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 HAWAIIAN NAVEL ORANGES. 



FINE RESULTS PRODUCED AT KAUMANA BY CAREFUL CULTIVATION 



OF TREES. 



The first of this year's crop of Hawaiian navel oranges came 

 from Kaiimana last week and appearance as well as the flavor 

 of the fruit speak well for the chance that it has to gain a place 

 on the market. It will be remembered that last year the fruit 

 was a disappointment. Its flavor was good but the size was 

 far too small to command attention. An experiment was 

 tried this year, certain trees being picked out and fertilized 

 while others were left unfertilized. The fertilization pro- 

 duced marked results, for the trees so treated have produced 

 fruit fully equal to any that California can show while the 

 other trees gave the same small fruit of last year. With this 

 encouragem.ent a large number of new trees have been plant- 

 ed. — Hilo Tribune. 



UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE INVESTIGATIONS 



OFFICE OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 



Washington, D. C. 



BULLETIN NO. 1 73, THE EVOLUTION OF CORN-HARVESTING MA- 

 CHINERY. 



By C. J. Zintheo. 



In the principal corn growing regions of the United States, 

 as a rule only the grain is harvested, the stalks being left in 

 the field to be eaten by live stock, or raked and burned. This 

 bulletin describes the various machines which have been 

 developed for harvesting the corn plant and preparing it for 

 stock feed. It gives statements of cost, the length of service 

 which may be expected under ordinary conditions, and the 

 work which can be done with the various machines. 



Application for this bulletin should be made to the Director 

 of the Office of Experiment Stations, Washington, D. C. 



PORK-PRODUCING FOODS. 



According to an exchange, the Wiltshire (E.) county coun- 

 cil carried out recently some pig feeding experiments which 

 are of an extremely interesting and instructive nature. The 

 dry feed was soaked over night, at the rate of a peck to five 

 gallons of water, except when milk was used, w^hen it replaced 

 its own volume of water. The potatoes were boiled, and 

 the foods were not given them in a sloppy condition. Ap- 

 pended are, the points given to the different feeds: 



