VI 



MicHiOA.x — Ciiiitimied. I'age. 

 Experiment Station of Michigan Agricultural College — Continued. 



Bulletin Xo. 44- ( Station I , January. 1880 84 



Feetling steers of different breeds, S. Johnson, M. S 84 



Bulletin No. 4-5 (Colle.ire). March. 1889 86 



Why not plant a grove? AV. J. Beal. Ph. D 8(5 



Bulletin No. 46 (Station). :\[arc-h, 1889 8tj 



I'otatoes, roots, effects of fertilizers ou potatoes, and tests of 

 varieties of oats and barley, S. Johnson, M. S., and H. T. 



French, B. S . 8ij 



Potatoes 86 



Tests of varieties 86 



Results with different amounts of seed 86 



Effects of fertilizers 87 



Roots 87 



Tests of varieties of carrots, sugar beets, mangels, 



and ruta-bagas 87 



Oats and barley, tests of varieties 87 



Bulletin No. 47 (Station), April, 1889 87 



Silos and silage, S. Johnson, M. S 87 



Seven years' experience with silos and silage 87 



Views of Michigan farmers on silage 88 



Experiment with silage r.'.-. corn harvested in the ordi- 

 nary way 88 



Corn, test of varieties to determine their value for 



silage 88 



Forage plants 89 



Bulletin No. 48 (Station), April. 1889 89 



Horticultural department — Potatoes, kale, squashes aud to- 

 matoes. L. n. T:\tt. M. S 89 



Potatoes - 89 



Kale 89 



Cross-fertilization of squashes 89 



Tomatoes 89 



Varieties recommended for planting 89 



Effect of using seeds from first ripe fruits 90 



Bulletin No. 49 (Station). Ma\. 1889 -. 90 



Chemical composition of corn stalks, hay, and screenings, 



R. C. Kedzie, M. D 90 



Corn stalks and silage at different periods of growth 90 



Marsh hay and wheat screenings 90 



Bulletin No. .50 (Staticm), June. 1889 91 



The grain plant-louse. A. J. Cook, M. S 91. 



Minnesota : 



Agricultural Experiment Sta+ion of the University of Minnesota. 91 



Bulletin No. r>. January, 1889 9i 



Introduction, E. D. Porter. Ph. D 91 



( 'orn. its habits of root growth, methods of planting and cul- 

 tivating, notes on ears and stools or suckers. W. M. Hays, 



B. S. A 91 



Habits of root growth 91 



Application of the facts to the cultivation of corn __ 92 



Field tests of deep f.s. shallow culture 92 



• Tests of root pruning and hilling 92 



General conclusions and suggestions 9:5 



Branching of the corn plant . 9-! 



