1917] FIELD CROPS. 533 



fertilizer and of the beans and their by-products for human consumption is 

 discussed. It is estimated tliat from 1 ton of soy beans 1,650 lbs. of meal and 

 32 gal. of oil can be obtained, leaving a waste composed of trash and moisture 

 of 120 lbs. 



[Cultural experiments with different varieties of sugar beets], O. Fallada 

 {Ostcrr. Ungar. Ztschr. Zuckerindus, u. Landw., 44 {1915), No. 6', pp. 483-503). — 

 This article reports the results of cultural experiments with five varieties of 

 sugar beets, viz : Dippe, Zapotil, Schreiber, Dobrowitz, and Ilabbethge & 

 Giesecke, Dobi'owitz being used as a basis of comparison. The experiments 

 were conducted at four experiment stations, and the meteorological and cultural 

 conditions at each station are tabulated and discussed. 



Experiments in transplanting sugar beets, F. J. Pritchaed and L. E. 

 LoNGLEY {Jour. Amer. Soc. Agron., 8 {1916), No. 2, pp. 106-110, pi. 1). — This 

 article gives the results of some experiments in transplanting sugar beets with 

 a view to eliminating the expense of thinning. The experiments were planned 

 to determine two points: (1) The relation of the length and size of the seedling 

 at the time of transplanting to the branching of the mature beet; and (2) the 

 Influence of the composition of the seed bed on the length, shape, and amount 

 of root branching. The following results were noted : 



By transplanting roots from 8 to 12 in. in length a nearly perfect stand of 

 beets was obtained. Roots from 2^ to 5 in. long remained short and branched 

 excessively, although they gi-ew larger than beets started from seed and 

 thinned. A mixture of J sand and i loam produced the longest, least branched, 

 and best shaped roots, although fairly good roots were obtained in a mixture 

 of half and half. The experiments as a whole indicated the possibilities of 

 transplanting sugar beets economically, especially where the roots can be set 

 by means of a machine. 



Fertilizing of sugar beets, Gerlach {Illus. Landw. Ztg., 36 {1916), No. 22, 

 p. 157). — This article gives the results of some experiments with different 

 amounts of stable manure and commercial fertilizers, both when used alone 

 and together. 



In the manure tests the highest returns were obtained from the use of a 

 combination of stable manure and commercial fertilizers. In the commercial 

 fertilizer tests the highest yields were obtained from the use of nitrogenous 

 fertilizers. Recommendations are made for fertilizer treatments based on the 

 results obtained in the experiments. 



History of cane varieties in the Philippines, G. W. Hines {Philippine Agr. 

 Rev. [English Ed.], 8 {1915), No. 3, pp. 152-168, pis. ^).— A brief history of the 

 production of sugar cane in the Philippines is given. A number of foreign 

 varieties of cane introduced into the Philippines are described briefly, together 

 with a few of the so-called " native " varieties. Field and laboratory tests for 

 the purpose of determining the most profitable varieties for that territory are 

 noted. 



Tobacco growing in Ireland {Dept. Agr. and Tech. Instr. Ireland Jour., 16 

 {1916), No. 3, pp. 404-41O). — This article is a brief discussion of the tobacco 

 experiments conducted during 1915, and is in the nature of a preliminary 

 report on some more extensive investigations. The general climatic and agri- 

 cultural conditions pertaining to tobacco culture for the year are discussed. 



The origin, characteristics, and quality of Humpback wheat, L. M. Thomas 

 {U. 8. Dept. Agr. Bui. 478 {1916), pp. 4, pi. 1, fig. i).— This bulletin is a brief dis- 

 cussion of the origin and characteristics of Humpback wheat as distinguished 

 from the so-called Velvet Chaff, Glyndon Fife, and Bluestem wheats. 



Although Humpback yields well and has proved popular in Minnesota and 

 the Dakotas it is discriminated against by the grain trade because of its alleged 



