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Sunflower seed. A flourishing new branch of Argentine agriculture . Rev. 
River Plate 88(2513): 17. Feb. 6, 1940. 286..8 R32 
Points out the importance of and uses for sunflower seed and its 
possibilities in Argentina. 
Timson, S. D. The sunflower (Helianthus annuus). Rhodesia Agr. Jour. 
25(3): 281-296. Mar. 1928. 24 R34 
Discusses the production of the sunflovrer and its uses. Analyses 
are given of sunflower head meal, sunflower silage, and the digestible 
nutrients in sunfloner silage as compared with corn silage. "ITo 
plant produces finer honey and wax. " ; A table gives area, production 
and yield in Southern Rhodesia 1921/22-1925/26. 
Torres, L. G-. "El girasol (Eelianthus annuus). Mexico. Secretaria de 
Agricultura y Fomentc. Boletin Oficial, t. 8, epoca 6a, nos. 5-12, 
pp. 635-639. Kay-Dec. 1923. 8 P732B 
A short sketch of cultivation, yield, and composition of the 
sunflower which is said to be a native of Peru and rhich is grown 
in Mexico only as an ornamental plant. Contains a good illustra- 
tion of the plant. 
U. S. Be-pt, of agriculture. Agricultural statistics 194C. 737pp. 
Washington, D. C. , 1940. 1 Ag84Yas 
Table 460, p. 342, gives statistics of production of sunflower 
seed in California, Illinois, and Missouri, average 1928/37 and 
annually 1928-1939; also imports for consumption during the same 
period. 
U. 3. Dept. of agriculture. Office of foreign agricultural relations. 
Argentine peanut and sunflower production estimates revised. U. S. 
Dept. Agr. Off. Foreign Agr. Relations. Foreign Crops and Markets 
41(19): 694, processed. Nov. 12, 1940. 1.9 St2P 
Revised tables are given for area and production of sunflovrer 
seed in Argentina, 1934/35-1939/40. 
U. S. Dept. of agriculture. Office of foreign agricultural relations. 
Argentine vegetable-oil and oilseed production increases. U. S. 
Dept. Agr. Off. Poreign Agr. Relations. Foreign Crops and Markets 
41(9): 270-275, processed. Sept. 3, 1940. 1.9 St2P 
Notes increased production of oilseeds in Argentina in recent 
years most of which are consumed by the domestic oil-milling industry. 
"Sunflower- seed production, which was introduced by Russian set- 
tlers more than 3C years ago, received little attention until about 
5 years ago,: when it became difficult to obtain olive-oil supplies 
from Europe. Its cultivation has expanded rapidly, as it has been 
recognized that the cost of production is low, and the returns have 
been sufficient to encourage farmers to increase their acreage. The 
average yield of seed in the past 5 years has risen from 588 pounds 
to 828 pounds per acre, due to improved cultural methods." 
Statistics are given of sunflower seed crushed, 1935-1933, and 
of exports of the seed, 1936-1939. 
