160 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



The apple -worm (Carpocapsa pomonella) and means for its prevention, J. 

 Ritzema Bos (Tijdschr. riantenziekten., 2 (1896), pp. 52-74, figs. 16). 



Asparagus pests, F. H. Chittenden (Amer. Ayr., 59 (1897), No. 25, pp. 733, figs. 

 4).— From the U. S. Dept. Agr. Yearbook 1896. 



The cankerworm, ('. M. Weed (New Hampshire Sta. Bui. 44, pp. 33-41, figs. 7). — 

 The caukerworms ( A nisopleryx pometaria and Paleacrita vernata) are noted as injurious 

 during 1897, and after a few historical references, dating back to 1797, the life his- 

 tory of the insects, their enemies, and the well-known remedies for it, such as the 

 use of Raupenleim or dcndrolene, spraying with Paris green and kerosene emulsion, 

 are discussed. 



The celery fly (Tephritis onopordinis) ( Jour. Hort., 49 (1897), No. 2532, p. 298; 

 reprint from Bd. Agr. [London] Leaflet 35). — The remedies noted are burning of 

 affected plants; keeping down thistles, etc. ; pinching affected leaves at beginning; 

 the application of finely powdered soot or lime over plants while dew is on to pre- 

 vent flies from laying their eggs, or a mixture of soot and lime at the rate of 1 bu. of 

 lime to 3 of soot; and spraying with paraffin and soap mixtures (1 qt. of paraffin oil 

 to 1 lb. of soft soap and 10 gal. of water). 



The carrot fly (Bd. Agr. [London] Leaflet 38, pp.3, figs. 4; reprint from Jour. Bd. 

 Agr. [London], 3 (1897), No. 4, pp. 390-393). 



Harmful and harmless garden moths (Jour. Hort., 49 (1897), No. 2536, pp. 

 394, 395). — Several of the common sphinx moths of England are mentioned. 



Onion maggot (Canadian Hort., 20 (1897), No. 4, pp. 158-160). 



The peach tree borer, W. G. Johnson (Amer. Gard., 18 (1897), No. 121, p. 275, 



fig- !)■ 



The San Jose scale and some other insect pests, C. F. Baker (Alabama Col- 

 lege Sta. Bui. 77, pp. 27-34). — This is a brief popular compiled bulletin noting the 

 kind of trees attacked by the insect, its modes of dissemination, its destructiveness, 

 and what to do about it, and has the object in view of warning the fruit growers of 

 Alabama. Rigid measures of exclusion to prevent the further introduction of the scale 

 into the State and the burning of infected stock already within it are recommended. 



The tomato worm, grape leaf hoppers, and cabbage worms are very briefly men- 

 tioned. 



Insects injurious to squashes, I, J. B. Smith (Amer. Agr. (mid. ed.), 59 (1S97), No. 

 23, p. 682, figs. 2). — Notes on the striped beetle, cutworms, and larva of a fly that 

 attacks the seed. 



The willow leaf beetle (Chrysomela (Phratora) viteirinae), G. Staes (Tijdschr. 

 L'lantenziekten., 2 (1896), pp. 92-103). 



Diseases and enemies of the vine in Algeria, E. Eich (Rapports L'reliminaires 

 3 e Congres Lnternat. d'Agr., Bruxelles, 1895, pp. 833-837). — The auimal enemies noted 

 are the cockchafer (Meloloniha vulgaris), larva- of insects, phylloxera, and ^lass- 

 hoppers. The remedies recommended are gathering and burning infested portions 

 of plants, where this method is applicable, and the use of carbon bisulphid and oils. 



FOODS— ANIMAL PRODUCTION. 



Dietary studies ■with reference to the food of the negro in Ala- 

 bama in 1895 and 1896, W. O. Atwater and C. D. Woods (U. S. 

 Dept. Agr., Office of Experiment Stations Bui. 38, pp. 69, ph. 2, dgm. 1). — 

 With the cooperation of tbe Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute 

 and the Mechanical College of Alabama 20 dietary studies of 18 negro 

 families were made. Some of the families lived in and near the village 

 of Tuskegee, but the majority were on plantations 2 to 9 miles distant. 

 The region is on the edge of the so-called "Black Belt." While the 

 negroes in the village show to a greater or less extent the influence of 



