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EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



beets grown at the station. The average results are shown in the fol- 

 lowing table: 



Average results of sugar-beet analyzes. 



Variety tests — wheat, oats, and potatoes, E. PL Hess {Pennsyl- 

 vania Sta. Rpt. 1896, pp. 157-103). — Previous work in this line has been 

 reported (E. S. E., 8, pp. 775, 777). The results for this season and 

 the averages for various periods are given in tables. The army worm 

 injured the oats, destroying the value of this season's test, and the 

 results are not reported. 



Thirty-one varieties of wheat were grown on thirtieth-acre plats. 

 The best yielding varieties and the number of bushels produced per 

 acre were as follows: Ontario Wonder, 30.57; Fulcaster, 29.81; Wyan- 

 dotte Bed, 27.99; Royal Australian, 27.75; Mediterranean, 27.57; Cur- 

 rell Prolific, 27.5G; Jones Square Head, 26.97; Eed Fultz, 26.52, and 

 German Emperor, 26.46. The following are the average yields of the 

 first 6 of a number of varieties tested for 7 years: Eeliable, 32.21; Ful- 

 caster, 30.75; Ontario Wonder, 30.22; Valley, 29.89; Wyandotte Eed, 

 29.82, and Currell Prolific, 29.66 bu. per acre. For the varieties tested 

 4 years the average yields for the first 3 were as follows : Eoyal Aus- 

 tralian, 30.56; Canada Wonder, 29.60; Jones Square Head, 29.11 bu. 



Among 30 varieties of potatoes Enormous gave the largest yield, 

 480.8 bu. per acre. Pillowing this variety were Northern Maine, yield- 

 ing 410 bu.; Delaware, 384.5; Pearly May, 375.4; Late Puritan, 367.3; 

 Ben Harrison, 363.8, and New Bovee Seedling, 353.1 bu. per acre. The 

 first 6 varieties tested for 3 years stood in the following order: Early 

 Everett, with an average of 267.3 bu.; New Queen, 262.3; Ben Harri- 

 son, 259.9; Freeman, 256.9; Pennsylvania Best, 254.3, and Early A, 

 253.7 bu. per acre. 



Report of the agriculturist, D. D. Johnson (West Virginia Sla. Rpt. 1S93, pp. 49- 

 Dl). — k report of the work of the station for the year ending May 31, 1893. Coopera- 

 tive experiments were carried on under the supervision of the station in various 

 parts of the State. The experiments consisted of tests of commercial fertilizers in 

 growing corn, Avheat, vegetable crops, and potatoes and variety tests of corn, toma- 

 toes, cabbage, sorghum, pumpldns, and squashes. 



Report on the experimental farm for the maritime provinces, G. W. Forrest 

 {Canada Expt. Farms ityfs. 1S96, pp. 297-312).— -This is a report on the meteorologi- 

 cal conditions of the year beginning November 22, 1895, and on experiments with 

 spring wheat, barley, oats, peas, turnips, mangel-wurzels, carrots, sugar beets, pota- 



