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Clover. 



Messrs. Bain and Essarv of the Tennessee Experiment Station 

 have conducted experiments in selecting and developing a variety 

 of red clover resistant to a nevr fungus disease belonging to the 

 anthracnoses, that has for several years threatened the cultivation 

 of red clover in Tennessee and the South. They have })racticed 

 selecting seed from indivdual plants which survived in a field 

 very seriously attacked by the disease and have obtained very 

 satisfactory results. 



Cow Peas. 



This plant suffers in the South from two serious troubles, a wilt 

 disease and a nematode root gall. Varieties have been studied 

 and the Little Iron cow pea found to resist the attack of both these 

 diseases. 



Potatoes. 



Various potatoes resistant to the late blight have been known 

 for many years in Europe. Recently the study and selection of 

 resisting varieties have secured considerable attention in this coun- 

 try. Jones and Stuart working at the Vermont Experiment Station 

 have had very favorable results in selecting varieties resistant to this 

 trouble. The work on potatoes resistant to this disease has been 

 largely a study of varieties. It is still in progress. In connection 

 with the work with late blight attention has been jiaid to sorts 

 resistant to scab. The Ohio and other Stations have had marked 

 results in selecting varieties and individuals resistant to the early 

 blight {Altcnuiria), which is not easily controlled by spraying. 



Tobacco. 



This crop is attacked in Connecticut by a serious wilt disease. 

 By selecting seeds from individuals which have survived in a field 

 nearly totally destroyed by the disease, Shamel and Cobey have 



