JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1914. 



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38685 and 38686— Continued. 



and Amonquili. During 1913 the two were cultivated in the proportion of 80 

 per cent for the first and 20 per cent for the second, and in the season just 

 beginning the Benlloch will certainly be overwhelmingly preferred, ip view of 

 repeated excellent results obtained by experiment stations and in actual culti- 

 vation. The Benlloch (or Belloch) variety is of undetermined origin and very- 

 little is known here cojicerning it. It was introduced and distributed to farmers 

 by the agricultural experiment station at Burjasot, near Valencia (Granja 

 Escuela pntctica de Agricultura de Valencia). It was easily and quickly 

 domesticated and appears to be peculiarly adapted to this soil. It germinates 

 quickly in the seed bed and stands transplanting according to the usual practice 

 in this region. The grain gives a large percentage of rice flour in milling and 

 the straw is firm and remains sound from beginning to end. One disadvantage 

 is that it matures somewhat later than other varieties. It is also said to be 

 inferior in food value to the Bomba variety. The yield of Benlloch rice in 1913 

 was reported as being unusually high. In the municipal division of Villanueva 

 de Castellon of the Ribera Alta of the Jucar River many fields produced 900 

 kilos per hanegada (10,800 kilos per hectare, or about 9,620 pounds per acre). 

 Some fields gave even better results, reaching 1,000 kilos per hanegada (12,000 

 kilos to the hectare, or 10,688 pounds to the acre). According to report, this 

 rice was sold at an average price of 27 pesetas per 100 kilos ($4.86 per 220 

 pounds) on the thrashing floor. It is this w^onderful productivity which has 

 popularized the Benlloch variety, since it is to this condition more than the 

 class that all the work and hopes of the Valencia rice cultivator are sub- 

 ordinate." (Extract from Mr. Daivson's letter dated Apr. 25, lOl'f.) 



38687 to 38693. 



From Russia. Secured by Mr. E. Brown, of the Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received July 3, 1914. Quoted notes by Mr. Brown, except as otherwise 

 indicated. 

 38687 to 38691. 



From Ekatarinodar, Kuban Government, Russia. Secured from Mr. 

 A. N. Rockel. 



38687. Triticum aestivum L. Poacese. Winter wheat. 

 {TriticKm vitlgare Till.) 



" No. 1. Best yielding variety in the Kuban district, from 30 to 60 

 bushels per acre. Seeded at the rate of IJ bushels per acre from 

 August till November." (Rockel.) 



38688. HoRDELTM DiSTicHON NUTANS Scliubl. Poacese. 



Winter barley. 



" No. 2. Seeded September to November in the south -dud August 

 to September in the north ; yield 50 to SOl bushels per acre." (Rockel.) 



38689. Brassica alba (L.) Boiss. Brassicacefe. Yellow mustard. 

 " No. 4. Gives two crops in summer. Seeded in February to ]March 



High oil content." (Rockel.) 



38690 and 38691. Zea mays L. Poacefe. Corn. 



38690. "No. 5. One of the small early types (Cinquantino) of 

 flint corn raised in the Kuban district." 



38691. "No. 6. One of the small early types (Cinquantino) of 

 flint corn, called Perl, raised in the Kuban district." 



