30 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



results for the 5 years, an aminal dressing of 1 rwt. per acre increased the yield by 

 nearly 3 tons of green fodder, and the use of 2 cwt. gave an increase of about 4^ tons. 

 An application of 4 cwt. per acre was less effective than an application of 2 cwt. 

 Experiments jvith nitrogenous manures on garden peas and French l>eans also 

 resulted in an increase of yield, ))eing especially marked in the case of the French 

 beans. 



Lucern growing as fodder for stock, ?>. and O. Evans {Agr. Jour. Cape Good 

 Hop)', 19 {1901), No. 13, j)p. 812-821, fig. i) .— A prize essay on alfalfa and its culture. 



Overdressing of barley, H. Baikd ( Trans. Highland and Agr. >Sor. Scotland, 5. 

 ser., 14 {1903), pp. 1-8, figs. 2). — This article discusses the close dressing of barley in 

 thrashing and the injury resulting from the practice. The author points out how 

 injured l»arley corns are detrimental to the malting process. 



Planting beets in hills, INI. Ringelmann {Jovr. Agr. Prat., 1901, I, No. 26, pp. 

 818, 819, fig. 1). — A brief article discussing the relative advantages of planting beets 

 in continuous drills, in broken drills, and in hills. 



The breeding of cereals by means of artificial crossing, E. Tschermak 

 {Ztschr. Landw. Vermcli.'^w. Oesterr., 4 {1901), No. 11, pp. 1029-1060). — This article is 

 a criticism and historical review of the artificial crossing of cereals. The jiercentage 

 of a number of crossbred varieties of wheat, barley, rye, and oats is shown and the 

 characters of the new varieties are described and discussed with special reference to 

 the transmission of different characters as outlined by Mendel. 



Stooling of cereals in its relation to their improvement, Rimpau {Jahrh. 

 Dent. jAuidir. (li'sell., 16 {1901), pp. 210-219). — An article considering the results 

 obtained by different jilant breeders with special reference to the stooling quality of 

 the ]>lants. 



The influence of the color of clover seed on the progeny, C. Fruwirtu {Ztschr. 

 Landir. Vcrsuclisir. OeMerr., 4 {l^'^l), ^'"- '<', PP- 749-73.5). — The author sums up the 

 results of different experiments in this line by other investigators and presents the 

 report on his own observations. He found that pure yellow seed gave a higher yield 

 of air-dry substance in leaves and stems than either spotted or dark violet seed. The 

 color of the seed sown was in general predominant in the seed produced. The yel- 

 low seed was more prepotent than the violet. The different heads of the same plant 

 did not always give like results. 



Clover on soils poor in lime, P. P. r)EHEKAiN and E. Demoussy {Jour. Agr. Prat., 

 n. .sfr., 3 {1902), No. 2, pp. 40-42). — The results of growing clover on lime-poor brush 

 land showed that the bacteria necessary for the symbiosis with the clover plant were 

 present in this soil and that a heavy application of lime gave only a slight increase 

 in yield, while an application of garden soil was very beneficial, but less so in the 

 presence of much lime. Clover was also grown in soil obtained from Brittany, but in 

 this case an application of lime and phosphates was very efficient in increasing the 

 growth of the plant. 



Corn culture, J. H. Shepperd and A. M. Ten Evck {North Dakota Sta. Bid. 51, 

 pp. 61-102, fig:^. 3). — This bulletin gives the results of experiments in corn culture 

 during 1900 and 1901 and republishes the results of earlier experiments (E. S. R., 

 11, p. 331 ). A study of root development of the corn plant is republished in abstract 

 form from a former bulletin (E. S. R.. , 12, p. 516). 



The yields of 23 varieties tested in 1900 and of 42 varieties tested in 1901 are 

 tabulated. In 1900 Crossbred Dent, Mercer Flint, Squaw Flint, Triumph Flint, 

 Selected Acme Dent, North Dakota White Flint, Crossbred Dimpled Dent, and 

 Northwestern Dent were the best producing varieties, with an average yield of 39.1 

 bu. per acre. In 1901 Dawson Crossbred Dent, South Dakota Early White Dent, 

 Smut Nose Dent, Compton Early Flint, (xolden Dent, Triumph Flint, Mercer Flint, 

 and Will Original Northwest Dent gave the largest yields of fodder and ears, the 



