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Spergula maxima.: Growth not large enough for profit. 



Vicia villosa : Made luxuriant growth, bloomed and seeded; should 

 be a good soiling crop when sowed with rye. Eaten eagerly by cows. 



Jaegar bean: Capable of producing a heavy crop per acre. 



Puff l)ean nearly the same. 



Blue and Yellow lupins did not do well. On account of heavy 

 rains in May the ground was very wet, and these seeds were not sown 

 until June 8; hence the growing season previous to the drought, 

 which set in early in August, was short. The whole lot of plants 

 completed their growth under exceptional conditions, and some of 

 them were doubtless dwarfed by the severe drought, which continued 

 until after the crop was gathered. 



New Jersey, Salem County: Vicia villosa and leradella did not suc- 

 ceed well. Spergula maxima grew very well and would yield a large 

 amount of fodder. It does not stand up well, which is a disadvan- 

 tage. The plat was mown pretty close June 19, and all but a little 

 around the edges was killed out by the drought. A few plants in the 

 borders show that it resists quite severe frosts. 



Puff bean was planted in drills about 1 foot apart May 5. Began 

 to blossom June 9, and continued until July 3. Plants stood 33 

 inches high. In July and August the plants suffered considerably 

 from drought. A rather small crop of beans was produced. Would 

 doubtless do better in this climate in a more favorable season. Some 

 seedlings that have come up since the fall rains show that this bean 

 resists frost almost as well as red clover. 



Jaegar bean: Same report as puff bean, except that these seemed 

 less affected by the dry weather. 



Blue lupins : Two small plats were sown May 5, in drills about one 

 foot apart, and cultivated with the hoe. Blossomed about July 3. 

 August 7 the plants stood 35 inches high and appeared promising. 

 They were much reduced in size by the dry weather. 



Yellow lupins: Rej)ort the same as in Blue lupins, except that 

 they measured but 19 inches August 7, when in blossom. 



Pennsylvania State College : None of these did well except Vicia 

 villosa : that grew luxuriantly, and was still blossoming after severe 

 frost. Cattle ate it with avidity when in the fresh state. 



Texas, Limestone County : The sheep-fodder and hog-bean are a 

 valuable addition to our forage. 



Virginia, Hampton School: Made a fine growth, but not thought 

 superior to the black or cow pea for this locality, 



Virginia, Spottsylvania County : Sheep-forage made a fine yield, 

 and is valuable. 



SORGHUM {White Afncan). 



Indiana Experiment Station : Reports this variety only medium. 

 Missouri Experiment Station : It did admirably. 



SUGAR BEET. 



Connecticut Experiment Station: Mangel-wurzel is preferred 

 here to the sugar beet for stock. 



Georgia, Clay County : It succeeds well, and is good feed. 



Kansas, Ellis County : The sugar beet succeeds well. Root crops, 

 such as beets, rutabagas, mangel-wurzel, &c., are valuable on ac- 

 count of not being liable to injury from insects, which frequently 

 entirely destroy other field crops. 



