902 EXPEKIMENT STATION RECORD. 



earlier fruit, while the crop is generally heavier on land possessing 

 some clay. Irrigation is advised in some cases, and potash fertilizers 

 and well-rotted barnyard manure are recommended. The yield of fruit 

 was increased by nitrate of soda applied as a top dressing early in the 

 spring. Mulching is regarded as advantageous because, besides pro- 

 tecting the plants during the winter, it retards their growth in the 

 spring, and thereby lessens the chances of their being killed by late 

 frosts. Thirty-eight varieties were tested, and the dates of blooming 

 and ripening are given. Michel Early is recommended as a desirable 

 extra early berry, while the most attractive berry in appearance and 

 flavor was Edward Favorite. For market varieties are recommended 

 Warfield, Parker Barle, Edward Favorite, Boynton, and Woolverton, 

 For grapes a warm, well-drained soil, sloping toward the south, is 

 recommended, the vines to be set out in the spring in holes filled in 

 with rich fertilizing substances. Pruning and training on trellises after 

 the fan system is advised, each year trimming down the horizontal 

 shoots to 1 or 2 good buds each. Notes are given for 22 black, 13 red, 

 and 13 white varieties, and the following varieties, in the order of rii:)en- 

 ing, are recommended for the northern and eastern portions of the 

 State: Black — Champion, Moore Early, August Giant, Oriental, Wor- 

 den; red — Brighton, Norfolk, Delaware, Agawam; white — Eldorado, 

 Moore Diamond, Martha, Lady Washington. 



Asparagus growing-, T. V. Munson {Amer. Hort., 5 (1895), No. 2, p. 20). — A short 

 note on preferred methods. 



Experiments toward the protection and improving of asparagus culture 

 {Zhchr. landio. Fer. Hvssen, 1895, No. 4, pp. 27, 28, figs. S). 



Asparagus culture on a large scale {Tirol, landio. Blatter, 14 (1895), No. 5, pp. 

 44-46). 



Sweet potatoes, R. L. Bennett and G. B. Irby (Arkansas Sta. Bui. 31, pp. 16-19). — 

 The Vellow Vam and Vineless were tested at Newport and at Camden. As a food for 

 ho;j,8 the Vineless was preferred. Directions for the cultivation of sweet potatoes 

 are oiveii. 



Garden vegetables and tobacco, B. C. Buffum (Wyoming Sta. Rpt. 1894, pp, 

 24-30).— k reprint from Bulletin 17 of the station (E. S. R., 6, p. 133). 



The Vitis aestivalis group of w^ine grapes, F. A. Waugh (Amer. Hort., 5 (1895), 

 No. 2, pp. 18-20, figs. 2). — Descriptive and comparative notes on some of the leading 

 varieties of this group, Herman Jaeger, Jaquez, Norton Virginia, Herbemont, and 

 Cynthiaiia being figured. The last two are considered especially valuable for wine. 



The fertilizing constituents removed from the soil in w^ine, A. MtJNxz (Jour. 

 Agr. Prat., 59 (1895), No. 13, pp. 472, 473). 



Chestnuts, W. A. Taylor (Amer. Hort., 5 (1895), No. 2, pp. 28, 29).— The Spanish 

 and Japanese varieties are compared with the native chestnuts, and considered of 

 inferior quality. Grafting the imported varieties on to American stocks is advised 

 and further developing of choice varieties urged. 



Notes on agriculture, B. D. Halsted (Science, n. ser., 1 (1895), No. 14, pp. 376-378, 

 fig. 1). — Notes are given on electro-horticulture, soil treatment of orchards for 

 drought, Russian thistle, and beet leaf spot and its remedies. 



Progress report on fruits and tree.?, B. C. Buffum (Wyoming Sta. Ept. lS94,pp. 

 Sl-34). — A reprint from Bulletin 17 of the station (E. S. U.. (5, p. 55). 



