828 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Yellow Intermediate, Improved Short White, Iverson Champion, Mam- 

 moth White Intermediate. The average yield for these varieties was 

 1G tons 115 lbs. per acre. 



Sugar beets.— This crop was grown like the other root crops. As 

 a rule the earlier plantings produced the best results. Out of 5 varie- 

 ties Red Top Sugar, Improved Imperial, Danish Improved, and Wan- 

 zleben, in the order named, produced the heaviest crops. These 4 

 varieties yielded au average of 10 tons, 217 lbs. per acre. 



Potatoes. — Tubers of 9S varieties were cut into pieces with 2 or 3 

 eyes in each, and planted in rows 20 to 30 in. apart with the sets a foot 

 apart in the row. The yield per acre was calculated from the weight of 

 tubers from 2 rows 00 ft. long. The varieties producing the heaviest 

 yield, taking the average of the results obtained at the experimental 

 farms, as in the case of the other crops, were as follows: Irish Daisy, 

 Clarke No. 1, Seedling No. 7, Northern Spy, Reeves Rose, Lee Favor- 

 ite, Seedling No. 230, American Wonder, New Variety No. 1, Early 

 Puritan, Brownell Winner, and State of Maine. The average crop of 

 the varieties mentioned was 310 bu. 5 lbs. per acre. 



The average yields for the past 3 years of the best yielding varieties 

 of oats, barley, spring wheat, and potatoes are tabulated. 



Experiments -with corn, J. F. Dtjggar (Alabama College Sta. Bui. 

 88, pp. 491-502). — These were similar to experiments conducted at the 

 station the year previous (E. S. R., 8, p. 881). The results are given in 

 tables, and summarized as follows: 



"Seed corn from Illinois gave a smaller general yield than seed corn grown in the 

 South. 



"In 1897 the most productive varieties were Mosby Proline, Cocke Prolitie, and 

 Renfro. 



"Kernels from the middle portion of the ear failed to show any superiority over 

 seed from the tip or butt end of the ear. 



"Topping and also cutting corn and curing it in shocks slightly decreased the 

 yield of grain. The combined value of grain and stocks, valuing the stocks at 25 

 cts. per 100 lbs., was greater by $2.95 per acre than the value of the grain from the 

 plat where only the ears were harvested. 



"When eacli plant was allowed 15 sq. ft. of space, narrow rows and wide spacing 

 in the drill gave slightly better average results than wide rows and (dose planting 

 in the drill. Having regard to convenience of cultivation as well as to yield, rows 

 practically 5 ft. apart with plants 3 ft. apart in the drill gave most satisfactory 

 results on poor sandy land. 



"Cotton-seed meal alone was the most profitable fertilizer for corn in 1897. Acid 

 phosphate and kainit failed to increase the yield. Cotton seed placed in the ground 

 so late as to germinate had considerable fertilizing value." 



Meadows and pasture formation and cultivation in the Middle- 

 Eastern States, J. (r. Smith ( U. 8. Dept. Agr., Fanners 1 Bui. G6, pp. 24, 

 Jigs. 9). — This bulletin discusses the commercial value of grasses and 

 their importance as soil builders, describes a number of varieties of 

 grasses and clovers suited for hay and pasture, and outlines the meth- 

 ods of preparing the soil and sowing the seed for the establishment of 

 pastures and meadows. 



