148 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



The Edgeley subexperiment station, 0. A. Thompson and J. II. Shepperd 

 (North Dakota Sta. Ttpt. 1903, pp. 102-119, pis. 2). — In connection with a general 

 report on the work conducted at the station during the year, the results obtained 

 with grain and forage crops are reported. 



The yield of brome grass, impaired by weather conditions, was 300 lbs. of seed 

 and 1.25 tons of hay per acre. Turkestan alfalfa, timothy, and flax were not suc- 

 cessful. Corn following corn gave a poor yield, but corn after wheat produced a 

 good crop of fine fodder. Rape sown in L'4-in. drills at the rate of 3 lbs. of seed per 

 acre, gave a yield estimated at 10 tons per acre. Millet sown May 29, and killed by a 

 frost September 14, before much of it had headed, yielded about 2.5 tons per acre. 

 There was practically no difference in the yield of wheat on plats plowed 4 and 8 in. 

 deep. The data of grain and forage crops in rotation are tabulated. 



Two varieties each of fife and blue-stem wheats were compared with 5 varieties of 

 macaroni wheat. The 2 best yielding macaroni varieties averaged 21 bu. per acre as 

 compared with 18.40 bu. and 15.40 bu. for the fife and blue-stem varieties, respec- 

 tively. Macaroni wheat has shown itself superior in yielding capacity and in resist- 

 ance to drought and hot winds. The results with 5 varieties of oats are recorded, 

 and those of a medium growing season gave the largest yield of grain. Swedish 

 Select oats, recently imported from Russia, produced a stiff straw of good height, 

 well filled heads with large plump kernels, and ranked first in weight per bushel. 



Four varieties of barley grown for comparison showed no marked differences in 

 yield, but 6-rowed Manshury led in productiveness, length of straw, and healthful 

 growth. Of 5 varieties of millet sown May 29, only Early Fortune ripened its seed. 

 Siberian and ( ierman produced the best hay. In the test with corn, Pride of the 

 North, Triumph, and University produced the highest stalks, with Northwestern 

 Dent, Mercer, and Minnesota King ranking next. The early, small growing varieties 

 of corn could not be harvested satisfactorily with a corn binder. Sorghum in a 

 limited trial showed drought-resisting qualities and gave some promise for fodder in 

 that section. 



Report of the Insular Bureau of Agriculture for the year ending August 

 31, 1902 (Ann. Rpt. Philippine Com. 1903, pi. 2. pp. 639-7U, j>ls. 27).— In con- 

 nection with the general report of the Insular Bureau of Agriculture, brief notes on 

 the work at the different experiment stations in the islands are given. In Malate a 

 small plat of teosinte gave 5 cuttings between March 21 and August 10, producing at 

 the rate of 49£ tons of green forage per acre. A yield of 100 tons of green forage per 

 acre during the entire year is considered possible. The total yield from 2 crops of 

 tobacco grown from Sumatra seed was at the rate of 1,470 lbs. per acre. 



Some of the points of general interest in this report, as showing the progress in 

 organizing experimental work in the Philippine Islands, have been previously noted 

 editorially (E. S. R., 15, p. 633). 



The industry in oil seeds, C. M. Daugherty (U. S. Dept. Agr. Yearbook 1903, 

 pp. 411-426). — The production of cotton seed and flax seed in the United States is 

 discussed and statistics in this connection are given. The quantities of oil-producing 

 seeds and nuts imported and exported by France, Germany, and Belgium, and the 

 total imports minus the total general exports for the United Kingdom and Denmark 

 are shown in tables. The cultivation of oil-yielding seeds in foreign countries is also 

 noted. 



One-horse farm, J. S. Newman (South Carolina. Sta. Bui. 84, pp. 9). — In this 

 popular bulletin the author urges the use of 2 horses rather than 1, together with 

 modern improved implements on the small farms of the Southern States. A rotation 

 including crops giving direct financial returns as well as those grown for forage and 

 soil renovation is suggested. 



Pasture, meadow, and forage crops in Nebraska, T. L. Lyon and A. S. 

 Hitchcock ( U. S. Dept. Agr., Bureau of Plant Industry Bui. 59, pp. 61,j>ls. 6, Jigs. 8). — 



