TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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A WORD FROM THE DIRECTORS 4 



AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY 



The Products of Sucrose Hydrolosis in Strawberries Influence the De- 

 termination of Ascorbic Acid 5 



Enzyme Studies with Squash 5 



Biological Assay Methods Prove Useful in Measuring the Amounts of 



Water-soluble Vitamins 5 



The Carbohydrates of Pastures Grasses ^ 



The Zscheile Method Proves Best for Determining Carotene in Foods .... f> 



Vitamin C in Canned Vegetables f> 



New Frozen Food Containers Prove Highly Satisfactory in Preventing 



Moisture Losses ^' 



AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS 



How Many Man Minutes Are Necessary To Do The Daily Routine Winter 



Chores on a Herd of 40 Cows? 7 



Some Problem Cows Can Be Trained 8-12 



A Study of Milk Marketing Problems in Small Towns 12 



Opportunities on Idle Farm Land 12 



How Farmers Might Profitably Use Land Now Idle 13-1 !• 



CROPS AND PASTURES 



Hybrid Corn Maintains Its Superiority 14-16 



Disease-Resistant Oat Varieties Adapted to the New Hampshire Climate .... 16 



New Potato Varieties .Show Promise 16-17 



Perennial Red Clover Now a Possibility 17-18 



Pasture Renovation Costs Variable 18 



Potash, the Limiting Element to Ladino Growth 18 



Ladino Superior in Mid-Summer l'^' 



Fertilizers on the Plow Sole Are Effective l"^ 



Magnesium in Potato Fertilizers Pays Dividends ' 19 



Caution Needed in Use of Borax in Potato Fertilizers 20 



DAIRYING 



Grass Silage Prevents the Loss of Nutrients During Harvest 20 



Wood Molasses as Good as Cane Molasses in Dairy Cattle Feeding 21 



Early-Cut Timothy Hay Is High in Protein 21 



Aureomycin Proves Highly Effective for the Treatment of Mastitis 21 



ENTOMOLOGY 



The European Corn Borer Can Be Successfully Curtailed with DDT 22 



New Insecticides Have Many Uses 22 



Better Insect Control with Nicotine Sprays 22 



Insect Records Show What Harmful Insects Are Particularly Numerous 



During the Year 2i> 



Studies of Forest Insects 23 



FORESTRY 



The Sugar Content of Maple Sap Varies Considerably from Tree to Tree .... 23-24 



Hop Hornbeam Makes Good Peavy Handles 24 



Chain Saws Speed Up Thinning Work in White Pine Plantation 24 



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