CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Tntroduclion ^ 



Weather conditions affecting crop yields 6 



Horse breeding 6 



Cattle breeding 7 



Hog breeding H 



Poultry raif^ing 12 



Forage crops 14 



Studies of Guam range plants 15 



Grasses 15 



Sedges 16 



Miscellaneous plants 17 



Orchard notes 1" 



The mango 17 



Aberia gardnerii ■ 18 



Citrus fruits 18 



Annonas 19 



Miscellaneous introductions 19 



Botanical collection 20 



Work with the honeybee 20 



Some honey plants of Guam 21 



Temperature records 22 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



PLATES. 



Page. 



Plate I. Fig. 1. — Hog house. Fig. 2. — Poultry plant 8 



II. Fig. 1. — Ayrshire heifer calf. Fig. 2. — Ayrshire bull calf 8 



III. Fig. 1. — Native sow No. 1. Fig. 2. — Grade sow No. 22, daughter of 



native sow No. 1. Fig. 3. — Boar pig No. 37, native ancestor two 



generations removed 16 



IV. Fig. 1. — Inarched mango in flower. Fig. 2. — Fruit oiAberm gardnerii. 16 



TEXT FIGURES. 



Figure 1. Temperature chart of Netherhall King B 8 



2. Temperature chart of John Gray 8 



3. Temperature chart of Queen Bess 9 



4. Temperature chart of Red Rose 10 



5. Temperatures at Guam Station, July to December, 1912 23 



6. Temperatures at Guam Station, January to June, 1913 24 



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