1036 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Cotton. — Thp normal application in the experinientH with cotton consistefl of 187. S 

 lbs. acid pliospliate, 137. o 1})!=. cotton-see<l meal, and 25 lbs. muriate of potash per 

 acre. An application in which the phosi)horic acid had been rediiceil one-half from 

 the normal gave the most profitable results in the series. Diminishinii; the propor- 

 tion of nitrogen and potash was found unprofitable. 



Cassava.— The results here showed that a reduction of the normal application con- 

 sisting of 12.T lbs. acid phosphate, 150 lbs. cotton-seed meal, and 75 lbs. muriate of 

 potash per acre decrea.sed the yield considerably as compared with the normal appli- 

 cation and the same increased Ity one-half or doubled. In this test the check i)lat 

 receiving no fertilizers proiluced a larger yieM tlian any of the plats which had 

 received a smaller quantity of fertilizer than the normal application. The normal 

 formula gave a yield of 5.39 lbs. of roots per acre, l.j times the normal, 742 lbs., and 

 double the normal, 785 lbs. 



Report of the agricultural work for 1900, .1. R. Boveli, and J. P. d'Albu- 

 QUERQUK {InijK Dept. Agr. WiM Indies lipt. 1900, jijj. i7tS').— The work reported con- 

 sisted of experiments with sugar cane and several leguminous crops. Cooperative 

 fertilizer experiments with sugar cane were conducted on a number of plantations 

 and in reporting the results the mechanical and chemical analysis of the soil and 

 the rainfall for the particular locality are given. Exi)eriments with seedling and 

 other varieties of canes are desciihed, and a list of selected varieties is given, 

 together with their general characters, yield, and composition. The experiments 

 with leguminous jilants consisted mainly of variety tests of cowpeas. All results are 

 ta1)ulated in detail. In addition to the analyses of the different varieties of cowpeas, 

 the analyses of P>engal bean, velvet bean, horse l)ean, woolly pyrol, monkey pea, 

 Bolkhos foriiiosHs, ]). <-nllmlu.t, Plui.^eohis Kniiinrrlii.^, ]'. hclrohi.'f, ami Ct/anopsis sp. are 

 reported. 



Field experiments, F. B. Guthkie (A<p\ Gaz. New South Wales, 12 {1901), No. 

 8, pp. 894-90;?) .—Thli^ rejMjrt presents the results of experiments with different fer- 

 tilizers applied in different coml)inations and quantities. The experiments were 

 conducted with wiieat at the Wagga and P.athiirst experimental farms in 1900. 



Experiments at Bathurst Experimental Farm, A. A. Dunnicliff (Agr. Gaz. 

 New Soiitli Wales, 12 {1901), No. 8, pp. l(i0.-,-l()()9) . — Brief notes on experimental 

 work with cereal and forage crops in 1900. 



Cereals, legumes, grasses, and saltbushes at Coolabah Farm in 1900, 

 R. W. Pe.\cock {Ayr. Gaz. Neir Sovih Walex, 12 {1901), No. 8, pp. 1028-1031). 



Report on the experimental plats at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, 

 G. L. Sutton {Aejr. Gaz. Neir South Wale.^ 12 {1901), No. 8, pp. 964-97. i) .—This 

 report enumerates the varieties of cereals, legumes, sorghums, millets, and other 

 forage plants grown experimentally during the season of 1900. The results with 

 numerous species of grasses growing on permanent jilats are briefly noted. 



General experiments at Wagga Experimental Farm, G. M. McKeown {Agr. 

 Gaz. Nev Soi(t]i W<ile.\ 12 {1901), No. 8, pp. 994-1002) .—Mr'ivi notes- on culture, fer- 

 tilizer, and variety tests with cereal and forage crops in 1900. 



Field crops at Wollongbar Experimental Farm in 1900 {Agr. Gaz. New South 

 Wales, 12 {1901), No. 8, pp. 1012-1017). — Short notes on culture and variety tests 

 with cereal, hay, and mot crops. 



Guide to experiments at Manor Farm, Garforth, 1901 ( Yorkshire Col., Leeds, 

 and East and West Ridings Joint Agr. Council, Fanrphlet 15, 1901, pp. 17, pis. 2, map 

 1). — This bulletin is a brief tabular statement of experiments with fertilizers and barn- 

 yard manure on grass, oats, potatoes, and swedes. The varieties of the different crops 

 under test are enumerated. 



Investigations on the cereal crops of Roumania, V. Garnu-Munteaitnit and 

 C. Roman {Eeelierdies .vrr les cerkdes Rotuna'mes. Biu-ltaresl, 1900, pp. 227).— This pub- 

 lication, issued by the experiment station at Bucharest, discu.s.ses wheat, corn, and bar- 



