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Fall application of nitrate of soda, Pipors 724 



The production of anmioninni snli)liato in Italy, Montanari 724 



Tlio nianut'aeture of suporpliosi)lia(o, Kischner 724 



l'reparin,iJ: oasily solnhlo cduiiJOiinds of phosphoric acid, Wolters 724 



Investisations on the action of Wollors jihosphate. Stntzor 724 



Fertilizer tests with Thomas slajj; and a,i:;ricnltnral i)liosphate, Bi-andt 72.5 



Experiments with Thomas anunoninm ))h()sphate. I'.achmann 72.5 



StimnlatiniJC effect (if i)hosi)hatic ferlili/.ers. Clausen 725 



Natural changes which manure undergoes. Van der Zande 725 



Fertili/.ini: vnlu(> of iM)Ultry manure, Larue 725 



Wastes at salmon canneries 725 



Fertilizers 726 



Analysis of commercial fertilizers, Hardin 726 



Analyses of eonnnercial fertilizers, IIardin__ 726 



Commercial fertilizers in TJOo-d, Fraps 726 



Commercial fertilizers. Stewart and llite 726 



Approximate cost of constituents of fertilizers and feeding stuffs 726 



The mineral industry during 1;R)5, Ingalls 726 



AGRICULTURAL BOTANY. 



Report of the department of botanical research. MacDougal 726 



Report of department of experimental evolution, Davenport 727 



Elementary species in a.ixi'icultnre. de Vries 727 



Semipermeable membrane inclosing seeds of some Graminea?, Brown 727 



Culture of embryos of barley on nutrient solutions containing nitrogen__ 727 



Migration of nitrogen from endosperm to embryo during malting 728 



Investigations concerning root hairs and their secretions, Schleichert 728 



Stimulus to production of cellulose and starch, Dandeno 728 



Botanical and chemical study of tannins, Dekker 728 



Formation of hydrocyanic acid in plants, Dunstan and Henry 728 



Distribution of hydrocyanic acid in plant kingdom, Greshoff 729 



Experiments with bacterial enzyms, Jordan 729 



FIELD CROPS. 



Practical farnnng, Shepherd 729 



David Dickson's system of farming 729 



Dry farming. Baker 729 



Report of the associate agriculturist, Newman 729 



Increase in vield from commercial fertilizers on marsh land, Becker 730 



The book of alfalfa, Coburn 730 



Agaves, their culture and use, Braun 730 



By what methods may lirewing barley be improved? Bethge 730 



l"se of potash in relation to (piaiily of barley. Wein 730 



Fertilizer experiments with fodder beets, Dusserre and Chuard 731 



The Williamson plan of corn culture, Newman 7.31 



Tillering of the corn plant, Montgomery 732 



Production of a new variety of maize by traumatism, Blaringhem 732 



The Red Texas oats question: A statistical study, Roberts 7.32 



Effect of correct use of nitrate of soda in growing sugar beets, Briem 733 



Effect of a too heavy apiilicatioii of nitrate of soda, Briem 734 



Occurrence of dodder on sugar beets. Stiff 734 



Lectures to sugar planters 734 



Report of the division of agriculture and chemistry, Eckart 734 



Tobacco culture on soils reforested with Albiszia molvccana 734 



The selection of seed wheat, Shaw 734 



HORTICULTURE. 



Japanese horticulture. Hayashi 7.35 



Vegetables and fruits at the North Louisiana Experiment Station, Watson. 7.35 



Tomato fertilizers at Troupe, Ilotchkiss and Green 736 



Money in cucumbers, Dunn 736 



Th(> artichoke. Le Feuvre 736 



Cultivation of fruit trees. Bussard and Duval 73(5 



Peculiar seedless apple, Herse 737 



