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Engineer's report on waterworks, A. Mauston {Loiva State College Agr. and 

 Mech. Arts Ept. 1806-97, pp. 39-48, pis. 4). — An account of the water plant recently 

 constructed at the college. 



Soils of San Joaquin Valley Substation, California, C. H. Siiinn {California 

 Sta. Ept. 1895-1897, pp. 348-350). — The character of the strata passed through in 

 horing a (30-foot well is noted. The different soil belts of the region east of Tulare 

 Lake to the Sierra foothills are described and analyses of 3 samples of typical soils 

 are reported. Analyses of an alkali crust and of water from a bored well are also 

 given. 



Rocks, clays, coals, plants, and miscellaneous substances {California Sta. 

 Ept. 1895-1897, pp. 103-106). — Analyses of asphalt, sepiolite (meerschaum), shell 

 rock, and concentrated lye, and tests of the behavior of asphaltuni bricks at dif- 

 ferent temperatures are reported, with a list of a large number of rocks, minerals, 

 plants, etc., sent to the station for identification. 



Catalogue of the collection of Russian soils, V. V Dokouchayev {St. Peters- 

 burg, pp. 166; abs. in SelsJc. Khoz. i Lyesov., 184 {1897), Mar., p. 714). — Classified ac- 

 cording to different Governments and districts. 



The analytical results of the specimens of soils exhibited by the Geological 

 Survey of Japan at the Seventh International Geological Congress, at St. 

 Petersburg, Russia {Imp. Ceol. Survey Japan. Toklo, lS97,pp. 28). 



The most recent works on soils {Selsk. Khoz. i Lyesov., 187 {1897), Oct., pp. 

 187-216). 



Variations of soil moisture through May, June, and July, J. B.Reynolds {On- 

 tario Agr. Col. and Expt. Farm Ept. 1897, pp. 5-7, chart 1). — The results of a series of 

 moisture determinations in a plat of soil during these months, together with the 

 rainfall and average temperature, are shown in a chart. 



Soil temperatures {New York State Sta. Ept. 1S96, pp. 712-717).— A tabulated 

 summary of tridaily observations during 1896 at depths of from 1 to 18 in. 



Analyses of soils, A. K. Sabanine {Contrib. Agr. Lab. Univ. Moscow, 1896, pp. 47; 

 abs. in Selsk. Khoz. i Lyesov., 185 {1897), Apr., p. 242). — Analyses of chernozem soils 

 from different localities of Russia indicate that these soils increase in water con- 

 tent, humus, nitrogen, clay, and silt as one proceeds from West to East. — p. 



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Examination of soils {California Sta. Ept. 1895-1897, pp. 29-37). — Analyses show- 

 ing coarse material, tine earth, hygroscopic moisture absorbed at 15° C, moisture 

 and organic matter, humus, nitrogen, and mineral constituents in 2 samples of soil 

 from the Foothill region, 5 from the Great Valley region, and 7 from southern Cali- 

 fornia are reported. A list of soils received for examination is also given. 



Examination of soil from Lake Temiscaming, J. B. Reynolds {Ontario Agr. 

 Col. and Expt. Farm Ept. 1897, pp. 7-9). — The results of mechanical and chemical 

 analyses of a sample of soil from this region are reported and its water capacity, 

 texture, and fertilizer requirements discussed. 



Survey of the literature on the culture of moors {Selsk. Khoz. i Lyesov., 187 

 {1897), Nov., pp. 413-434). 



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Commercial fertilizers (Connecticut State Sta. Ept. 1897, pp. 65- 

 157). — This includes abstracts of the State laws relating to fertilizers, 

 a list of the manufacturers complying with the provisions of the ferti- 

 lizer law, a brief summary of the work of fertilizer control in sampling, 

 collecting, and analyzing fertilizers during the year, explanations con- 

 cerning the analysis and valuation of fertilizers, fertilizer sales in Con- 

 necticut, a review of the fertilizer market for the year ending October 

 31, 1897, by E. H. Jenkins, and tabulated analyses and valuations of 



