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that of tlie Potato, but it consisted of less straw and more grain. Black Tartarian 

 was inferior in every respect to Potato, although in some cases it produced exception- 

 ally high and profitable yields. The Pioneer, a black variety, was- about e(iual in 

 yield of straw and grain to Black Tartarian, but inferior to it in quality and milling 

 value. The most productive varieties of straw were Sandy and Tarn Finlay. Sandy 

 produced the heaviest total yield of all the varieties but Tarn Finlay, and with a very 

 poor yield of grain was distinctly inferior to it in value of crop. Hamilton yielded 

 almost as large a total crop as Sandy and it had a higher percentage of grain, making 

 it the more profitable variety of the two. For combined high pi-oduction of grain 

 and straw Hamilton proved an excellent variety. These three varieties, Tam Finlay, 

 Sandy, and Hamilton, were resistant to the attacks of tulip root disease, which 

 destroyed other varieties with the exception of Providence which partially resisted 

 the attack. The Providence variety was inferior to Potato on account of its yielding 

 much less grain. Tartar King ripened about 2 weeks earlier than any of the other 

 varieties and Tam P'inlay matured about 2 weeks later than this variety and one week 

 later than Potato. The best grain-producing varieties mentioned in the order of 

 total value of crop were: Banner, Longhoughton, Potato, Hamilton, Black Tartarian, 

 and Pioneer, and the best straw-producing varieties given in the same order were: 

 Hamilton, Longhoughton, San<ly, and Tam Finlay. Longhoughton, Potato, and 

 Hamilton were about of equal value. The results further show that the quantity of 

 seed sown per acre is determined to a considerable extent by the variety. It was 

 found that Tartar King and Newmarket required a much heavier seeding than Potato. 

 The different varieties did not differ so much in yield as in the relative production 

 of straw and grain. 



The soybean as a forage and seed crop, C. S. Phelps { Connecticut Starrs Stn. 

 Bid. S2, pp. 20). — This l)ull('tin is a popular jjresentation of directions for the culture 

 of the soy bean, with brief descriptions of the various n.ses of the crop. The nutri- 

 tive value of the soy bean is discussed and compared with that of other plants. 

 Figures giving the proportions f>f tota,l and digestible nutrients of the different crops 

 are compiled from different sources. The bulletin treats largely of work on the soy 

 bean at the station, the results of which have already Ih-cu jiublishcd in other station 

 puVilications. 



Hill planting of sugar beets, E. PLUcnET {Sncr. Titdi;/. ct Cohinidlc, r>7 {1901), 

 No. 6, p]>. 108-171). — A pajier on this subject read at tlie International Congress of 

 Agriculture held at the Paris Exposition of 1900. 



Ho\7 tlie beet-sugar industry is grovring, R. S. Baker {Amcr. Mo. Rev. of 

 Berleii's, 2.1 {IftOl), No. 134, ]>]>• 324-328). — A i)0])ular article on the beet-sugar indus- 

 try in the United States, Viut discn.ssing princijially the condition of thi' industry in 

 Michigan. 



The production of sugar beets in the Province of Saxony and the yields of 

 cereal crops in Eastern and Western Germany, Schilze [Jahrh. Dent. Londw. 

 GeselL, 15 {1900), pp. 186-196). — A paper calling attention to the fact that the yield 

 of sugar beets in Saxony is the same as in other German provinces, lint that the yield 

 of grain crops is smaller. The question of increasing the yields of cereal crops by 

 different methods of fertilizing the soil is discussed. 



German beet-sugar industry, G. H. IMiirimiy {Scl. Arner. Sup., .51 {1901), No. 

 1306, pp. 20933). — A ccmdensed report of the discussions at the .50th annual conven- 

 tion of the German sugar manufacturers, held at Magdeburg May 2!( to .June 1, 1900. 



Prospects of beet-sugar production in Siberia {Ihiil. Linidn: I're.'<.'<e, 28 {1901), 

 No. 11, p. 84). 



Geographical distribution of the culture of sugar-cane {Siicr. Judiij. ct Colo- 

 male, 57 {1901), No. 6, ]))>. 197-204). — An article discussing the climatic conditions 

 and limits of the culture of sugar-cane and its distrilmtion in the different parts of 

 the world. 



