101 

 Mississrppr. 



Mississippi Agricultural Experiment Station. 



I>r/iiiii iiK'iil of _\t ississijipi SItih' .\</riciilt iiral ('olhiic. 

 r.oc.itinii. Auririillural ('ollc.m". Director. S. M. Tracy. .M. S. 



lULLKTlX Xn. C. .irXK IC,. 1880. 



CiiAiMiox. S. M. '1"i;a(v. M. S. (]). I).— In Juno, 1881), this disease 

 iti'okc out aiiKini;- iniiU's at ^ a/oo City. It was annoimcod to the Sta- 

 tion by teh'oranis tiiat fifty deaths liad oectii-i'ed and that the animals 

 attacked died within twenty-fonr honrs. The actino- veterinarian of 

 the Station, I)i". (J. C Creelnian, was at on('e sent to the phice, and 

 other experts were afterwards stnnnioned. The residts of the im'es- 

 tigations Innc not yet hoeii published. This preliminary bulletin 

 describes the symptoms of the disease and suitable preventive treat- 

 ment, and recommends that as soon as the first symptoms are noticed 

 the animal should l)e drenched with the following- mixture: 



Olio tal)lt'si)(i()iiful oacli of cliioi'nto of potash and tincture of muriate of iron 

 in a i)int of water. Itepeat tliis every four hours. Rathe the att'ected parts 

 Willi crysialli/.ed carlKilic acid, usin;,^ (in<> part acid to eight parts water. All 

 siclv animals should have pure aii'. and nuist ho pi-otected from rain and hot sun 

 Mud provided with an ahundance of ,i,'ood food. If the kidneys become affected, 

 irivo one ounce doses of saltpeter in drinking water, and if the bowels are 

 inactive give one-half ounce doses of linseed oil until relieved. 



As soon as the aninuils die they should be burned and the place dis- 

 infoctetl with cai'bolic acid or lime. 



r.T'LLETIX Xo. 7. .TT'XE 20, 1880. 



Hay i'kkssks, S. M. Tracy, M. S. (pp. i2-l'2). — This describes coni- 

 ]3etitive trials with hay-i^resses. The gTading was made with a scale, 

 in which the weight per cubic foot of bale, sjjeed, horse-power, and 

 appi'arance of finished bale were the principal factors. 



^MISSOUKI. 



Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station. 



IhliiirtiiKiit of Missouri A(/riciiIt in <iJ ('<ij]e<i<\ 

 Location. Cohunhin. Director, .1. W. Sanborn. B. S. 



r.t Lurrix Xo. r^, febiutaky. 1880. 



Soil,. A\ i;.\iiii:it. FiKi.n rin.vLs with cohx, P. SciiWErrzKi;. V\\. D. 

 (pp. 4-44). — The study of the com plant outlined in Bidletin No. 1 

 of this Station was planned to include a study of the soil and climatic 

 conditions at tiie Station; chemical analyses of the diri'ei-ent parts of 

 the 2)lant at dillerent stages of develo])ment; studios on the physiol- 

 ogy of the plant ; and experiments in cultivation and with fertilizers. 

 Bulletin Xo. 5 contains an account of the results thus far obtained in 

 regard to soil, climatic conditions, and the growth of corn in the field. 



Tho soil {\)Y). 4-14). — The poi-tion of the college farm selected for 

 experiment " roi)roM'iitod a typical ^Missouri soil" of "blutl' forma- 

 tion." .San4)les representing the surface soils to a depth of a1)Out ten 



