 eases, ami will supply nniterial for infection to those who desire to try 

 this method of combating the chinch bug, 



Indiana Station, Bulletin No. 38, March, 1892 (pp. 29). 



ExrKT?TMi:NTS WITH SMAIJ. FUTITS AND VEGKTAllLKS, AND DIS- 

 EASES or (iKAPES, .1. Tkoop, M. S. (plate 1 ). — A report of tests of varie- 

 ties of strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, tun ants, goo.seberries, 

 beans, peas, sweet coin, and iM)tatoesj expt-i iments with fertilizers and 



