MISCELLANEOUS. 295 



also contains sovoral special articles abstracted elsewhere in this issue, a 

 reprint of Huiietin 84. and reprints with some chanj^es of P>nlletins <S.5-90, 

 previously noted. 



Twenty-first Annual Report of Rhode Island Station, 1908 [RJiotlc Jshntd 

 Sta. Rpt. 1908, pp. 2IS-3-'i9 + VIII). — This contains the organization list, a 

 report of the director on the work of the station during the year, departmental 

 reports the experimental work of which is for the most part abstracted else- 

 where in this issue, a financial statement for the fiscal year ended June 30, 

 T.K>S, a list of exchanges, and other data. 



Report, of the director, 1908, H. L. Russell (Wisconsin Sta. Bid. 171, pp. 

 35). — This contains the organization list; a report of the work of the station 

 during the year, especially those phases de.-iling with administration, research, 

 publications, and the extension service; brief summaries of Bulletins 1.5.S-1G3 ; 

 lists of donations, loans, and exchanges; and a financial statement for the 

 fiscal year ended June 30, 190S. 



State fair meeting of the Ohio State Horticultural Society (Ohio Sta. Circ. 

 89, pp. 19, figs. 2). — This contains brief summaries of the papers and addresses 

 presented at the meeting of the Ohio State Horticultural Society at Columbus, 

 September 2. 190S,,some of which are abstracted elsewhere in this issue. 



Experiment Station Work. LI {U, S. Dcpt. Agr., Fanners" Bui. 360, pp. 32, 

 figs. 6). — This number contains articles on the following subjects: Distance 

 between corn hills, the bursting of carnations, street trees, spraying for weeds, 

 market classes and grades of sheep, vetch b:^y -and vetch silage for cows, 

 digestibility of kale, hulled corn, and mixing fat into dough. 



Durability and economy in papers for permanent records, II. W. Wilf.y 

 and C. H. Merriam (U. S. Dept Agr. Rpt. 89, pp. 9-12). — This is a report sub- 

 mitted by the committee of this Dep:irtnie;^t o-i paper for departmental use. 



"Those dei)artmental public;. tions whicli i.re distributed to the public should 

 bar printed on pai)er made from bleached chemical wood or its equivalent. 

 This paper should be as light and thin as is compatible with sufficient strength 

 and opacity, and its surface and color should not be injurious to eyesight. 

 For bulletins and circulars of all kinds a paper weighing 40 lbs. per ream 25 

 by 38 is sufficiently heavy, while for large volumes containing GOO or more 

 pages somewhat thinner and lighter paper should be used. . . . 



"A small edition of each publication, or certainly of those of scientiflc 

 value, should bo ])rinted on high-grade paper for distribution as i)ermanent 

 records to public and institution libraries. This paper should consist of at 

 least 75 per cent r:ig stock, should be strong and thoroughly well made to with- 

 stand much bundling." 



Paper specifications, F." P. Veitch {U. S. Dcpt. .\gr. Rpt. 89, pp. 1.3-51, figs. 

 Jf). — This enumerates and discusses the factors governing the quality and dur- 

 ability of papers for various purposes, describes the methods of the Bureau of 

 Chemistry of this Department for testing paper, and gives specifications for 

 practically all kinds of paper. 



The ])ai)ers used in many current pul)lications and records ar(» doomed open 

 to serious criticism, in that "they are of inferior quality, needlessly heavy 

 and bulky, and. because of the highly itolished surface so frequently given 

 them, injurious to the eyes. It is the purpose of this bulletin to point out how 

 these conditions may be remedied." 



