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Nebraska farmer in 1911 in a dry season. It is stated to have been greatly 

 relislied by chickens- and seemed to be equal to corn for hogs. 



Soy beans and secrets of legume inoculation, I. A. Smith {Warren, Ind., 

 1913, pp. 22, pis. 2). — The first part of this book takes up soy-bean culture, 

 giving chapters on soils, rotation, special uses, methods of planting, cultivation, 

 harvesting, threshing, yield of grain, seed, and varieties. The latter part takes 

 up the phases of legume inoculation. 



Sugar beet growing in Britain: Its effects on agriculture and rural life 

 (Brit. Sugar Beet Council: [London], 1911, pp. 28, fig. 1). — This book discusses 

 the sugar-beet industry, with special reference to agriculture and rural life. 

 The 6 chapters cover the early history on the continent, statistics regarding 

 the world's production, influence of the industry on rural economics, valuation 

 of the crop, cost of production, and beet-sugar factories. 



Inquiry into the sugar-beet culture in Germany, Austria-Hungary, and 

 Belgium, Bbunehant et al. (Enquete sur la Culture de la Betterave d Sucre 

 en AUemagne en Autriche-Hongrie et en Belgique. Paris, 1910, pp. 115, pi. 1). — 

 This book is a digest of the observations of a committee who investigated the 

 sugar-beet industry by visiting many farms, factories, and experiment stations 

 of the above named countries. The subjects discussed are statistics, climatic 

 conditions, soil, live stock, fertilizers, green manure, liming, fertilizer formulas, 

 cultivation, sugar factory organizations, labor, value of the soil, implements, 

 and machinery. 



Three years' sugar-beet culture experiments, 1907-1909, M. Willner 

 {Arh. Deut. Landiv. Gesell.. 1911, No. 181, pp. 192). — The results discussed 

 were carried out under the direction of the German Agricultural Society during 

 1907-1909, and include 47 varieties grown at 33 different localities. The obser- 

 vations cover yield of beets, leaves, and sugar, the sugar content of the beets, 

 the tendency to send up seed stalks, and behavior toward pests and diseases. 



The average yields of beets for the 4 principal varieties for the 3 years were 

 36,361 kg., 32,922 kg., and 32,173 kg. per hectare. The sugar content was 16.5 

 per cent, 17.16 per cent, and 16 per cent, respectively. 



Some data in regard to the sugar formation during the last few weeks 

 before harvest show an increase of from 1.1 per cent sugar to 5.2 per cent, vary- 

 ing with the variety and the weather conditions. 



Sugar-beet culture in Java, M. B. Smits {Tcijsmnnnia, 23 {1912), No. 10-11, 

 pp. 657-668). — This paper discusses the production of sugar beets, considering 

 yields, percentage of sugar, cost of production, and market value. In a variety 

 test the yields ranged from 43,350 to 4S,253 kg. per hectare (from 19.29 to 

 21.47 tons per acre), and the sugar content from 16.38 to 17.22 per cent. 



Cultivation of the teasel {Jour. Bd. Agr. [London], 19 {1912), No. 9, pp. 

 738-742). — This paper describes teasel {Dipsacus fullonum) and its commercial 

 use, and gives methods for its cultivation as practiced in Europe and the United 

 States. Suggestions for its improvement and cultivation are offered. 



Tor grass or false brome, and its eradication from down pastures, H. P. 

 Hutchinson {Jour. Bd. Agr. [London], 19 {1912), No. 8, pp. 6.'i8-657, figs. 3).— 

 A description of this grass and its habit of growth is given, and its eradication 

 by the application of quicklime, salts and gas lime, digging, and digging and 

 turning is discussed. 



From the results of trials the author recommends applying gas lime, " as fresh 

 as possible, directly to the tufts at the rate of about 2* cwt. per perch [280 

 lbs. per square rod]. The lime can be applied effectively at any time during 

 the year. Five months, at least, should elapse from the time of application to 

 the time of resowing. If it be desired to avoid the unsightly appearance of 

 bare patches during the summer months, the gas lime should not be applied later 



