CUBAN QUEEN-Specimens are round in shape; not considered as good flavor as the Kentucky Wonder or Georgia Rattlesnake; very good keeper; weight of one, 19 pounds; length, 13 inches; weight of one, 13 pounds 8 ounces; measure, 9.5 by 9.5.

PRIDE OF GEORGIA-This is a fine looking melon in the field; color dark green, with a tinge of stripe that shows indistinctly; red core; flavor, one of the best; not as productive as some varieties; weight of four, 69 pounds; one weighed 18 pounds, and measured 10.5 by 10.5 inches.

DELAWARE-One of the late varieties; quite productive; color dark green, with stripes a shade lighter; good keeping qualities; weight of four, 85 pounds; weight of one, 25 pounds; length, 16.5 inches; weight of one, 12 pounds 14 ounces; measure, 7.5 by 13 inches.

IRONCLAD-A productive variety; resembles the Delaware; weight of one, 21.5 pounds; length, 17 inches; weight of one, 14.5 pounds; measure, 13 by 7.5 inches.

Squashes.

The standard variety, the Hubbard, did not do as well as usual. This was partly due to planting on a plat near the wall. The weight of three was taken, giving 8.25, 5 and 10 pounds.

Mammoth Chili-The seed was purchased from Cox and Burpee. Occasionally one is found that does well for the table. Frequently they are soft and watery when cooked. They are grown usually for stock. The largest weighed 35 pounds, seed from Cox. Largest, seed from Burpee, 29 pounds.

Summer Crookneck-Considered one of the best of the summer squashes. Of this variety a large one weighed 3 pounds 8 ounces, and measured 15 by 5 inches.

Boston Marrow-One of the best as a fall squash. Good for cooking and grows to a fair size. Some of the weights are as follows: 18 pounds 11 ounces, 13 pounds 15 ounces, 21 pounds and 22 pounds 8 ounces.

Perfect Gem Squash-This squash, although small, is one of the most satisfactory raised this season. Planted June 7, it was ready for use September 21. It is fine grained and cooks to good advantage. Six weighed 9 pounds 14 ounces.

Pumpkins.

Oblong-A small variety, light in color. By some considered excellent for pies. One of the largest weighed 10 pounds.

Japanese-Seed from Burpee. One grower recommends it for pies and custards. The seed cavity is small; in one end of the pumpkin, the remainder being solid meat. One weighed 13 pounds, another 21 inches in length.

9 pounds 8 ounces and measured

Potiron-This resembles the Chili Squash in outward appearWeight of one, 42 pounds, 17 inches in diameter.

ance.

pounds; one 66 pounds. Fair for cooking.

Egg Plant

One, 33

Grew well during the season and produced fine looking, dark purple fruit. Fried and prepared in other ways, this fruit ranks among the first. So far as noticed, the plants grew without any Some notes are given on the New York Purple:

check from insects.

One-twentieth of an acre was drilled, using seed at the rate of 90 pounds per acre. Adjoining this an equal area was drilled at the rate of 240 pounds per acre. Both were sown for fiber. The growth of straw was not equal to that of 1891. In the field there. was little apparent difference between the two plats; the heavy seeding grew finer straw and seemed to carry less seed, although the scales showed. Seed-Light seeding, 34 pounds 7 ounces; heavy seeding, 35 pounds 10 ounces. Corresponding was done to get ramie plants, but without success. To Mr. William F. Leete, of Reno, I am indebted for samples of decortiated ramie, one sample being bleached.

Forage.

As a start in this line fifteen varieties of grasses and clovers were sown on the south half of Plat 9. Considering that they were sown without grain as a protection they made a fair growth for the first

season.

Jerusalem Corn.

One twentieth of an acre of Jerusalem corn was planted June 2d, which yielded 298 pounds 12 ounces, or 5,975 pounds per acre.

This corn belongs to the nonsacharine sorghums. At Garden City, Kansas, where it has been tried without irrigation, by Superintendent Brooks, it is well recommended for homing or stock feed. Milo Maize, planted July 3d, produced 783.5 pounds, or at the rate of 7,184 pounds per acre. The forage question is one that will receive constant attention, not only at the Station grounds, but through correspondence and noting of comments from the best journals. This is justly due the stock interests of the State, and especially would any one confer a favor who will send in grass seed, even in small quantity, of some variety that gives promise of doing well with the minimum amount of moisture. For a fairly balanced ration, an all-around feed for the arid region, it is doubtful if we can find anything to excel, or even equal alfalfa.

Potatoes, Tobacco and Peanuts.

Notes on sixty-seven varieties of potatoes, on tobacco, and on peanuts will be given at a latter date. Some of the best of our potatoes were those planted in December.

Vetch.

Of this forage plant, which is fed to horses in some parts of Europe, and to cattle with some care after the pods have formed, onefortieth of an acre was grown. The cutting was not done until late. Repeated and sharp frosts made very little change in its appearance; the growth was quite strong. One hundred and twenty-nine pounds 8 ounces were harvested, or at the rate of 5,180 pounds per acre.

Sugar Beets.

The details of the work with sugar beets are given in Bulletin No. 19. One shipment was made to Dr. Wiley, Chief Chemist of the Department of Agriculture, who says in a letter: "In response

to your communication bearing date of November 11, I take pleasure in saying that your beets are excellent in shape, although somewhat small, and are extremely good as far as sugar contents go, as you may see from the report sent under separate cover.

In regard to size, the largest beets were avoided in making up the shipment for Dr. Wiley. As a general rule with well bred seed on good land, the size of sugar beets will be practically regulated by the distance between the rows, and especially the distance between plants in the row.

Exhibit.

An exhibit of grain, threshed and mounted, showing field growth and other farm and garden products was made at the State Fair and also at the District Fair held in Carson.