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Girdling grapevines, J. Fisueu (pp. 11, 12). — An account of 

 an experiment in IS'JO, in continuation of those reported in Bulletin No. 

 7 of the station (see Experiment Station Kecord, vol. ii, p. 23), and the 

 Annual lieport for I8SS (see Experiment Station Bulletin No. 2, i>art i, 

 J). 93). Analyses of samjiles of the ;jrapes b^' C. A. Goessmaun, Ph. D., 

 are also re])orted. As in the previous experiments, the grapes on 

 girdled vines rii)ened earlier (11 days, in 18'JO), " were sweet, with about 

 the right pro[)ortion of acid,'' and were considerably increased in size. 

 On some portions of the girdled vines, however, the fruit was inferior 

 or worthless, and the <piestion whether continuous girdling is injuri- 

 ous to the vine is yet to be solved. 



The article also contains brief notes on an experiment in which 

 muriate and sulphate of potash were compared as fertilizers for grape- 

 vines. 



Massachusetts Hatch Station, Meteorological Bulletin No. 29, May, 1891 



(pp. 4). 



A daily and monthly summary of observations for May at the mete- 

 orological observatory of the station, in charge of C. D. Warner, B. S. 



Minnesota Station, Biennial Report, 1889 and 1890 (pp. 39). 



TliLs contains the reports of the director, agriculturist, entomologist, 

 botanist, veterinarian, horticulturist, and chemist, and superintendent 

 of the Owatonna substation, which include outlines of the work in 

 the several departments of the station. The veterinarian, O. Schwartz- 

 koplf, D. \'. M., ivi»orts that lee«ling tests with sheep indicated that 

 the lead plant {Amorpha canesccns) is not an injurious weed for these 

 aninsals. lie also gives a brief account of inoculation ex[)eriments with 

 the \ irns of actinomycosis. Jn the case of three dogs and two cats the 

 inoculation was unsuccessful, but a tumor, shown by microscopical 

 diagnosis to be due to actinomycosis, was produced on a calf inoculated 

 through the skin of the left lower jaw. 



The station sutfered a great loss by the burning of its oflice and 

 laboratory building October 5, ISUU, when the laboratory e(j[uii)ment, a 

 large part of the library, all the reports, bulletins, and records, and 

 many of the memoranda of station work were destroyed. During IS'.M) 

 the mailing list of the station was increased frouj 1,000 to 2(»,000 names. 



Missouri Station, Bulletin No. 14. April. 1891 (pp. 36). 



Field expekiments with corn and root crops, li.. I. Waters. — 

 A report on ex[)eriments which, with a few exceptions, were carried on 

 during 1889 and 1890. They were mainly planned by J. W. Sanborn, 

 B. S., director of the station until June 1, 1880, but were completed by 

 the author. The work has been in the following lines: (1) Test of 

 varieties; (2) manures; (3) preparation of soil for planting; (4)«listanco 

 und thickness of planting; (5) cultivation of corn, (a) depth of cultiva- 



