794 



Massachusetts Hatch Station, Meteorological Bulletin No. 39. March. 1892 



(pp. 4). 



A daily and monthly summary of r)bservations for March at the mete- 

 orolof;i(al ()1).servatory of the station, in charj^e of C 1). Warner, B. S. 



Michigan Station, Bulletin No. 81, March, 1892 ;pp. 14). 



NoTE.s ON FRUITS, L. H. Tai T, M. S. — Tal»uhited data are given ft»r 

 .SI varieties of strawberries, together with brief descriptive notes on 49 

 of the varieties of strawberries, and also brief notes on experiments with 

 Kussian varieties of onhard fruits in the northern i>art ot the State 

 and on the cultivation of the station orchards. General directions are 

 given for the use of fei tilizers in orchards. The followin;; varieti«'S of 

 .strawberries and raspberries are espe<ially c«»niniend«'d: 



Slrairhrniin. — Of the extra eailv sorts. IJeJer Woml, Lovett, and Van Deinau are 

 most proniisinji, to be ftillowiil Ity Haverland. IN-ai), Parker Earle. Mnli.ieh No. .">, 

 D. & D., and Cresient Glendale. As late .sorts, Helle, Florence, and (iandy .sncceed 

 best here. » » • 



lianphcrntn. — Soiili<';xaii, TyliT. and 1 iimlit tlr still stand at tin- head nf tin- list of 

 the early Idack eajis; ]Ii>|ikins follows in a few days. < M the later kinds. (Jn-tc;! and 

 Nemaha are .inioiiy the best. Centennial, Kello;^;;. and Maniinotli Clnster are small 

 berries, bnt the jdanls are hardy an<l jirodnetive. Ohio is ]iartienl:irly valnable for 

 cvajiorating and will arnw in many loealilies where other kinds fail. 8hat1'er is u 

 strong f^rower, very i>rolilic. and the lar^e showy fruits areex<ellent for iireservin;;; 

 the color is not part ienlarly attractive and the llavoris iieinliar; a demand for it 

 can soon be .seenred, and it shonhl be very lar^^tdy i)laMt<-d. Tor hom<' use a few 

 plants of Caroline will be useful. * ' 



Miehii^an Early and Kau.sell, which in plant and fruit have Diany points in com- 

 mon, areamonj; the best i-arly n-d varieties. Cnthbert althou<;h slightly tender here 

 iH our best sort for the main crop. Marlltoro in some places is an excellent market 

 variety, but it does not prove ]irofil:ible In-re. i)i\ ac«'onnt of tlieir hardiness, Turner 

 and Thwack seem suited to cultixation in .se<-tions unfavorable to fruit, (iolden 

 (^neen is much like Cnthbert in the c<dor of the fruit anil would be valuable for 

 home use. 



Michigan Station, Bulletin No. 82, March. 1892 (pp. 18). 



Sugar beet.^ in Miciikjan in isiu. K. C. Kedzie, M. A. — This 

 c(»mpri.ses jHiinihir remarks on the i»rincipal sources of sugar, sugges- 

 tions for the growing (»f the sugar beet, re(|uirements for the establi.sh- 

 ment of a beet sugar factory, an<l tabulated results of the i-ultivation 

 and aiuily.ses of sugar beets raised by individuals in ilitterent parts of 

 the State. 



Sixteen ciumties report an average ])roduct of !."> tons ])er acre, with 13. Kl ]>er cent 

 of sugar in the juice. This is e(|nivalent to $.">0 an acre, spot cash, as truly as wheat. 

 Other counties may be as well adajited to the growth cd' sugar beets, but the reports 

 arc too few and incomplete to hazanl an ojtinion. • - ♦ 



The results of the season's growth, although the reports arc in many instances 

 inconii)lcte, are on the whole very 8.itisfactory. They show that many districts in 

 the State are well adapted to raising sugar beets; that in many counties the farmer 

 cau all'ord to raise sagar beets, and can count upon a good cash return for his land 



