CONTENTS. V 



I'iifje, 



A notal)lo ocfurrciice ol' tlio oak scale {I.cinniiim qumns) in (■(niiiect ioTi with a 



flow of sap, Bioclicr 805 



Keport of tLo cutoi!U)loi;ist. V. L. Harvey 805 



Inspection of Paris grcin, W. ('. 8tnl>bs 808 



I'ooDs — A XI MA I, I'ltonrcimx. 



On the licliavior of coai-tar colors toward the process of digestion, H. A . Weher. 809 



Sonic additions to otir vegetalde dietary, 1'. V. Coville 821 



A contribution to the study of Southern feeding stub's, J. 15. Mcliryde 810 



Corn-and-col) meal r.s. wheat for fattening steers, H. J. Waters, W. C. Patterson, 



and E. 11. Iless 811 



The relation of Ibod to the growth and composition of the bodies of steers, 



W.H.Jordan 811 



Alfalfa or lucern, A. A. Mills 812 



Stock feeding experiments at Lander. 15. C. Buffnm 815 



Pork production on crops gathered by hogs. A succession of crops for liou.s, 



R. L. r.ennett 810 



Exi)eriments in IVeding draft horses, L. (Jrandeau, II. Ballacey, and A. Alekan . . 817 

 Feeding ex])eriments with laying hens: The relative cffrciency of whole and 



ground grain, W. P. Wheeler 819 



DAIRY FARMING AND DAIRYING. 



Influence of the quantity of food uiion the economy of milk and butter pro- 

 duction, H. J. Waters and E. H. Hess 822 



Influence of nutritive ratio upon the economy of milk and butter production, 



H. J. AVaters and E. H. Hess 823 



Elfects of drought upon milk production, L. L. Van Slyke 825 



Feeding experiments with milch cows, J. M. Bartlett 825 



On the variation in the number and size of fat globules in milk, ^I. E. McDon- 

 nell and J. W. Fields 826 



The relative composition of milk, cream, and skim milk, X. Leonard and H. M. 



Smith 827 



Butter substitutes, E. A. do Schweinitz 827 



Butter and butter subst itutes, W. Frear and W. S. Sweetser 829 



Milk sampling, C. L. Penny 829 



Directions for using Babcock milk test, H. Hay ward and M. E. McDonnell 834 



The use of borax preservatives on cream-gathering routes, W. Frear and W. 8. 



Sweetser 830 



Kephir, CD, Spivak 831 



Inefficiency of milk separators in removing bacteria, V. A. Moore 831 



On the bluing of cheese, A. Hehlc 8.32 



The manufacture and consumption of cheese, H. E. Alvord 832 



Fixing the meaning of the terms "skim," "half fat," "fat," and "full cream" 



cheese, Herz 834 



AGRICII-TURAI. KNGIXEERING. 



Climate, soil characteristics, and irrigation luethods in California, C. W. Irish. . 836 



Cooperative road construction, li. Stone 836 



Road making and repairing, G. E. Morrow 83G 



STATRSTICS. 



Reports of the treasurer .and director of Maine Station for 1895 836 



Eighth Annual Keport of Nevada Station, 1895 83G 



Financial statement an<l report of director of Pennsylvania Station. 1895 8.36 



