48 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Report on the forest administration of the Central Provinces, 1901-2, 



B. RoBEHTSON(7'>)n'.s7 Ihjtl., ('nitrtil I'rorincex, Tnd'ui, Rpt. 1901-2, pp. 50 | iA'A^A'^V). — 

 A report is given of the iliief t'orrst commissioner, in vvliieh the annual reports of 

 the conservators for tiie northern and southern circles of the Central Provinces are 

 incluiled. On account of a reclassification of the forest there was a decrease of 111 

 square miles in the total under the management of the forest department. Consider- 

 able progress is reported in the scientific working of the forest, and an increase of 

 mon' tlian 400,000 cu. ft. of tindu'r is reported as having Ijccu removed. The finan- 

 cial returns from both divisions are stated, sliowing not oidy increased gross receii)ts 

 but a decided increasi' i n tlie net i>roceeds. The system of fore.st-fire protection is 

 reviewed at consideral)le length, and very satisfactory results have Ijeen secured by 

 a very simple method of tire protection. 



Heport on the forest administration in the Punjab, 1901-2, F. B. Bkyant 

 [Fori'sl Dcpt., ]'i(iij<il), Iiidid, lljit. l'JOl-2, pp. 22^- LY). — A progress report is given 

 of tlie ojterations that have been conducted in the forest administration of Punjab in 

 1901-2. Consideral)le development is shown in the resin and turpentine jiroduction. 

 The cutting of tind)er and fuel was considerably in excess of any ])revious year, and 

 the net profit for the year 1902 was .^3:^,000 rupees, or about $200,000. 



SEEDS WEEDS. 



Clover and its impurities, D. Finlavson [Ai/ii.^iiiih' Agr. Ski., (I range-over-Sands, 

 Cent. Seed-Testing Ldh. Farmer^'' Bui. 2, pp. S, pi. J). — Popular notes are given on the 

 purity, germination, and specific gravity of white and alsike clovers. Both of the.se 

 seeds frecpiently contain numerous weed seeds, the more connnon of which are fig- 

 ured and described. ■• 



Germination of maize, L. II. Pammel and G. M. Lummis {I'roc. Soc. Prom. Agr. 

 Sci. IMS, ])p. 92-9(1). — According to the authors, a considerable portion of the corn 

 in Iowa during 1902 did not mature properly and the question of the influence of 

 immature ripening on germination was investigated. Samples of seed were tested 

 from different localities and the results of the germinative tests are shown in tabular 

 form. ^^ ide variation is shown in the different lots, and accomj^anying the germi- 

 nation was noteil a consideral)le development of different molds and other fungi. 

 These are l)e]ieved to liave affected the germination of the corn to a considerable 

 extent. 



The effect of coal tar, coal oil, gasoline, etc. , on the germination of maize, 

 G. ]\I. Lummis {rroc. Soc. I'rom. Agr. Sci. 190S, pp. 90-100). — On account of the 

 widespread belief that soaking corn in coal tar, coal oil, gasoline, benzine, etc., Avill 

 repel troublesome enemies, the author investigated the effect of these substances 

 upon the germination and subsequent growth of corn. The seed was soaked in the 

 different solutions and planted in alternating rows with untreated seed. Seed that 

 had been soaked in coal tar or coal oil was considerably injured, the germinative 

 ability being reduced and the subsequent growth very greatly retarded. Plants 

 grown from treated seed were yellow, weak, and decidedly inferior to those grown 

 from the untreated seed. In duplicate tests conducted in the greenhouse about 90 

 per cent of the grain was killetl l)y the treatment. Where more dilute solutions were 

 tried it was found that while the percentage of germination was greater there was 

 still some evidence of injurious effect. Gasoline, benzine, and the more volatile oils 

 had little if any effect upon the germination of corn. 



The grading and selection of seeds, C. D. Girola {Eleccion y seleccion de las 

 semUlas. Buenos Ayres: P. Gadola, 1902, 2. ed., pp. 32, figs. 4). — An account is given 

 of the agricultural condition of Argentina so far as the subject of seed selection and 

 seed control is concerned, and the author gives suggestions for the grading and test- 

 ing of seeds. 



