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Experiments with foreign cotton, 1*. II. Mell {Alahama CoUefje Stci. Bid. 71, pp. 

 299-307). — Begiiniiug iu 1893 the station Las been experimenting with foreign varie- 

 ties of cotton. T\Yenty-ono varieties were grown in 1895, 5 of which were Mexican, 

 and the remainder from Egypt and India. A list of varieties and a botanical classi- 

 fication of cotton are given. 



Cotton, its cultivation and fertilization, A. A. Persons {Floridn Sta. Bui. 32, 

 pp. 20 1-204). —T\\\ii is a popnlar article on the planting, mannriug, and cnltivation 

 of cotton. 



Cotton, P. N. Laiiiui {Indian Agr., 21 {1S96), Xo. 7, p. 202).— X popnlar article on 

 cotton raising in India. 



Report on certain Indian fibers, F. A. Abel {A(j1. Ledger, 1S9G, No. 6, p. 3). — 

 This article treats of Hibiscus ahclmoschus, Malachra capitata, and Abroma angusta. 

 • Concerning jute, F. Ritter von Hoiinel (Seliriften Ver. Verbreit.naturw. Kennt. 

 JVien, 3-', {1S95), pp. 31-60; abs.in Bot. Centbl. Beihefie, G {1896), No. 2-3, pp. 20S, 209).— 

 Jute is produced from several nearly related sorts of Corchorus, especially C. cap- 

 sularis. The ditl'erent species of Corchorns grow to a Leight of 4 to 6 meters and 

 fnrnish the longest of all bast fibers. They require a moist climate and high tem- 

 perature for their development, liengal produces about four-fifths of all the jute 

 grown in the world. The yield in P.engal averages 1,500 kg. per hectare. 



Kafir corn, C. C. Geokgeson ( U. S. Depi. Agr., Farmers' Bid. 37, pp. 11, fig. i).— This 

 is a popnlar bulletin treating of the characteristics, culture, uses, and varieties of 

 Kaiir corn; of the soils and climate adapted to it; preparation of the soil; methods 

 of seeding, cultivation, and harvesting; of the yield and composition; and of practi- 

 cal feeding tests with the grain. Kafir corn yields best on rich land, and is-es]iecially 

 adapted to the regions in the semiarid West, where corn succeeds only ouce iu 5 oi- 6 

 years. So far experiments have not shown the grain to be equal to corn as food. 



Millet, G. Yaalder {AgJ. Ga~. N. S. Wales, 7 {1S9G), No. 3, pp. 132-135, pis. 5).— Notes 

 are given on the growth at the Wagga Wagga experiment farm of 7 varieties of 

 millet. German millet (Salzer Dakota) yielded at 3 cuttings 10 tons aud 13 cwt., 

 and Pearl millet 18 tons and 5 cwt. of green fodder per acre. 



Irish potatoes, C. L. Newman {Arkansas Sta. Bui. 38, pp. 16). — This is a popu- 

 lar article on potato raising, including selection and preparation of the soil, manures 

 and fertilizers, planting, cultivation, varieties, digging, and marketing lor both 

 spring and fall grown potatoes; also remarks on potato scab, blight, and rot, and 

 the potato l)eetle. 



Recent observation on the cutting of potato tubers, A. Girard {Anti. Sci. Agron., 

 ser. 2, 1 {1S9G), No. 3, pp. 42S-430). — The system of Allier of planting single eyes was 

 compared with that of planting whole tubers. The hitter gave a gain of 47 per cent 

 in weight over the former. 



Recent investigations on the influence of the starch content of potatoes on 

 the crop, A. Girard {Ann. Sci. Agron., ser. 2, 1 {1896), No. 3, pp. 440-452). — As a 

 result of his investigations the author concludes that it is not worth while to sort 

 out the tubers richest in starch for planting. 



Improvement of potato culture, A. Girard {Ann. Sci. Agron., ser. 2,1 {1896), No. 

 3, pp. 453-4GG). — A report of cooperative trials. Eighty-seven yields are tabulated 

 for 1894 and 1895. 



Ramie in Jamaica {Bui. Bot. Dept. Jamaica, n. ser., 3 {1896), No. 7, pp. 149-151). 



Rice cultivation in Tennessee {From Northern Agriculturist; Sugar Cane, 28 {1896), 

 No. 225, i)p. 4.'1, 4..'?). — An account of the successful growing of rice in the overflowed 

 and unreclaimed land along the ilississippi. 



Experiments with seed mixtures of rye and oats, voN Liebenberg {Mitt. Ver. 

 Filrd. landw. Versurhsw. Oesterr., 10 {1895), No. 2, pp. 122-127). — On 13 plats oats were 

 sown alone, and with 10, 30, and 50 per cent of barley added. The mixture yielded 

 more grain and less straw than the pure oats. The differences in the yields of the 

 mixtures were insignificant. 



