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The barley yielded iit the rate of 3 tons per acre (grain and straw). 

 No comparativ^e data tor yield on nnirrigated soils Avero obtained. 



The same was true of the exi^eriments on corn, of which the yields 

 on the irrigated soil were as follows: Dent corn, 7,1.")8 lbs. of dry 

 matter per acre; flint corn, 6,130 lbs. It is assumed that the yield of 

 corn was more than doubled in 189") by the application of water. 



The effectiveness of natural subirrigation is illustrated b}^ observa- 

 tions during' 1895 on the growth of corn on a reclaimed marsh. The 

 black marsh soil is underlaid with a thin stratum of clay, which rests 

 upon porous sand, ''through which the water from the adjacent high 

 hills flows toward the lake and slowly rises by upward percolation." 

 That the water rose in this manner was shown by the continuous dis- 

 charge of the drains, and that the corn utilized this water was indicated 

 by the fact "that immediately after cutting the corn and without any 

 rain the drains began to discharge water much more rapidly." 



STATISTICS. 



Reports of director and of treasurer of California Station, 1895 {California 

 Sta. L'ljt. ISO'', pp. XIII, 1-10, 4.j.J-4C,S). — List of officers of the station aud substa- 

 tions; brief uotes uiion work of the year by the director; lists of plants, trees, aud 

 seeds donated to the station, and of pa])ers received; and a financial statement for 

 the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895. 



Report of the Southern California Culture Station, C. H. Suinx {California 

 Sta. Rpf. 1895, pp. 422-43S). — A report is given of the general work undertaken at 

 this station, which is located in the Chino Valley between Pomona and Chino, with 

 meteorological tables showing rainfall and temperature. Detailed reports are given 

 showing the condition of the orchards, and notes on various varieties of apples, 

 cherries, tigs, nectarines, peaches, pears, plums, oranges, olives, date palms, straw- 

 berries, blackberries, etc. 



A report is also given on a lO-acre tract at this station opening up new lines of 

 investigation, exjieriments having been conducted with various grasses and cereals, 

 together with an attempt to test the fitness of this particular tract of land for 

 orchards and growing sugar beets. 



Report of the Southern Coast Range Culture Station, C. H. Shinn {California 

 Sta. L'2>t. 1S95, pp. 371-400). — A report is given on the cultural work at the station, 

 with climatic records giving the dates of spring frosts since 1889, notes on various 

 improvements that have taken place at the station, and detailed accounts of diti'erent 

 varieties of almonds, apples, apricots, cherries, figs, peaches and nectarines, pears, 

 plums aud prunes, olives, (luinces, English walnuts, pecans, Italian chestnuts, straw- 

 berries, and Logan berries. Brief uotes are also given on the cereal and hay crops, 

 and a report on the condition of the vegetable garden, including uotes on varieties 

 of lettuce, tomatoes, radishes, garden beets, carrots, parsnips, turnips, peas, beAus, 

 kale, onions, caulifiower, jtotatoes, muskmelon, watermelons, and tobacco. A brief 

 statement is given on the damage done at the station by scjuirrels, gophers, and 

 ])ird8. 



The work of the college of agriculture and experiment stations, E. W. Hii,- 

 K^KWD {California Sia. Bid. 1! 1, pp. /?).— An article revised frou) lectures delivered 

 at farmers' institutes which treats in a ])«)]tular way of the work of instruction and 

 research of the College of Agriculture and Experiment Stations of the University of 

 < 'aliforuia. 



