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EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



eacli fxpi-riinentfr was furnisfd with 30 ooinmercial samples, which wore sown in 

 dupHt-ato (>u ])lats 1 are in si7x». 



The seed was sown in 1900, and the results obtained, together with the observations 

 made in 1901 and 1902, are reported and discussed at some length. The seed samples 

 are described in detail and the number of weed seeds found jier kilogram of seed is 

 shown in a tal)le, which reconls in this connection seeds from 174 species. The prev- 

 alenct' of dodder and the ability of tlie different kinds to withstand the winter, and 

 the differentiating characters of the various sorts, are mjted. 



The conclusion is drawn that German red-clover seed, especially the kind pro- 

 duced in Silesia and East and West Prussia, proved superior to seed from any other 

 source. The seed from Russia and Austria ranked next in value, the seed from 

 France gave comparatively small returns and the seed from Italy ranked lowest. 

 The relative values of all samples ranged from 66 to 111, and in this class seed 

 obtained from Pennsylvania stood fourth, with a value of 103, and seed from Missouri 

 eleventh, with a value of 99. 



Indian corn in Argentina: Production and export, F. W. Bicknell (U. S. 

 Dcpt. Atjr. R}>t. 75, pp- -U^, pflt. 7). — Tliis report descriVjes quite fully the climate of 

 Argentina in its relation to corn culture, and discusses at S(jme length the production 

 and exportation of the crop. Statistics on the acreage, yield, and quantities exported 

 are presented, together with records of meteorological data. In connection with a 

 description of the methods employed in the cultivation of the crop the varieties com- 

 nionh' grown are briefly noted. The results of a test made by the Argentine govern- 

 ment of newly introduced varieties are summarized in the following table: 



Results ivith foreign varieties of com in Argeritina. 



Time of planting. . 



Time of 



Yellow varieties: 



Queen 



Pedriek Golden 



Golden 



Precious of Auxonne. 



Canadian Flint 



Chester Giant 



Lombardy 



King.Philip (brown) . 

 White varieties: 



Hickory King 



Horse Tooth 



Neapolitan Grand 



White Head 



November 1 



do 



End of October. 



December 1 



End of October. 



November 



End of October . 

 do 



November 



End of October. 



November 



End of October. 



May. 



May. 



March. 



April. 



March. 



May. 



March. 



May. 



May. 

 May. 

 April. 



Six of these varieties were obtained from North America. Pedriek Golden and 

 Golden are recommended as the best yellow varieties. 



In considering the exportation of corn the author discusses shipping facilities and 

 proposed improvements, grading, inspection, freight rates, and prices, and quotes 

 the opinions of experts as to the conditions necessary for successful ocean shipment. 



Cowpea experiments, C. L. Newman {Ar'kansas Sta. Bui. 77, pp. 32). — In 1902 

 over 350 plats of cowpeas, including 54 planted with sports, selections, and crosses, 

 were grown. The results from 1898 to 1902, inclusive, show that the largest yield of 

 peas was oljtained in the years with the least rainfall. The highest average yield of 

 hay was also recorded for the year having the smallest precipitation. In wet weather 

 the plants are likely to suffer from mildew, and hence rainy seasons have a tendency 

 to decrease the yield of peas and to a lesser extent the yield of hay. Directions for 

 the culture of cowpeas and their use as a catch crop are given. 



Drilling the seed has generally given better results than broadcasting. More 

 favorable yields were also obtained from thin than from heavy seeding. In 1900 

 Whippoorwill peas sown at the rate of 1 and 8 pecks per acre gave 3,314 lbs. of hay 



