FIELD CROPS. 



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using each time an area of 4 sq. ft. The crops grown were considered 

 average crops, the yield of clover, for example, being 2 tons per acre. 

 The resnlt of this enumeration is given below: 



yiimbir of J)! a lit. s and .sfalks of oafs, Ixirlcji, spr'ni;/ wheat, fall wheat, rtje, and clover on 



1 sq.ft. and on 1 acre. 



Oafs 



Barley 



S)>rin}r wheat 

 Fall wheat. .. 



Rye 



Clover 



Number of Number of 



plants per ] stalks per 



sq. ft. I sq. ft. 



28.55 

 2;!. 40 



8.12 

 12.55 

 62.50 



4.05 



Number of Numberof 



plants per stalks per 



■ acre. acre. 



29.90 

 37.70 

 :!4. 40 

 35.12 

 07.00 



1, r43, 638 

 1,018,215 



353, 925 

 546, 678 



2, 722, 500 

 176,418 



1,301,355 

 1,644,390* 



1, 497, 375 

 1,530,045 



2, 918, 5-zO 



Corn, R. L. Bennett and G. B. Iiiby {Arkansas Sla. Bui. 27, pp. 61-67). — A rec- 

 ord of the yield of 14 varieties and notes on the cultivation of corn. From tests 

 made at Newport and Fayotteville the following varieties are recommended for all 

 portions of the State: Late — Giant Normandy, Mammoth White, and Pride of 

 America; medium — Champion Early White Pearl, Golden Beauty, and Learning 

 Yellow. 



Cotton, R. L. Benxett and G. B. Ikby (Arkansas Sta. Bui. 27, pp. 70-72). — Notes 

 on the cultivation of cotton and on 2 varieties of Egyptian cotton, Bamiah and 

 Afifi. Both Egyptian varieties proved unprofitable. 



Cowpea hay, R. L. Benxktt and G. B. Iwux {Arkansas Sta. Bui. 27, p. 7S). — A 

 brief note on sun curing vs. curing in the shade. Analysis "revealed no practical 

 difference in the 2 samples." 



Forage plants, R. L. Bennett and G. B. Irby {Arkansas Sta. Bui. 27, pp. 70-8?i). — 

 A statement of the yields made by Avhito millo maize, Kaffir corn, yellow millo 

 maize, i)earl millet, early amber sorghum, Jerusalem corn, teosinte, and oats on 

 sandy loam soil. ' * 



Forage plants, D. N. Bakrow (Louisiana Stas. Bid. 28, 2d ser., pp. 971-97i). — 

 Brief notes on Texas bine grass, alfalfa, bur clover, red clover, crimson clover, red- 

 top, orchard grass, Kentucky blue grass, tall meadow oat grass, Italian rye grass, 

 and meadow fescue grass, and a tabulated statement of the yields of peas and hay 

 made by 12 varieties of cowpeas. 



Experiments ■w^itli coniniercial fertilizers on hemp, J\I. A. Scovell {Kentucky 

 Sta. Kpt. ISOO, pp. 10.j-112).—k reprint of Bulletin 27 of the station (E, S. R., 2, p. 

 14.5). 



Lathyrus sylvestris, A. Damseaux (Bui. Mens. Soc. Sci. Agr. et Arts, Basse-Alsace, 

 28 (1804), No. .5, p. 178). — A favorable experience in growing and feeding this plant. 

 Cattle at first refused it, but mixed with other food learned to eat it. When ensiled 

 the characteristic Ititterness disappeared. 



Experiments with oatis, M. A. Scovell (Kentucky Sta. Rpi. 1S9U, pp. 47-56). — A 

 reprint of Bulletin 23 of the station (E. S. R., 2, p. 21). 



Peanuts, African ground pea, and chufa, D. N. Baurow (Louisiana Stas. Bui. 

 28, 2d ser., pp. 071. 072). — The yield of Spanish peanuts was at the rate of 4,422 lbs. 

 of fresh iiuts per acre. White and Virginia peanuts and chufas were also grown 

 with success. The African ground pea was more sticcessful than in former seasons. 



Concerning the value of Polygoniani sachalinense (Bid, Mens. Soc. Sci. Ayr. et 

 Arts, BanHC-Alsace, 28 (1894), No. 5, pp. 192-105).— 'Notes on growth, with plates, of 

 Polygonum sachalinense and P. sieholdtil. 



Varieties of potatoes preferred by European markets, Heynemann (Mitt, 

 deut. landw. Ges., 1894, No. 5, pp. 73-76). 



