Fi^oitf if t!i6 QDited States BoveriiiGOl 



EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Editor: J']. W. ALLEN, Pii. I)., Assistant Director. 



KDITORIAI, DKPARTMENTS. 



Meteorolog}^, Soils, and Fortilizprs — W. H. Beal. 



Agricultural Botany and Vegetable Pathology — W. H. Evans, Ph. D. 



Field Crops — J. I. Sciiulte. 



Horticulture and Forestry — E. J. Glasson. 



Zootechny and Human Nutrition — C. F. Langwortiiy, Ph. D. 



Agrotechny, Dairy Farming, and Dairying — R. D. Milnkr. 



Agricultural Chemistry — W. H. Beal, C. F. Langwortiiy, and 11. D. Milner. 



Economic Zoology, Entomology, and Veterinary Medicine — E. V. Wilcox, Ph. D. 



Rural Engineering — 



Rural Economics — J. B. Morman. 



Agricultural Education — D. J. Crosby. 



CONTENTS OF VOL. XIX, NO. ii, 



Editorial notes: ratf-. 



.Specialization in agricultural science 1001 



Some noteworthy progress in physiological cheiuistry 1003 



Recent work in agricultural science lOOH 



Notes- _ - , 1094 



SUBJECT IJST OF ABSTRACTS. 



ACiRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY. 



New unit for energy, Jones 1 006 



On fermentation, Taylor 1000 



Analysis of cleavage products ol egg all)unien, Levene and Beatty 1006 



Hydrolysis of proteids by dilute sulphuric acid, Levene and Alsberg 1006 



Hydrolysis of amandin from tiie almond, Osborne and Clapp 1006 



Hydrolysis of the proteins of maize ( Zea vku/s), Osborne and Clapp 1006 



The hydrolysis of gliadin from rye, Osborne and Clai)p 1007 



Condensation of acetaldehyde and rehition to the fatty acids, Raper 1007 



The characteristics of saccharin and alkali saccharinate, Rimbach and Jleiten. 1007 



The sources of arsenic in certain samples of dried hops, Stockberger 1007 



Some technical methods of testing miscellaneous supplies, Walker 1008 



Utilization of tlie byproducts of sugar factories and distilleries, Lemaire 1008 



Poisonous beans calleil Hungarian beans, Evescjue, Venlier, and Bretin 1008 



On the determination of ammonia, Ronchese. 1008 



New gravimetric methods for carbon ( I ioxiil and nitrogen in nitrates, Jannasch. 1008 



Note on Dyer method for plant food in soils, Shutt and Ciiarron 1008 



Free humus acids in moor soils and their dt-termination, P)aumann and (iully. 1008 



An improved method of determining acidity in soils, Si'ichting 1009 



Eliminating the citric acid from the soil solution 1009 



Volatilization of certain mineral elements in ashing jilant materials. Skinner. 1009 



A 8inii)le method for estimating calcium in organic; materials, Aron 1009 



Measurement of citral in species of lemon gra.ss, Bloch 1009 



Detection ot citric acid, Favrel 1010 



Detection of iiydrogen pemxid in milk, Feder 1010 



Judging the purity of butter fat, ].,ijhrig and I lepner 1010 



Determining the water content of l»utter, Faber 1010 



Estimation of saccharose in bagasse, Cltierligs 1010 



Use of Abbe reiractometer for dry substance of sugar solutions, Lange 1010 



Extracts from proceedings of the Otiicial Agricultural Chemists, 1907 1010 



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