Agricultural news . if the white varinties were not no prolific asthe yellow kinds, or if they were nut a laoted so w>dl to theclimate and soil conditions of tin •<»? isK •r , however, to , in his book Field Crops inr ri,e Co Km Belt thewhite varieties are quite as proirt yrllow ones, andwhite varieties are grown all thro igli ih ? cornpruducingStates, as far south as Lluisiani, quii ? as •; .m uonly, it notmore so than yellow kinds. Now that the subject of the snitabiity of using maizemeal for bread making is leins^ so mu^^h Vf nti ated, it iniiihtbe well if planters
Agricultural news . if the white varinties were not no prolific asthe yellow kinds, or if they were nut a laoted so w>dl to theclimate and soil conditions of tin •<»? isK •r , however, to , in his book Field Crops inr ri,e Co Km Belt thewhite varieties are quite as proirt yrllow ones, andwhite varieties are grown all thro igli ih ? cornpruducingStates, as far south as Lluisiani, quii ? as •; .m uonly, it notmore so than yellow kinds. Now that the subject of the snitabiity of using maizemeal for bread making is leins^ so mu^^h Vf nti ated, it iniiihtbe well if planters and agriiultural de|Mim-nis would testthe suitability of some of hewbitedenr varieties of maizeto the conditions in these i land-. In any such experim i ? ni nze, it must be remembered thi* it inu-* --iiirate from any yellow variet)-, and the l t ? i ?•?ther in the field or in the bin. 60 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. Febkuary 23, GLEANINGS. According to Natutr, January 3, 1918, Professor , of the Royal College of Science for Ireland, hasintroduced under the name of Inometer, a new form of foodchart, constructed on the principle of the thermometer. Thedegrees on the scale represent large calorie?. The KUm of Acacui is an impor ant minorproduc of India. I is no he rue jium arabic, which isoH ained from A- Senegal, but is lEe Indian gum arbic ofcciiiiiierce. The gim exudes fpf^n aneoijl}. or is procnredby in ihe bark, in the form of smaM lumps varyingin furm and size. A good tree is s ated o yield about 2 ft),of gum a year. {Forest /3? lb. of fish Of this quantity33 392 tt). were which were sold according to sizeat 6, 12 or 16 for #100. Aeach
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