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KXI'KRIMKNT STATION RECORD. 



\i.. {Maryland Agr. Col. Quart., 1904, No. 25, pp.54)- — The results of analyses of 460 

 samples of fertilizers examined from March to June, 1904, are reported, with notes 

 < in valuation. 



Fertilizer analyses, fall season, 1903, to spring- season, 1904, B. \V. Kn.- 

 gore ( /.'"/. North Carolina StaU />'</. Agr., 25 I 1904), No. 6, pp. 1-65). — The names 

 and guaranteed composition of fertilizers registered for 1904, and analyses and valua- 

 tions of 595 samples of commercial fertilizers, 84 samples of cotton-seed meal, exam- 

 ined during the fall of 1903 and spring of 1904, with explanations regarding terms 

 used in fertilizer analyses, freight rates, valuation, etc 



Fertilizer analyses, B. W. Kilgore (Bui. North Carolina Slate lid. Agr., 24 

 (1903), No. 7, pp. 66). — Analyses of fertilizers and of cotton-seed meal examined 

 during the fall and spring seasons, 1902-03, with a list of brands of fertilizers regis- 

 tered for 1903. 



Naturally occurring fertilizers and waste products, F. T. Shutt (Canada 

 Expt. Farms Rpts. 1908, \>j>. 148-152). — This article discusses the nature and treat- 

 ment of swamp muck, the fertilizing value of tobacco and potato starch factory refuse. 



FIELD CROPS. 



Field experiments with farm crops, W. Saunders, J. H. Grisdale, W. T. 

 Macoun, F. T. Shutt, J. Fletcher, C. E. Saunders, R. Robertson, S. A. Bedford, 

 A. Mackay, and T. A. Sharpe (Canada Expt. Farm* Rpts. mo.], pp. 5-46, 49-55, 

 79-87, 111-114, 132-134, 144-148, 212-215, 217-238, 264-284, 310-333, 355-375, 397- 

 412). — The work with field crops at the Canada Experimental Farms in 1903, which 

 is in continuation of previous experiments (E. S. R., 15, p. 135), is reported. The 

 results of variety tests with most of the crops mentioned have been noted from a 

 previous publication (E. S. R., 15, p. 861). 



Wheat. — The work with wheat at Ottawa, including breeding new varieties, milling 

 tests, chemical analyses, and fertilizer experiments is reviewed. The breeding of 

 new varieties has been noted from another source (E. S. R., 15, p. 352). Milling 

 tests were made of samples of the crossbred varieties Preston, Stanley, and Percy, 

 from Ottawa and Indian Head, and compared with samples of Red Fife from the 

 same sources. All are considered good milling wheats, but the 2 samples of Red 

 Fife and the sample of Stanley from Ottawa are regarded as best. According to the 

 report of an English expert, samples of Percy and Stanley from Indian Head were 

 equal to Red Fife as regards color, strength, appearance, and milling structure. The 

 analyses of the same class of samples are given in the following table: 



Analyses of wheats. 



Variety. 



Locality 

 where grown. 



Weight 

 per 



bushel 



Weight 

 of 100 

 ker- 

 nels. 



Mois- 

 ture. 



Albu- 

 mi- 

 noids. 



Crude 

 fiber. 



Ash. 



Carbo- 



hy- 

 drates. 



Gluten. 



Percy. .. 



Preston . 

 Red Fife 

 Stanley. 

 Percy... 

 Preston . 

 Red Fife... 



IndianHead. 



do 



do 



do 



Ottawa 



do 



do 



Stanley do. 



Lbs. 

 62 

 63^ 

 62i 

 62^ 



.62 

 63 

 61 

 62 



Grams. 

 2.828 

 3. 022 

 3.164 

 3.019 

 3.551 

 3. 680 

 3.302 

 3. 551 



Per ct. 

 11.50 

 11.48 

 11.44 

 11.08 

 12.05 



12. 22 

 12.79 



12. 23 



Per et. 

 12. 50 

 11.63 

 12. 44 

 12.41 

 13. 56 

 12. 22 

 12. 41 

 12.34 



Per ct. 

 2.26 

 2.25 

 2.48 

 2.42 

 2.14 

 2.46 

 2. 43 

 2.44 



Per ct. 

 1.79 

 1.85 

 1.86 

 1.88 

 2.09 

 1.83 

 2.02 

 2.08 



Per ct. 

 1.47 

 1.68 

 1.36 

 1.44 

 1.91 

 1.88 

 1.84 

 1.71 



Per ct. 

 70. 48 

 71.11 

 70. 42 

 70.77 

 68.25 

 69.39 

 68.51 

 69.20 



I'l I' Ct. 



38.10 

 31. 68 



34. 68 

 37.48 

 41.59 



35. 93 

 34. 35 

 33.95 



Per ct. 

 14.78 

 12.34 



13.43 

 14.18 

 16.64 

 14.26 



13. 55 



14. 22 



Further milling tests and analyses reported show that samples of White Fife and 

 Early Riga from Ottawa were of excellent quality, and that samples of Goose from 

 Ottawa and Indian Head were very poor for milling and bread making. The parentage 

 and characters of Preston, Stanley, Huron, Percy, and Laurel are noted. 



The records for several years show that Harold, Gehun, Early Riga, Eraser, and 

 Ebert, the earliest varieties now grown at Ottawa, are about 2 weeks earlier than Red 



