II CONTENTS. 



Estimation of tartaric acid iu apples, pears, cider, and perry, Warcollier 805 



Kol >ert's reagent as a teat for salicylic acid, McCrae 805 



[Analysis of milk and wine]. 805 



The determination of total solids in milk, Poetschke 806 



The determination of moisture in butter, Briinnich and Smith 806 



The Reichert-Meissl number and the relation of butter fat constants, Hunziker. . 806 



Report on methods of detection of certain preservatives for milk, cream, et(^. . . 806 



Estimation of lime and potash in the ash of cereals, Thompson and Morgan, jr . . 807 



Determination of starch in brewers' grains, Kreuzer 807 



Notes on investigations on some South African tobaccos, Lundie 808 



Qualitative reactions of the vegetable tanning, Stiasny and Wilkinson 808 



The qualitative analysis of the tannins, Thuau and De Korsak 809 



The chemistry of the urine, Autenrieth 809 



Report from the analytical department for 1909-10, Golding 809 



Comparison of maceration and diffusion of sugar beets for alcohol, Ammann. . . 809 



Grape vinegar, Bioletti 809 



Products of the soy bean 809 



The potato-flour industry of Germany 809 



METEOROLOGY — WATER. 



Forecasting weather, Shaw 809 



The economic climatology of the coffee district of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Ward 810 



Meteorological observations at Massachusetts Station, Ostrander and Hallowell . . 810 



Report of water resources investigation of Minnesota, Ralph and Follansbee... 811 



Pond fertilizing experiments, Kuhnert 811 



SOILS — FERTILIZERS. 



Surface geology of the Northern Peninsula of Michigan, Leverett 811 



A preliminary study of soils of Mississippi, Lowe 811 



Bibliography of Tennessee geology, soils, drainage, forestry, etc., Cockrill 812 



Reconnoissance soil survey of part of northwestern Wisconsin, Weidman et al. . 812 



Black soils (chernozem), Kossovich 812 



Red bowlder clay. Van Baren 813 



SoU acidity and its significance for soil cultivation, Solenow 813 



The fineness of the soil and quality of wine, Chappaz 813 



Factors influencing percentages of mineral plant foods in soils, von Engeln 814 



A brief study of the phosphorus associated with the matifere noire, Stewart 814 



Nucleic acids in soils, Shorey 814 



The action of nucleic acid on soils and plants, Schreiner and Skinner 814 



Origin of creatinin in soils, Sullivan 815 



Studies on soils subjected to dry heat, Clark and Seaver 815 



Partial sterilization of glasshouse soils, Russell 815 



Partial sterilization of soil for glasshouse work, Russell and Petherbridge 815 



Bacterial activities in frozen soils. Brown and Smith 816 



The determination of Rhizobia in the soil, Greig-Smith 816 



Certain factors limiting nitrification, McBeth and Wright 816 



Mobilization of phosphoric acid of soil under influence of bacteria, Sewerin 817 



The Swedish Moor Cultm-e Society, 1886-1911 817 



Farming with green manures, Harlan 817 



Field experiments on individual farms, \\Tieeler 817 



Chemical analysis of vegetables in relation to their fertilization, Mazzaron 818 



Applied electrochemistry, Thompson 818 



Suggestions regarding lime nitrogen, Stutzer 818 



The natural phosphates of Tennessee, Kentucky, and Arkansas, Waggaman. . . 818 



Phosphate mining in relation to the fertilizer industry, Memminger 819 



On the fertilizing action of sulphur, Demolon 819 



Conversion of marc into fertilizer, Roos 819 



Analyses and valuations of commercial fertilizers and bone, Cathcart et al 819 



Fertilizer analyses, McDonnell et al 819 



AGRICULTURAL BOTANY. 



Viability of seeds, fungi, and bacteria subjected to chemical agents, De Zeeuw. . 810 



The persistence and vitality of bacteria on alfalfa seed, Prucha 820 



The influence of light on the germination of seed, Lubimenko 820 



The effect of freezing seed on their germination, Kinzel 821 



