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Wheat culture in South Alabama, J. F.Duggar (Montgomery, Ala. : Dept. Agr., 



}>. , |. — Notes <m wheat culture, with reference to varieties, choice and preparation of 

 the soil, seed, time to sow, and fertilizers. 



The culture of wheat, L. Caille (Prog. Agr. et J "it., 28 (1897), No. 46, pp. 505-570). — 

 Discussions on preparation of the soil, rotation of crops, and application of fertilizers 

 for successful wheat culture. 



Correlation in Squarehead wheat, N. Westermeier (Fiihliiig's Landw. Ztg.,46 

 (1897), Xo. 20, pp. 598-600). — Two different forms of Squarehead wheat were grown 

 for 4 years. The results are tabulated and described in detail. The author con- 

 siders a strong stem, a smaller number of internodes, a shorter but mostly heavier 

 head containing a larger number of grains, a smaller proportion of sterile spikelets, 

 and a shorter leaf correlated with the shortening of the culm. 



Autumn 'wheat manuring, J. Hughes (Farmers'' Gaz., 56 (1897), Xo. 40, pp. 599, 

 600). — Notes on the manuring of wheat, based on the results obtained by several 

 English experimenters. 



Seeding grass lands without a nurse crop, W. A. Henry ( Wisconsin Sta. Ilpt. 

 1890, pp. 00-73). — At the station a field of ~.~>[ acres was sown to clover and timothy, 

 4 qt. of each being sown to the acre. The yield of hay per acre 71 days after sowing 

 was 3,269 lbs. A table gives the results of cooperative experiments made indifferent 

 parts of the state. From this and other experiences the author concludes that under 

 ordinary conditions it is unnecessary to sow nurse crops with grass for the purpose 

 of yielding shade and protection. Instructions an- given for growing grasses under 

 this system. 



The size of the seed in its relation to the yield, F. 1 »ESPREZ (Jour. Agr. Prat., 2 

 (1807), No. 37, pp. 416-420). — Large and small seed of 5 varieties of wheat was sown. 

 The total yields were in favor of the large seed except in 2 eases, where more straw 

 was produced from the small seed. The results are tabulated. 



Using sprouted grain for seed (Landw. Wchribl. Sehlestvig-Holstein, 47(1897), Xo. 

 41, pp. 588, 589). — Directions for sowing sprouted grain, with notes on the way in 

 which the condition of the grain effects the stand. 



The use of sprouted grain in distilleries (Dent. Landw. T'resse, 24 (1S97). No. 72, 

 p. 661). 



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On the use of commercial fertilizers for forcing-house crops, 

 E. H. Jenkins and W. E. Britton {Connecticut State Sta. Rpt. J896, 

 pp. 205-229). — This is a continuation of work recorded in the Annual 

 Report of the station for 1895 (E. S. R., 8, p. 402). Experiments are 

 reported with tomatoes, carnations, cucumbers, and radishes. 



Tomatoes. — The purpose of the experiment was to test farther the 

 merits of a mixture of coal ashes and peat for forcing crops, and to 

 study the effects of greater amounts of nitric nitrogen and phosphoric 

 acid than were used in the previous experiments. The method of 

 making- the test was practically the same as before. Each plat had a 

 surface area of 13.87 sq. ft. and was 9 in. deep. Six Lorillard tomatoes 

 were set in each plat. The soil consisted of 1 part peat to about 30 

 parts coal ashes and a little calcium carbonate. When the first crop 

 was removed, fertilizers were added to the various plats in sufficient 

 quantities to replace exactly the amounts removed in the first crop and 

 a second crop was planted. 



Several tables are given showing the quantities of fertilizers applied 

 to the soil and their equivalents in nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and 

 potash; the quantities of these fertilizer constituents removed by the 



