OKLAHOMA. 169 



Bulletin Jfl, pp JfB. — Reports of Wheat Raisers. — Experiments with 

 Wheat. — Summaries of replies from 118 farmers to circulars of inquiry 

 sent out by the station requesting information regarding wheat farm- 

 ing in the Territory, and details and results of experiments with wheat 

 in 1900, consisting of early, medium, and late plowing; early medium, 

 and late seeding; growing wheat continuously on the same soil with 

 and without manure, and tests of varieties. 



Bulletin Jfi, pp. 11. — Crop and Forage Notes, 1900. — This bulletin 

 contains a report on the various crops under test at the station in order 

 to determine suitable varieties, the best adapted soils, and the most 

 desirable methods of cultivation. 



Bulletin 49, pp- 32, pis. 11 (Popular edition, pp. 11, pis. #). — A 

 Rhizomorphic Root Rot of Fruit Trees. — Investigations on a root rot 

 of fruit trees considered due to a new species of fungus, to which the 

 name Clitocybe parasitica is given, are reported. The distribution of 

 the disease is noted, the fungus is described, and preventive and 

 remedial measures are suggested. An extensive bibliography is 

 included. 



Bulletin 50, pp. 11. — Manuring the Soil.— A popular discussion of 

 this subject. 



Annual Report, 1900, pp. lJfl, pis. #, figs. W. — This includes a 

 report of the director on the work, publications, and staff of the sta- 

 tion; a paper on the work of the experiment station; popular notes on 

 the nature and treatment of Texas fever and hog cholera; a general 

 discussion on diversified farming in Oklahoma, including suggestions 

 on the culture of various crops; a summary of a large number of press 

 bulletins issued by the station; results of the examination of 141 

 mineral specimens; analyses of 18 samples of water; a discussion of 

 the principles of wine making, with analyses of 17 samples of Oklahoma 

 wines; results of a test, with 20 steers, of the comparative feeding value 

 of corn and Kafir corn fed with alfalfa hay and Kafir corn stover; a 

 popular discussion of the propagation, cultivation, pruning, and trel- 

 lising of grapes; brief descriptions of several diseases of grapes, with 

 suggestions for their prevention; descriptive and remedial notes on 

 various insects affecting grapes; a list of the varieties of fruits being 

 tested at the station; notes on work in tree planting; a general article 

 on feeding farm animals, with tables showing the composition of com- 

 mon feeding stuffs; a financial statement for the fiscal year ended June 

 30, 1900; and a list of the publications issued since the organization of 

 the station. 



GENERAL OUTLOOK. 



The work of the Oklahoma Station is well directed and is confined 

 to a few important lines bearing upon animal husbandry, including 

 crop and forage experiments and the study of animal diseases, and 



