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animals mostly while in pasture. The disease is described by stockmen as follows: 

 "The animal will be seen to be uneasy, and if the left eye is affected will hold the 

 head down and try to drive away with the left foot the object that seems to it to be 

 on or covering the eye." 



Tuberculin, F. C. Harrison (Ontario Agr. Col. and Expt.Farm Iipt. 1897, pp. 144- 

 140, jigs. 3). — Tuberculin for official herd testing in Ontario is now manufactured and 

 sent out by the college. Directions are given for making the test, and the summar- 

 ized results secured in the testing of 502 animals of different breeds during 1897 are 

 tabulated. The danger of using milk from tuberculous cows is discussed and notes 

 given on three clinical examinations of guinea pigs inoculated with milk from 

 tuberculous cows. The guinea pigs either died or were killed in from 8 to 10 weeks 

 after inoculation aud in every instance were found tuberculous. 



On the means of protecting domestic animals from infectious diseases, 

 R. Letz (Selsk. Khoz. i Lyesor., 186 (1S97), Sept., pp. 613-634). 



STATISTICS— MISCELLANEOUS. 



Reports of director and treasurer of California Station, 1895-1897 (California 

 Sta. Iipt. 1895-1897, pp. XVI + 329, 346, 347, 363, 364, 427-435).— Treasurer's report 

 for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1890 and 1897 ; directions for sending samples to the 

 station for examination; organization list ; list of donations to the station; exchang* 

 list, and reports on the work at the Southern Coast Range, San Joaquin Valley, and 

 Southern California Culture Substations, management, local problems, etc. 



Twenty-first Annual Report of Connecticut State Station, 1897 (Connecticut 

 State Sta. Iipt. 1S97, pp. XV). — Notices relative to the availability of the bulletins 

 and reports of the station; list of the officers and staff for 1897; announcements as 

 to the nature of work undertaken for outside parties ; report of the secretary of the 

 board of control of the station on the work of the year, and a report on the changes 

 in the experiment station grounds necessitated by the laying out of certain new 

 streets. 



Tenth Annual Report of Indiana Station, 1897 (Indiana Sta. Iijrt. 1897, pp. 1-15, 

 60-69). — Report by the director on the experimental work carried on by the different 

 departments during the year, improvements, pamphlet and newspaper bulletins 

 published, mailing list, and an inventory of station live stock. The appendix t» 

 the report contains lists of acknoAvledgments and exchanges and a financial state- 

 ment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897. 



Reports of director and treasurer of Iowa Station, 1896-97 (Iowa Sta. Iipt. 

 1896-97, pp. 10-2-105, 145, 146). — Brief notes on the work of the station during these 

 two years, with a general review of the bulletins published (32-35), and a financial 

 statement for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1896 and 1897. 



Eleventh Annual Report of Nebraska Station, 1897 (Nebraska Sta. Iipt. 1897, 

 pp. 40). — A report by the director on the station staff, improvements during th« 

 year, lines of experiments carried on, cooperative work, farmers' institutes, publi- 

 cations of the station iu 1897, mailing list, etc.; and by the agriculturist, veterina- 

 rian, botanist, chemist, entomologist, geologist, horticulturist, and meteorologist 

 on the work of their lespective departments during the year, some of the details of 

 which are noted elsewhere; and a financial statement for the fiscal year ending 

 June 30, 1898. 



Ninth Annual Report of Nevada Station, 1896 (Nevada Sta. Bpt. 1896, pp. 28).— 

 Contains the organization list of the station; brief reports by the director and heads 

 of departments on the work of the year, aud a financial statement for the fiscal year 

 ending June 30, 1896. In addition to other matter the report of the agriculturist 

 contains brief suggestions on the culture of corn under Nevada conditions. A poi- 

 sonous plant (Zygadenus panicnlatus), which has caused the death of several rang* 

 cattle, is briefly noted. 



