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are nitrogen consumers. This, being a nitrogen gatherer, should 

 enable the farmer to dispense in large measure with purchased nitro- 

 genous fertilizers. 



This bean has been ground into a fine meal by a local miller, both 

 in 1890 and 1891. A large part of the crop of 1890 was made into 

 meal, but this together with most of our seed was destroyed by fire, 

 so that the contemplated feeding experiments were, for the time being, 

 made impossible. From the crop of the past season, however, we 

 have had a sn^all quantit}^ of meal made, and this is now being used 

 in a feeding experiment with milch cows in comparison with an equal 

 quantity of cotton-seed meal. The results thus far obtained indicate 

 that the bean meal is superior to the cotton-seed meal for cream 

 production. 1 had supposed it might he necessary to mix this meal 

 with corn meal, bran or some similar food to induce cows to eat it; 

 but, as far as tried, they eat the raw meal at once without any 

 admixture. This grain should also prove valuable in the feeding 

 both of sheep and swine. 



The detailed results of the cultivation of the varieties under trial, 

 during the past season, will now be given. All were planted rather 

 thinly in rows two and one-half feet apart. According to the size of 

 the variety, there should be from about five to seven plants to the' 

 foot. 



Class '■'■ Adzuki," Phaseolus radiatus: Two varieties, white and 

 red, were under cultivation. The white occupied 11.83 sq. rds., and 

 yielded 1.6 bushels of beans, or at the rate of 21.7 bushels per acre. 

 The red variety occupied 13.18 sq. rds. and yielded 2.25 bushels of 

 beans, or at the rate of 27.3 bushels per acre. We have invariably 

 found the red varieties superior to the white in productive capacity, 

 and in beauty of appearance. The seed of these varieties was kindly 

 sent us by Prof. Georgeson of the Kansas Experiment Station, as 

 our original stock had been destroyed by fire. The seed was planted 

 May 14th, the crop pulled Oct. 3d, and threshed Oct. 23d. 



Class Second, Soya Beans, Jap. " Daidzu," Glycine hispjda, 

 Variety "■ Eda." Seed received from Prof. Georgeson, planted May 

 14th, crop pulled Oct. 3d, and threshed Oct. 23d. The area occu- 

 pied by this variety was 20.3 sq. rds., the yield was 1.06 bushels, or 

 at the rate of 8.37 bushels per acre. This is one of the poorest vari- 

 eties we have had under cultivation. 



