859 



are tabulated, together with data regard iiig culture. Climatic coudi- 

 tious rendered the test unsatisfactory, the sugar content being in most 

 (;ases relatively low. The test will be repeated, 



A few words in reference to our machine for pulping the heets may not he amiss. 

 Taking a worn-out feed mill as the hasis, we removed superrtuous parts, leaving a 

 short shaft in its bearings and carrying a heavy liy-w heel. A crank handle was 

 attaihed to the fly-wheel near the shaft. A wooden i)ulley, such as is used for belts, 

 was attached to the middle of the shaft. This i>ulley was 4 inches wide and 18 

 inches in diameter. Ten lines of tacks were driven into the pulley, each line run- 

 ning diagonally across its width. The angle of the lines and the distance between 

 them was such that the successive lines lapped past each other slightlv. The 

 tacks in the lines were set close together and were slightly sharpened with a tile on 

 the front edge. They projected about the sixteenth of an inch. 'i"he imlley was 

 inclosed in a suitable case of galvanized iron, the top of which could be removed and 

 the bottom of which had an opening through which the i»ulp dropped. An opening 

 was also left through Avliich the beets were fed. The beets during grinding rested 

 on a board Avhich was placed as close to the pulley as possible. The beets were held 

 by hand against the revolving pulley, the board giving a safe rest, so that there was 

 no danger of accident. The crank handle being near the shaft, a much higher rate 

 of speed Avas given to the peripherj- of the pulley than would have been ]>ossible 

 with a longer lever arm. The beets pulped easily, and the only drawback was the 

 rapid rate of turning demanded. Some multiplying arrangement to secure the nec- 

 essary motion would be a great advantage. When run Ijy steam power the cutter 

 worked to perfection, pulping rapidly and very line. ^ * * 



To illustrate the ditference in nutritive value of certain roots and to compare them 

 with sugar beets, the following analyses are given. They are all analyses of fresh 

 material grown at this station: 



Analyses of root crops. 



Garden beets (red) 



Turnips 



Kolil-rabi 



Kutal)a}ja8 



Sufiar beets (Kleiu Wanxlebeu 

 1890, 10. 3 percentsugar) 



Water. 



Per cent. 

 92. 89 

 92.71 

 91.25 

 89.99 



84.04 



Dry mat- 

 ter. 



Percent. 



7.11 



7.29 



8.75 



10.01 



15.90 



Crude 

 ash. 



Per cent. 

 1.14 

 0,90 

 1.29 

 0.e9 



0.77 



Crude 

 fat. 



Per cent. 

 0.04 

 0.06 

 0.08 

 0.10 



0.03 



Crude 

 protein. 



Per cent. 

 1. 95 

 2.04 

 1.71 

 2.03 



1.76 



Crude 

 fiber. 



Per cent. 

 0.71 

 0.82 

 1.43 

 1.09 



0.95 



Nitro- 

 gen-free 

 extract. 



Per cent. 

 3.27 

 3.47 

 4.24 

 6.10 



12.45 



Kentucky Station, Second Annual Report, 1889 (pp. 150). 



This includes a tinaucial report for the fiscal year ending June ;?0, 

 1889; bj-ief statements regarding the organization, eciuipment, and 

 work of the station; notes on injurious insects and fungi; and reprints 

 of Bulletins Nos. 17-22 of the station (see Experiment Station Record, 

 vol. I, pp. 62, 63, 218, and 219). 



Injurious insects and fungi, H. Garman (pp. 8-51, figs. 17).— 

 Brief accounts of injury in Kentucky in 1889 by the grain louse 

 {Siphonophora aveme), cabbage worms {Fieris rajm- and /'. protod'u-e), 

 corn worm {HeUothis armigera), and ox warble; and notes on the fol 

 lowing insects and fungi, with special reference to observations by the 



