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yield of 9.2 bu. for the untreated check and 8 bu. for the phosphoric acid and 

 potash treatment. The distance-of-plantlng experiments indicated that slightly 

 higher yields were obtained from plantings of 2 by 2 ft., although the yields 

 were not far superior to those secured from plantings of 2 by 4 ft. 



Hybridization and selection work with corn and cotton is noted. 



The development of the fiber industry in Antigua and the production of sisal 

 nnd hemp are briefly discussed. 



Plants indig'enous to Chile and their production, K. Reiche (Bol. Soc. 

 Fomento Fabril [C7(i?e], S2 (1915), Nos. 7, pp. 481-486; 10, pp. 679-684; 11, pp. 

 776-784; ahs. in Internat. Inst. Agr. [Rome}, Internat. Rev. Sci. and Pract. Agr., 

 7 (1916), No. 5, pp. 656-659). — The most promising plants indigenous to Chile 

 are listed, described, and their uses discussed. The species mentioned include 

 fereals and other plants with edible seeds; tubers and roots; fiber crops; 

 plants used for tanning; plants containing saponin; dye plants; plants con- 

 taining gums and resins; medicinal plants; fruit-bearing trees and forest 

 trees ; and miscellaneous plants. 



[Field experiments at the Bezenchuk Experiment Station], L. I. Koltsov 

 (Selsk: KJwsi. i L{esov., 251 (1916), July, pp. 301-323) .—Uethod-of -sowing tests 

 are reported with spring wheat, oats, and millet. 



The best results with spring wheat were obtained from rows 5 in. apart. 

 For oats, seeding in two rows 3.5 in. apart, with 14 in. between each pair of 

 rows, gave the best results. Millet yielded best when sown in rows 14 in. 

 apart. Cultivation of the intervals between the rows gave excellent results, 

 especially with millet. 



[Report of field crops work in Assam], J. W. McKay (Ann. Rpt. Agr. 

 Expts. Asscmi, 1916, pp. 7-25. 40-42, 49-60, 88-91, iO//-i(?7).— Extensive variety 

 and cultural tests at four experimental centers in Assam are reported with 

 sugar cane, potatoes, corn, cotton, cowpeas (for seed and forage), and rice. 



An increased yield of approximately 100.78 lbs. of grain and 191.28 lbs. of 

 straw per acre was obtained from rice on " warped " land, a sterile marsh land 

 reclaimed for rice cultivation and covered with a 3-in. layer of soil deposited 

 from water. 



[Report of field crops work], G. S. Henderson and G. Abdur Rahman (Dept. 

 Agr. Bomhay, Ann. Rpt. Agr. Sla. Landhi, 1913-14, pp. 1-7; 1915-16, pp. 2-8).— 

 Field tests are reported for 1913-14 and 1914-15 with rotations of potatoes, the 

 principal ci'op of tJie region, and peanuts, millet, corn, legumes (soy beans and 

 Dolichos lablab), and sunn hemp used as a green manui-e. Other tests are 

 noted with velvet beans, kidney beans, and green gram as forage crops, and of 

 certain minor products such as jute, hemp, indigo, sweet potatoes, yams, and 

 several native crops. 



In 1914, of 2,000 lbs. of seed potatoes stored in wooden boxes, 240 lbs. were 

 reported as a loss. 



[Report of field crops work], H. Clayton (Rpt. Dept. Agr. Burma, 1916, 

 pp. 3-7). — Field tests with rice, cotton, sesame, peanuts, castor beans, sugar 

 cane, wheat, pigeon peas, Madagascar beans, and tobacco at the several experi- 

 mental centers of Burma are reported for the year ended June 30, 1916. 



[Report of field crops work at the Palur Agricultural Station], R. Thomas 

 and J. Chelvaeanga Ra.ju (Dept. Agr. Madras, Rpt. Palur Agr. Sta., 1914-15, 

 pp. 2-15; 1915-16, pp. 4-25; 1916-17, pp. 26).— Variety, rotational, and fertilizer 

 tests with peanuts on dry and irrigated land, variety and fertilizer tests with 

 rice, and variety tests with sugar cane are reported for 1914 to 1917, inclusive. 

 Continued green manuring of paddy land with daincha has resulted in a 

 steady improvement of the land. A number of green manure crops have been 



