Experiment Station Record, Volume 45, July-December, 1921 Page: 42
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42 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. [Vol. 45
Sweet potato culture in Missouri, J. T. RosA, JR. (Missouri Sta. Circ. 103
(1921), pp. 12, figs. 6).-A general discussion of practices considered essential
to the successful production of sweet potatoes in Missouri.
Results obtained from an extensive test of various commercial fertilizers at
Columbia in 1920 did not suggest a special need for commercial fertilizers by
sweet potatoes when grown on land of fair fertility in Missouri. In variety tests
conducted at Columbia, Strassburg, Red Bermuda, and Southern Queen led,
with respective acre yields of 546.7, 489.9, and 461.2 bu., with No. 1 potatoes
averaging in weight 16.6, 13.6, and 13.3 oz., respectively. An outstanding result
of this test was the relatively low yield of varieties of the Jersey type, and
the high percentage of No. 2 or " seed-size" roots in these varieties.
The cost of producing tobacco in Kentucky, W. D. NICHIOLLS and F. W.
PECK (Kentucky Sta. Bul. 329 (1920), pp. 133-190, figs. 12).-A preliminary
report of studies of the cost of producing tobacco in Kentucky is presented.
The work was in cooperation with the U. S. Department of Agriculture and was
conducted on 81 farms in the Burley district, covering 625.5 acres of tobacco,
and on 70 farms in the dark tobacco district growing 679 acres. The agricultural
and environmental conditions prevalent in the districts are described,
and the results of the studies are tabulated and discussed.
In the Burley district the tobacco acreage per farm ranged from 1.2 to 36.6
acres, averaging 7.7 acres. Yields per acre ranged from 278 to 2,224 lbs., with
an average of 1,141 lbs. On the farms studied the total cost per acre, including
land rent, ranged from $163.06 to $403.18, averaging $289.10. Over onehalf
of the acreage was produced at between $200 and $300 per acre. The cost
per pound varied from 15 to 81 cts., averaging about 26 cts., and with 90 per
cent grown at 31 cts. or less. Of the total costs in this district, man labor
constituted 42 per cent, land rent 34.3 per cent, barns and sticks 9.6 per cent,
horse labor 6.7 per cent, insurance 4 per cent, and machinery and miscellaneous
costs amounted to 2.9 per cent.
In the dark tobacco area the tobacco acreage per farm averaged 9.7 acres,
with the largest 42 and the smallest 2.5 acres. The highest yield per acre was
1,876 lbs., the lowest 304 lbs., and the average 825 lbs. The total cost per acre
ranged from $100.03 to $308.19, averaging $141.76. Over one-half of the acreage
was grown at a cost of $125 to $150 per acre. In this area the cost per pound
varied from 9 to 38 cts., with an average of 17.2 cts. Over 90 per cent of the
tobacco was produced at 23 cts. per pound or less. In this area man labor made
up 49.4 per cent of the total cost, land rent 7.8 per cent, horse labor 12.6 per
cent, barns and sticks 7.1 per cent, insurance 4.4 per cent, and other items 8.7
per cent.
In both districts when land rent was excluded as a charge, man and horse
labor amounted to approximately 75 per cent and the other items 25 per cent
of the total cost. In each district the combined operation of stripping and
marketing was the principal labor item, with cutting and housing second in the
Burley district, and topping, worming, and suckering second in the dark tobacco
district.
Wheat varieties of the Sahara, L. DUCELLIER (Les Blds du Sahara. Algiers:
Govt., 1920, pp. 56, figs. 14; also in Bul. Agr. Algerie, Tunisie, Maroc, 2. ser., 26
(1920), Nos. 6, pp. 97-109, figs. 3; 7, pp. 131-146, figs. 6; 8, pp. 161-170, figs. 2;
9, pp. 185-196, figs. 2).-The varieties of wheat grown in various regions of the
Sahara desert are described and classified, and practices employed in their
culture outlined. The future of wheat production in the Sahara desert region
is discussed in some detail.
Varieties of wheat tested in New South Wales, J. T. PRIDHAM (Agr. Gaz.
N. . . Wales, 32 (1921), No. 1, pp. 10-19).-Tabulated information regarding
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United States. Office of Experiment Stations. Experiment Station Record, Volume 45, July-December, 1921, book, 1921; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc5009/m1/69/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.