932 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Dates of seeding winter grains, T. I?. Hitciikson ( Virginia fita. Circ. 3, 

 pp. 8, figs. 2). — Brief notes are ;;iven on work previously reported (E. S. K., 

 18, p. 927). 



Report on a field trial with varieties of barley (Midhnid Agr. and Dairy 

 Cdl. liul. 2, HXns, pp. l.')-,!2). — Tlie trials here rt'ported indicate that Chevalier 

 \arieties produce the heaviest yield of yrain, hut that on some soils and in 

 nnfavornhJe seasons the quality is not of the best. In general, barleys of the 

 (kddthorpe type produce better grain than the C'hevalier barleys. 



The Wue grass of southwest Virginia, W. B. Ellett {Virginia 8ta. Bui. 

 ISO, pp. UO-iHi). — A chemical study of blue grass in the southwestern part of 

 \ irginia as compared with other localities is reported, with reference to the 

 cLiim that the grass in this region is superior to any similar grass grown else- 

 where for tinisliing cattle without grain for export trade. 



The blue grass and the blue-grass hay from southwest Virginia averaged 

 35.85 per cent in protein content, samples from the Valley of Virginia 12.67, 

 and those from eastern Virginia 13.42 per cent. The green grass from the 

 southwest averaged 17.82 per cent, from the Valley 15.10 per cent, and from 

 eastern Virginia 16.15 per cent of protein. The average of samples of hay 

 from 7 other States was 11.54 per cent of protein as compared with 12.67 per 

 cent for A'irginia and 14.53 per cent for southwest Virginia. Samples of grass 

 from New York, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin averaged 16.54 per cent as com- 

 pared with 16.36 per cent from Virginia and 17.82 per cent from southwest 

 Virginia. The young grass from all parts of the State averaged 16.36 per 

 cent of protein, while grass ready to cut averaged 12.67 per cent. Samples 

 of grass taken from a grazed meadow at Blacksburg on different dates con- 

 tained the following percentages of protein on a dry matter basis: May 26, 

 16.92; July 6, 17.09; July 13, 20.86; July 20, 20.27; August 3, 18.09; August 

 17, 14.95; August 24, 14.87; September 4, 17.93; and October 19, 17.45. 



Selecting seed corn, L. Carrier (Virginia Sta. Circ. 4, PP' 2-12, figs. 3). — 

 This circular contains brief directions with reference to time to select seed 

 corn, the kind of plant and ear to select, and the care of seed corn after 

 harvesting. 



Cotton culture in Palembang, W. M. Gutteling (Jaarh. Dept. Land. Neder- 

 land. Indie, 1907, pp. 170-178). — A brief description of experimental work with 

 cotton is given and brief notes on the culture of several tree cotton varieties 

 are presented. The results with Caravonica cotton led to the cf)nclusion that 

 the climate is too wet and changeable for this variety. Rough Peruvian 

 (Gossypium peruvianum) and Brazilian cotton (Gf. brasiliensc) produced no 

 seed. Bourbon cotton (G. purpurascens) and G. mexicanum were also culti- 

 vated, and their behavior during the season is described in detail. 



Supply and distribution of cotton for the year ending August 31, 1908, 

 D. C. RoPEB {Bur. of the Census [U. S.] Bui. 97, pp. ^0, pis. 2, dgms. 3).— The 

 total supply of cotton in the United States for this year is given as 13,358,707 

 running bales. The cotton consumed by manufacturers amounted to 4,539,090 

 bales, of which 2,187,096 bales were used in the cotton-growing States and 

 2,351,994 bales in all other States. The exports reached 7,."3.349 bales. 



The different topics treated in the bulletin are supply and distribution, dif- 

 ferent cotton stocks in the Ignited States, the world's consumption of cotton, the 

 trade in cotton and its manufactures for selected countries, the history and 

 description of cotton manufacture, utilization of cotton mill waste, water power, 

 future dealings in the staple, and the grading and classification of the fiber. 



Report on field trials on the manuring of mangels, J. F. Blackshaw 

 {Midland Agr. and Dairy Col. Bui. 8. 1907-8, pp. 79-96). — Experiments con- 

 ducted in 1907 show that it did not pay to use more than 90 lbs. of phosphoric 



