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Detailed data are given showing the cost of raising beets in several 

 l)laces in California and Utah. 



The following suiniiiary is taken from the bulletin: 



(1) The best results are reached on land tliafc has been longest under cultivatidn 

 and has reeoived deep and thorough tilhige. 



(2) Thus far land that lias been occupied tlie previous year by corn does not seem 

 to be well adapted to beet growing. 



(3) Fall preparation of ground, deep plowing, and subsoiling are advisable, fol- 

 lowed, if possible, by surface plowing in the spring. 



(4) Early planting is urged both for the purpose of giving the plants a strong 

 start and also as a guard agaiust cutworm ravages. 



(5) Hoe as sf)on as the ri>ws can be seen. 



(6) Thin when two thirds of the jtlants have four leaves. 



(7) Thus far the Klein Wan/.lcben, Dcsprez, ^'iinu>rin, Knauer, and Leniaire seem 

 to be the best varieties for this State. 



(8) Fifteen tons, with a sugar content of llj..j iicr cent, is a fair average yield for 

 the whole State. 



(9) These results can be reacheil at an average cost of $30 per acre if the cultiva- 

 tion indicated is given at the right time. 



(10) Sugar beefs make one of the best of cattle foods, of especial importance in the 

 West, where nitrogenous cattle foods are relatively scarce. 



Nevada Station, Fourth Annual Report, 1891 (pp. 32). 



This coiitiiiiis biii'f statciiiciits rciiaidiiig tlu' work in the scnchiI 

 departments of tlie station, and a linaiicial report for the tiscal year 

 ending June .■>(). ISOl. Besides references to the work re|»nrted in IJiil 

 letins Xos. IL' to I."* of the stati<ni, notes and tabniated data are given 

 f(»r tests of varieties of wheat, oats, barley, (-oin, lia\, ramie, buck- 

 wheat, bloom corn, sorghnm, tobacco, and ditfcrcnt kinds «(f v«'gctables. 

 The yields of wheat are tabulated tor fourth acre plats where 45, 75, 

 90, antl 1<>'> p'liinds of seed |ier acre were usetl. The yiehls were tin- 

 same with T.laml witli 105 pounds per acre and weie larger than wlu're 

 40 <u' 'JO pounds were used. The results obtained in the growth of sugar 

 beets "justify the conclusion that beets of a very high sucrose percent- 

 age can be produced in Nevada.'' The report is illustrated with S 

 plates showing the exterior and interior of the station building, and 

 specimens of corn urown at the station. 



Nevada Station, Bulletin No. 14, December, 1891 (pp. 18). 



Potato Kxi-EiaMKNTs. U. 11. McDowkli., II. S., and K E. Wil- 

 son, I>. S. — Notes and lalnilated tlata are given for 62 varieties of 

 l>ot;»toes grown in 1801. The percentages of water, dry matter, and 

 starch in the several varieties are also tabulated. The starch varied 

 from 12..J2 to 2;?.0.i per cent, being over 15 per cent in 37 varieties. 

 Data are given on the methods of potato culture emijloyed by live 

 farmers in diflerent localities in the iState. 



