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hold at Denver, Colorado, July 16-18, 1895. In addition to the general bnsiness and 

 discussion, the following papers arc- given : "Methods of instruction in teaching agri- 

 culture,*' T. F. Hunt ; "Permanent elements in experiment station work," A. C. True; 

 "What studies should he embraced in the four-year Bachelor of Science course?" 

 A. Ellis; "How shall we teach horticulture?" W. R. Lazenby; "The distribution 

 of salts in alkali soils," E. W. Ililgard; "Some undefined duties and methods of sta- 

 tion horticulturists,"' F. W. Rane; "Cheese-curd iutiatiou : its relation to the bacte- 

 rial flora of foremilk," H. L. Bolley; "Form, size, arrangement, and treatment of 

 plats in field experimentation," W. C. Latta; "Methods of plat experimenting," 

 "\V. M. Hays, and "Late progress in soil analysis," E. W. Hilgard. An account of 

 this convention has already been given (E. S. R., 7, p. 169). 



Index of Alabama College Station bulletins (Alahama College Sta. Index, Vols. 

 II, pp. 20; III, pp. 24). — These contain subject lists of the 58 station bulletins issued 

 between July, 1888, and August, 1894, and a combined subject and author index to 

 the matter therein contained. 



Report of treasurer of Delaware Station, 1895 (Delaicare Sta. lipt. 1S05, pp. 

 4, ■'>). — A financial statement for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1895. 



Report of the chairman of Minnesota Station, 1895 (Miinie'tota Sta. Bpt. 1895, 

 pp. IV-XIJ'). — This includes a list of the bulletins issued during the year, remarks 

 on general progress of station, and a financial statement for the fiscal year ending 

 June 30, 1895. 



Report of director and treasurer of Mississippi Station, 1895 (Mississippi Sta. 

 Bpt. 1895, pp. 1-G). — This includes a financial statement for the fiscal year ending 

 June 30, 1895, and report by the director indicating lines of work pursued and giving 

 a list of the bulletins issued by the station during the year. 



Fifth Annual Report of Washington Station, 1895 ( Washington Sta. Bpt. 1895, 

 pp. 29). — Reports by director and heads of departments and a financial report for 

 the fiscal year ending .June 30, 1895. 



The imperial agricultural-chemical experiment station at Vienna, W. Beksch 

 {('hnn. Ztg., 20 {1806), No. 03, pp. 010-018, figs. 3). — Plans and description of the new 

 station bviildiug. 



Sixty-eighth congress of the Association of German Naturalists and Physi- 

 cians {('hem. Ztg., 20 {1S90), Xos. 78, pp. 757, 758; 79, pp. 765-707 ; 80, pp. 7S1-790; 

 81, pp. 791-801 ; 82, pp. 805-811 ; S3, pp. 821-823 ; 84, pp. 839-847).— A. quite full account 

 is given of the proceedings of the various sections of this association at the meeting 

 at Frankfort on the Main, September 21 to 26, 1896. The following papers, among 

 others, were read: The results of new investigations on upland moor soils — (1) effect 

 of the water content on the yield, (2) relations of phosphoric acid in such soils, and 

 (3) effect of deepening the surface soil on the yield and the lasting effect of manur- 

 ing, by Dr. Tacke; Results of eight years' experience with the green manuring sys- 

 tem without cattle, by G. Dehlinger; Dependence of moss and me.'ulow moors on the 

 lime supply of the subsoil, by Drude; New observations iu vegetation experiments, 

 by Wilfarth; Some recent investigations concerning soil inoculation with pure 

 cultures of tubercle bacilli for culture of legumes, by F. Nobbe (see p. 469); Pres- 

 ervation of blood with molasses by the method of Friedrichs and Claussen in Copen- 

 hagen, by H. Fresenius ; The advantages of raw goat's milk as food for children, 

 by O. Schwartz; A simple method for the determination of zinc in foods, by .Tauke; 

 The importance, production, examination, and inspection of Hungarian wines, by 

 Bein; Importatice of salts in nutrition, by Kiippe; Investigations on the determina- 

 tion of the fat content of milk, by H. Fresenius (satisfactory test of Babcock and 

 Gerb(;r methods in comi)arison with gravimetric); and Determination of boric acid, 

 by Schneider. 



