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A- the resull Hi' experiments at Pinehursl in tea culture on different Boils, it i- rec- 

 ommended thai "level lands, thoroughly drained, porous to as great depth as possi 

 ble and free from all acidity, be used for tea." Based on the analyses <>t' t i 1 . * —. . i l — 

 made it is believed that they are well adapted to tea culture as the] contain consid 

 erable quantities of organic matter, nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potash. Sugges- 

 tions are given on the starting of tea plants, setting oul the plantation, pruning, and 

 care. 



Report on the cocoanut industry, W. S. Lyon ( Philippine Bur. Agr., 1904, pp. 

 An account <>!' the cultural and manufacturing methods observed in the 

 pocoanul industry in the 2 largest cocoanut-growing districts of the Philippines. 

 Considerable space is devoted to the production of cocoanut oil and of copra. 



Contribution to our knowledge of the use of the betel-nut in Dutch 

 East India {Bui. Kolon. Mus. Haarlem, 1905, No. 82, pp. 173, ph. IS, jigs. 8). 

 A series of 7 prize essays on this subject. 



Propagating trailing arbutus, II. .1. Koehler {Amer. Florist, .' ', {1905), No. 

 872, pp. ISO, 151). — II is stated that trailing arbutus can be easily rooted from cuttings 

 in the greenhouse in winter. The cuttings are treated in a manner somewhat simi- 

 lar to that of a coniferous evergreen. They are taken preferably in November before 

 they are severely frozen. They are pul in boxes of sand and watered twice daily, 

 and tin' night temperature kept about 50° ]•'. Shade is given during the middle of 

 the day. In about 6 weeks 75 per cent of them will be rooted ami ready to pot off. 



FORESTRY. 



Forest planting and farm management, (i. L. Clothieb ( U. S. Dept. Agr. 

 Yearbook 1904, l'l>- 255-270, pi. 1. plans ■>'). — A discussion of the relationship of 

 forest planting to general farm management, with concrete examples taken from for- 

 est plans devised for an < >hio farm and for prairie farms in the northern and southern 

 Sections of the middle western States. 



The central thought brought out in the paper is that forestry is a branch of agri- 

 culture and can hi' made to contribute to the welfare of the farmer when wisely 

 planned. The plans suggested take into consideration the cropping system of the 

 farm, protection of the farm buildings, the location of the woodland strips, the kinds 

 of trees to be used, and the best methods of planting and arranging them. 



Horticulture and forestry, .1. <i. Hanky and < >. II. Elling i Kansas Sta. />'"/. 

 128, />/>. 278, 279, SOS). —An account of the horticulture and forestry work carried on 

 at the Fort Hays branch Station in 1903-4. 



Observations in the vicinity of the station indicate that the honey locust is the 

 most hardy and desirable tree in that section for planting. Of 4,000 evergreens 

 planted in L903, 32 per cent were alive in 1904 and made a good growth. The rather 

 small percentage that lived is thought to be due to unfavorable conditions at plant- 

 ing time. The Austrian pine has proved the most hardy of the different evergreens 

 planted. About *> acres have been planted to oak and walnut .-red. 



Forest belts, W. T. Macoi n | Canada Expt. Farms Rpts. 1904, /■/>■ 1S6-1S9).— The 

 forest belt on the western boundary of the Central Experimental Farm is 165 ft. wide 

 and that on the northern boundary 65 ft. wide. Their total length is nearly 1.75 

 Pttiles. The number of trees in these belts is 23,100. The trees have been planted 5 

 by :> ft.. :> by b) ft., and 10 by ID ft. apart, and tin- first plantings made in 1887. 



From the standpoint of forestry, trees planted "> by 5 ft. apart are giving the most 

 satisfactory results. At this distance the trees are more protected from .-tonus than 

 those farther apart, the tops are le.-s injured, and they are a little taller and do not 

 have to be cultivated so Ion- a- those planted farther apart 



Until within :; years the trees in the mixed plantation made the most satisfactory 

 growth, and are still making better growth than some clumps composed of single 



