FIELD CHOPS. 401 



Three kinds of liay caps were tried at the station : Symmes' paper- 

 board, oiled cotton, and cotton treated with tannin. The first is hekl 

 in ])lace by its weight and the others are fastened by ]:)ins attached to 

 cords at the corners. lu every trial the use of the cap was very bene 

 ficial, and the author considers the paper cap in some res])ects su])erior 

 to the other two. 



Notes are given on an experiment in warming a stable for cows and 

 on ])oultry feeding, which are abstracted elsewhere. 



Natural history and culture of bre-wring barley, A. von Liebexbercj (Znr Natttr- 

 geschivhtr nnd Ciiltur der liraiKjevsle. J\'ini: Willielni Frick, 1S97, pp. J.'). 



Experiments -with maize at the Richmond River Experiment Farm, G. M. 

 Mc'Kk(jwx {A(jL Ga:. N. S. ll'ah-s, 7 (1S9G), No. S, pp. 5.11, 534). — (ireeu mannriug 

 ^•ith lield peas gave good results. The crops suffered from horcrs, rust, beetles 

 {Moiialepta rosea), aud parrots. The yiekls ranged I'roni 23 to 53;^ bu. per acre, the 

 leading varieties being Ked Hogan, Large Yellow Flint, Chester County ]\Iaiiunoth, 

 and Large Yellow Deut. 



Field experiments with fertilizers on corn, potatoes, and tobacco {Kentucky 

 Sfa. l,'pt.JS9.1,2>p. 39-0.3). — Reprinted from P)ulletiu5r)ot' thestatiou (E. S. R., 7, p. 201). 



A reported iie-w variety of cotton, A. Piienis (Tlie Southern State.x, ISOd, Xor.,pp. 

 35.'>-359, .i72,Jlfi>^. ;?). 



The manuring of cotton, L. Grandeau {Ann. Sci. Jgron., scr. J, 1S9G, II, Xo. 2, 

 pp. :.!.'>3-264, fujs. 3). — This is principally a review of the work of the Alabama 

 .Station. 



Cotton, R. L. Bennett and G. B. Iuby {Arkansas Sia. Jipt. isn5, pp. ,?.?, :J4). — A 

 eprint from Bulletin 31 of the station (E. 8. R., 6, p. 898). 



Cowpeas, It. L. Bkxnett and G. B. Tuny {Arkansas Sta. Upt. 1S9.',, pp. ll-li;). — A 

 reprint from Bulletin 31 of the station (E. S. E., G, p. 898). 



Vegetable textiles of the French Colonies, II. Lk Comte {Ann. Sci. Agron., 

 srr. ,?, ISHO, IT, Xo. 1, j>p. 1-11..'). — This is a report on cotton, jute, malvaceous li))er 

 I)lauts, Sida, Papilionaceu', Urticacete, Thymeleaeeie, Abaca (or nianila hemp), Lili- 

 acea' {Phormia ten ax ami Yucca), Sanseviera, Bromeliaceai (Ananas and Tillandsia), 

 Amaryllida> (Agave, Fourcroya, and palms), Raphia, and Graminea^. 



Forage plants, C. L. Newman {Arkansas Sta. lipt. 1895, pp. 12G-12S). — Reprintef 

 from Bulletin 34 of the station (E. S. R., 7, p. 121). 



Forage plants at Wagga "Wagga, G. Vai-deu {Agl. Gaz. X. S. Wales, 7 {1S9G), 

 Xo. 9, pp. 602-008, Jigs. 5). — Notes are given on the culture of lucern, tagosasto 

 {Ci/tisiis proJiferns all)us), Bokhara clover, Lathyrus Kglrestris. sachaliue, piickly 

 comfrey, serradella, and Jersey tree kale. 



Tagosaste is spoken of as a most valuable plant in time of drought, but one not to 

 be recommended on a large scale as a forage plant. Planted 4 ft. each way, in 12 

 months the plants were 10 to 12 ft. high. The author considers it ini'erinr to the 

 S'lltbush {Atriplix niiinmi(laria). 



Sachalinc, prickly comfrey, and serradella are not n>eommended. The .Jersey tree 

 kale is considered a valuable fodder jjlant. 



Experiments with fodders and pasture grasses at the Richmond River 

 Experiment Farm, (i. M. McKeown {Agl. Gaz. X. S. Wales, 7 {1S9!), Xo. 8,2>p. 528- 

 532). — The season was very dry and hot. The following species and varieties were 

 grown: Sorghum, jnillet, teosinte, lucern, tagosaste, {Cytisus proJifcrus «?/»»«), alfalfa, 

 clovers (red, crimson, alsike, Dutch, Japanese, Egyptian, and Bokhara), sulla, serra- 

 della, trefoil, Hat i)ea, hairy vetch, barley, I'aspahim eonjngatnm, P. dilaiatnm, P. pnhes- 

 cens, Natal redtop {Trkhlana rosea), Panicnm x>Uvatum, guinea grass (/'. maximnm), 

 P. sjxctahile, P. effnsnm, barnyard grass, Elcusine str'icta, Setaria maerostachya, prairie 

 grass {Ilromiis nniohndes). smooth brome grass, perennial rye grass, t>rehard grass, 

 rough-stalked meadow grass, an<l meadow lescue. 'ihe following h:i\e resulted in 



