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Canary seed {Abs. in Agl. Jour. Cape Colony, 8 (1895), No. 5, pp. 108, 109). — The 

 article gives directions for the cultivation and harvesting of Phalaria canarienais 

 grown for the seed. 



Analyses of varieties of corn, V. Vedri)!)! {Cheni. Ztg., 19 {1895), No. 17, p. S50).— 

 Analyses of American and Hungarian varieties of corn. 



American cotton in Turkestan, C. Jonas ( U. S. Consular Rpt. 1895, Jan., pp. 

 123-1:25). 



Flax cultivation in Ireland, J. B. Taney ( U. S. Consular Rpt. 1895, Jan., pp. 

 61-57). — This report is largely statistical. 



Fertilizer experiments on flax in 1894 {Mitt. deut. landw. Ges., 1895, No. S, 

 pp. 21, -22). 



What is common millet ? A. A. Crozier {Agl. Sci., 8 {1894), No. 10-11, pp. 449, 

 450). 



Experiments -with varieties of potatoes, J. Dufour and F. Picneveyre {Chron. 

 Agr. Cant. Faud, 8 {1895), No. 7, pp. 163-168). 



Mulching potatoes, F. A. Waugh {Oklahoma Sfa. Bui. 15, p. S2). — Mulching soon 

 after the plants came up largely increased the total yield and afforded larger pota- 

 toes and a higher percentage of merchantable potatoes. 



Mangel-wurzels, carrots, turnips, ruta-bagas, and sugar beets, C. F. Curtiss 

 {Iowa Sta. Bui. 27, pp. 114-119). — As a root crop for most classes of stock the flat 

 turnip is preferred ; but carrots are best suited for horses. General notes on varieties 

 and culture of roots and analyses of sugar beets grown in 1894 are given. 



Turnips, cabbage, sweet corn, and potatoes, J. Wilson {Iowa Sta. Bui. 27, pp. 

 105-108). — This article consists of notes on these crops during the dry season of 1893. 

 A yield of turnips at the rate of 24 tons per acre was attributed by the author to the 

 frequent and careful cultivation of the surface soil. 



Nebraska and the beet-sugar industry, M. Hollrung (Nebraska Sta. Bui. 38, 

 pp. 97-126). — This publication is a translation by H. H. Nicholson of a report made 

 on the above subject and published in the Zeifschrift des Vereina filr die Rubenzucker 

 Industrie dea Deutschen Reicha. Special attention is devoted to the conditions of soil, 

 climate, and labor in Nebraska, and the comparative expense of growing an acre of 

 sugar beets in Nebraska and Germany. 



Fertilizer experiments on tobacco, Barth (Mitt, deut landw. Ges., 1895, No. 2, 

 pp. lS-15). — The effect of potash on burning quality of tobacco is especially noted. 



American tobacco for Italy ( U. S. Consular Rpt. 1895, Mar., pp. 422-425). 



Greek tobacco, its composition and statistics of culture, A. K. Dambergis 

 (Internat. Kong, ange^o. Chem. Briissel; abs. in Chem. Centbl., 1895, I, No. 9, p. 491). 



Subsoiling, S. Kelsey (Rpt. Kansas Bd. Agr. 1895, Mar. SI, pp. 203-206).— A. record 

 of a favorable experience in Kansas. 



The press drill vs. the common grain drill, C. F. CurtisS (Iowa Sta. Bui. 27, 

 pp. 113, 114). — Winter wheat sown in October with the press drill yielded more than 

 the same variety planted with the common grain drill. The variety of winter wheat 

 recommended is the Turkish Red. 



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Influence of climate on onions from seed, J. Troop {Indiana 

 Sta. Bui. 53, pp. 118, 119, Jigs. 2). — Exi)erimeiits with 3 plats of onions 

 grown from native and foreign seeds to determine their comparative 

 value. The land used was the surface of an old marsh cleared and 

 cropped a year previous. There were sown seeds of the Prizetaker 

 variety, grown in Italy, and also seed grown in Minnesota. French- 

 grown seed of Giant Eocca was sown as a test to show that any differ- 

 ence in yields in the 2 plats of Prizetaker was not due to soil differences. 



