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Two varieties of barley, HaniHhe.ii, a 2-rowed, and Abed July, a 6-rowed sort, 

 were grown In comparison with oats. The grain yields of these varieties, when 

 the high hull content of Gray oats Is considered, were in all instances greater 

 than the grain yields of oats varieties. 



The largest 5-year average yield of roots, 23. 0t; tuns per acre, wa> secured 

 from kohl-rabi as compared with fodder beets, turnips, carrots, and potatoes. 

 The varieties grown were Olsgaard Bangholm and Pajbjerg 3. 



[Report of field crops work in Assam], A. A. Meggitt and .1. W. McKay 

 (Aim. h'l>t. AffT. R.rpts. Assam, 1917, pp. 6-24, 21-38, 71-80. 83-H 1 ; Rpt. Agr. 

 Dept. Assam, 1918, pp. 6, 7). — In a continuation of work previously noted 

 (B. S. R., 38, pp. 230, 336), the results of variety and selection trials with 

 Bugar cane, rice, and potatoes are reported, together with observations on cul- 

 tural and soil fertility experiments with rice and sugar cane and field tests 

 with miscellaneous crops as conducted at several experimental centers in the 

 Assam Valley for the years ended June 30, 1917 and 1918, respectively. 



[Report of field crops work in Bihar and Orissa, India, 1917] (Rpt. Agr, 

 A.tir. Govt. Bihar and Orissa, 1917, pp. 21-28, J f 6-52, 56-60, 62-72, 76-80).-- 

 This reports the results of variety, fertilizer, and cultural tests with rice, wheat, 

 barley, corn, sugar cane, and miscellaneous forage crops at several experimental 

 farms in the region. 



[Report of field crops work in Burma], T. Coupes (Rpt. Dept. Agr. Burma. 

 1917, pp. 2-4). — This briefly describes the progress of work, along the same 

 general lines as previously noted (E. S. R., 38, p. 336), for the year ended June 

 30, 1917. 



[Report of field crops work in the Central Provinces and Berar, India, 

 1916 and 1917], J. H. Kitciiik, D. Clouston, G. Evans, and R. G. Allan 

 [Dipt. Agr. [India]. Vent. I'rov. and Berar, Rpt. Agr. Stas., West. Circle, 1916, 

 pp. 6-22; 1917, pp. 1-17 ; South. Circle, 1916, pp. 3-20, 25-33. 39-.',9 ; 1917, pp. 

 2-12, 17-3',, 87-49, 57-61; North. Circle, 1916, pp. 3-12, t7S8j 1917, pp. 3-25, 

 35-42; Rpt. E.rpt. Farm, Agr. Col., Nagpur, 1916, pp. 2-12; 1917, pp. 2-12).— 

 These reports note the results obtained in variety, cultural, and fertilizer tests 

 with sugar cane, rice, Wheat, cotton, gram, aud miscellaneous Geld crops con- 

 ducted on numerous experimental farms in Central India. Considerable tabu- 

 lated data are presented in connection with experimental work, together with 

 statistics on crop yields, crop values, cost of production, etc. 



[Report of field crops work at the Alibag Agricultural Station, Kolaba 

 District, India, 1915-16], V. G. Gokhale (Dept. Agr. Bombay. Ann. Rpt. 

 Expt. Work Alihag Agr. Sta. 1915-16, pp. 3-22. 2' f -29).— This reports the re- 

 sults of fertilizer, cultural, and seed selection tests with rice and rotation and 

 field tests with miscellaneous crops. 



Administration report of the Government economic botanist for 1916—17, 

 F. R. Parnell (Rpt. Dept. Agr. Madras, 1916-17. pp. 59. 60). — Notes are given 

 on the breeding of rice, a survey of available rice varieties, and work in the 

 breeding of cotton resistant to drought. 



Agricultural research [with field crops] in Australia [Advisory Council 

 Sci. and Indus., Aust., Bui. 7 (1918). pp. 10-95, 108-161, pi. 1. figs. 3).— The 

 following papers were read and discussed before a conference of scientific 

 workers in agriculture held at Melbourne in November, 1917: Wheat Breeding 

 in its Incidence to Production, by H. Pye ; Oat and Barley Breeding, by J. T. 

 Pridham; Maize Breeding, by H. Wenholz ; The Application of Statistical 

 Methods to the Selection of Wheat for Prolificacy, by W. II. Green ; Production 

 of Cereals for Arid Districts, by A. E. V. Richardson; Immunity and Inheri- 

 tance in Plants, by D. McAlpine; The Acclimatization of Plants, by G. L. Sut- 

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