578 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Milk and cream testing and grading dairy produce for school, farm, and 

 factory, G. S. Thomson {London, 1911, pp. XA'+20.'/, pi. 1, figs. 10; abs. in 

 Dairy, 23 {1911), No. 276, p. 326). — This book contains directions for milk 

 inspectors, daiiymen, and others who wish to test cream and milk. Nearly 

 one-third of the book is devoted to the topic of grading milk, cream, and butter. 



Concerning the Gervais cheese of commerce, G. Heuser and G. Ranft 

 {Ztschr. Untersuch. Nahr. u. Genussmtl., 23 {1912), No. 1, pp. 16-19). — Analyses 

 of 35 samples of Gervais cheese are reported, in which the percentage of fat 

 varied from 5.12 to 38.53, and of water from 41.15 to 69.14. 



VETERINARY MEDICINE. 



Haubner's veterinary medicine for the agriculturist, edited by O. Koder 

 {Haubner's LancUoirtscJiaftliche Tierheilkunde. Berlin, 1911, 15. rev. ed., pp, 

 XII+782, figs. 170). — This work is divided into 3 parts: The first deals with 

 internal diseases (pp. 13-459) ; the second with external diseases (pp. 463- 

 725) ; and the third with therapeutics (pp. 729-775). 



A guide to the dissection of domestic animals, M. Schmey {Sektionstechnik 

 del- Hmistiere. Stuttgart, 1911, pp. VIII+22^, figs. 58). — This is a practical 

 guide to the dissection of domestic animals intended for use by veterinarians 

 and students of veterinary medicine. 



Common sense treatment of farm animals, C. D. Smead (Pittsburgh, Pa., 

 1911, pp. 63, figs. 15). — A popular treatise on the subject. 



Practical methods of disinfecting stables, G. W. Pope (Z7. ;S. Dept. Agr., 

 Farmers' Bui. J/SO, pp. 16, figs. S). — This calls attention to the necessity for 

 disinfecting stables, briefly describes the nature of disinfection and the more 

 important disinfectants, and furnishes information I'egardiug their use. A 

 more detailed account by Dorset of disinfecting agents has been previously 

 noted (B. S. R., 20, p. 884). 



Annual report of the Bengal Veterinary College and of the Civil Veteri- 

 nary Department, Bengal, for the year 1910—11, D. Quinlan (Ann. Rpt. 

 Bengal Vet. Col. and Civ. Vet. Dept., 1910-11, jyp. 5+ ll-\-VIII+2).— The first 

 section includes reports of the epizootic diseases department in Calcuttn and 

 its vicinity and of the Raymond Research Laboratory. The second section 

 deals with veterinary instruction, the occurrence and treatment of diseases, 

 breeding operations, etc. 



Handbook of serum therapy and serum diagnosis in veterinary medicine, 

 M. Klimmer and A. Wolff-Eisner (Handbuch der Serumtherapie imd Sermn- 

 diagnostik in der Veterindr-Medisin. Leipsic, 1911, vol. 2, pp. VIII-{-495, pis. Jf, 

 figs. 12). — This is volume 2 of the handbook on serology which has been pre- 

 viously noted (E. S. R., 23, p. 681), and contains contributions by various 

 experts in their respective lines. Its contents include discussions of protective 

 vaccination against hog cholera and swine plague ; immunity against swine 

 plague, hog erysipelas, and anthrax ; protective vaccination against blackleg ; 

 protective vaccination against and curative treatment for foot-and-mouth dis- 

 ease; treatment against pox in domestic animals; diagnosis of tuberculosis 

 with tuberculin preparations; methods of combating tuberculosis; protective 

 vaccination against tuberculosis; vaccination against calf diseases and infec- 

 tious abortion; specific prophylaxis and therapeutic measures against strep- 

 tococcic diseases; serum therapy of fowl cholera; protective and' curative treat- 

 ment against canine distemper ; vaccination against bradsot or braxy ; pro- 

 tective and curative vaccination against tetanus; vaccination against lung 

 plague in bovines ; rinderpest and active immunization against it ; mallein as 

 a diagnostic agent for glanders ; protective and curative treatment of glanders ; 



