II CONTENTS. 



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In regard to the Kumagawa-Suto met hod for fat, Shimidzu 12 



Determination of fat in foods, Polenske 12 



About banana flour and its microscopic examination, Hanausek 12 



Determination of solids in \anegar, Mohan 12 



Estimation of phosphoric acid in ciders and vinegars, Hasbrouck 13 



Honey fermentation and the chemical composition of honey, Nussbaumer . ... 13 



Identification test for caramel, Lichthardt 13 



Saffron and its adulteration, Collin 13 



Distilled liquors: Whisky, brandy, and gin, Holmes 13 



The bitter acid content of Hungarian hops, Biro 13 



The sources of error in the Folin method for creatinin, Taylor 13 



A modified guaiac test with sodium peroxid, Bardach and Silberstein 13 



The chemical processes involved in the coagulation of milk by rennet, Bang. . 13 



Contribution to our knowledge of milk catalase, Spindler 14 



Estimation of catalase in milk, von Heygendorff and Meurer 14 



Detection and determination of nitrates in milk, Tillmans 14 



A method for the estimation of citric acid in milk,Desmouliere 15 



A method for the estimation of reducing sugars, Benedict 15 



Invert sugar and its importance for seed beet polarization, Stephani 16 



Examining raw materials and products of sugar industry, Friihling 16 



The determination of nicotin in nicotin solutions and tobacco extracts, Chapin. 16 



Commercial turpentines: Their quality and examination, Veitch and Donk. . 16 



METEOROLOGY — WATER. 



The atmosphere : Its characteristics and dynamics, Cordeiro 17 



Nitrates in the air of southern regions, Miintz and Laine 17 



The influence of the moon on plant growth, Flammarion 17 



Monthly Weather Review 18 



Meteorological observations 18 



Noteonsiltcamedby the Nile during floods of 1908 and 1910, Hughes 18 



The artesian water supply of eastern Florida, Sellards and Gunter 18 



Sterilization of water on a large scale by means of ultra-\dolet rays 19 



SOILS — FERTILIZERS. 



The gumbo soils of Iowa, Stevenson and Barker 19 



The management of heavy clay soils, Whitson and Delwiche 19 



The improvement of sandy soils, Whitson and Sievers 19 



The development of marsh soils, Whitson and Sievers 20 



Contribution to the theory of soil drainage, Kriiger 20 



Lysimeter investigations, 1910, Kriiger 21 



Investigation on the adequacy of nutrients in forest soil, Vater 21 



Absorptive capacity of soils from physico-chemical standpoint, Pratolongo 21 



Tests of an osmotic theory of plant distribution, Gola 21 



Clod analysis, a means of determining soil structure, Puohner 22 



The formation and properties of humus substances, Ehrenbcrg 22 



The question of the study of humus substances, Blacher 22 



Escape of ammonia from manure during hauling, Liechti and Ritter 22 



The importance of peat for the manufacture of nitrogenous fertilizers, Schorr 22 



Problems in peat filler production, Hoff 22 



The world movement of nitrogen in 1910, Bertrand 23 



Nitrate of soda 23 



Nitrate of soda in a Texas county, Phillips 23 



Ammonia production in 1910, Mcllravy 23 



Sulphate of ammonia 23 



Recent progress in the fixation of atmospheric nitrogen, Kershaw 23 



The fixation of the nitrogen of the air, Bachmann 24 



The knowledge of lime nitrogen, Caro 24 



Potash salts: Their uses and occurrence in the United States, Phalen 24 



The potash industry and the American farmer. Reeve 24 



Potash for over 600,000 years ^ 24 



Other potash deposits .- 24 



Phonolite as a fertilizer, Popp 24 



Feldspar as a source of potash, Machalske 24 



Florida phosphate industry in 1910, Memminger 24 



