The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-22
WORK FOR COMING SEASON
AT R. l. EXPERIMENT STATION

Among the experiments planned by the
Rhode Island Experiment station for the
coming season the following are the more
important ones and may be OF interest
to the people OF the state. Most OF the
experiments are such as have 10 be car
ried through n period OF years and are
therefore a continuation OF work begun
in some cases several years ago.
The work in field experiments in the
| chemical division liz outlined as follows:
! Seven or eight different rotation expert
ments, primarily 10 study the best means
OF renovatug worn out soil and main
tain its fertility under conditions where
Il must be done largely or wholly with
chemical manures
EXPERIMENTS with nine different kinds OF
phosphate manures 10 find which is
most efficient as we'll as durable In its
action. The following are TO be used:
Dissolved bone black. dissolved bone, acid
phosphate. fne ground steamed bone.
basic Stag meal floats. raw and ignited
redonite 0ron and alumina phosphate),
and double superphosphate.
Further study OF the effects Of soda on
the growth of certain plants. Work i'm
previous years mas shown that when
as much az $50 pounds of muriate Of
potash. or Its equivalent OF carbonate
OF potash is used. further addition Of
sodium chloride or OF carbonate OF soda
still further increased the yield OF GER
tain plants An attempt will he made 10
discover the reasons for the results and
to find out OF what crops II IL true.
Top dressing OF grass lands to ascertain
what are the most economical amounts
Of nitrogen potash and phosphoric acid
when used under varied conditions.
Another experiment Will compare thr
efficiency OF Peruvian gIano with like
amounts of nitrogen. potash and phos-
phoric acid from other sources. In this
comparison the nitrogen Will be applied
I'm nitrate OF soda and bone. phosphoric
acid in bone and acid phosphate. and
potash IN muriate OF potash. The expert
ment will be conducted I'm connection
with top dressing OF grass lands.
The animal industry department will
continue its study into the causes OF tho
black head disease Of turkeys and or
methods Of prevention and cure The
department will also continue It's eX-
periments with tho incubators and brood
ing OF young chicks.
The horticultural department will con-
tinue the experiments IN the production
" improved varieties OF small fruits. 4
large number OF now Seeding raspbcr-
fruit this year. They will be carefully
studied and plants OF merit will be Sc
lected for propagation end now crosses
will he made test ~ the value Of
pedigreed plants will be made. An ex-
pertinent I'm the selection Of promising
individuals ~ old varieties OF straw
berries will be continued The study OF
effect ~ Interpolation of blackberries
will be continued
Last year seeds ~ clover grown IN
different parts Of the country were plant
cd in hills This year individuals re-
sulting from tho planting will be studied
and promising ones will he selected for
propagation.
The experiment in ,he selection OF sweet
corn 10 ascertain whether stalks bearing
n large number Of ears will increase the
production por acre will be continued.
also the attempt 20 obtain q frost-resist-
ing bean.
The foIryear market ga rden rotation /
started last year is another line of work
Two plots are used in this experiment.
one using chemical manures and cover
crops, the other stable manure. through |
out tho experiment
The experiment 20 determine whether 4
inoculation OF sterilizcd greenhouse soils I
IS desirable will be continued.
In addition there are a number of long
period experiments 20 he watched Among
them are n study OF the use OF Eorthen /
Spy apple as = stock for grating; tho
value ot careful selection ~ scions YER i
sus indiscriminate selection from any \
tree IN the variety. and experiments 90 /
brighten tho color II fruit and perpetuate |
.ee add year bearing in Baldwin apples.