EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Editor: E. W. ALLEN, Ph. D., Asi^igtant DirecUiv. 



EDITORIAL DEPARTMENTS. 



Chemistry, Dairy Farming, and Dairying — The Editoij and IL W. Lawson. 

 Meteorology, Fertilizers and Soils (including methods of analysis), and Agricultural 



Engineering — W . H. Beal. 

 Botany and Diseases of Plants — Walter H. Evans, Ph. D. 

 Foods and Animal Production — C. F. Langworthy, Ph. D. 

 Field Crops — J. L Schilte. 



Entomology and Veterinary Science — E. V. Wilcox, Ph. D. 

 Horticulture — C. B. Smith. 

 With the cooperation of the scientific divisions of the Department. 



CONTENTS OF VOL. XIV. NO. 6. 



I'age. 

 Editorial notes; 



Some factors in research work 517 



P. P. Deherain, deceased : 519 



Agricultural Science at the American Association meeting 520 



Recent work in agricultural science 544 



Notes 617 



SUBJECT LIST OF ABSTRACTS. 



chemistry. 



Association of Agricultural Experiment Stations in the German Empire 544 



Tlie aciion of distilled water upon lead, F. C'lowes 544 



Tiie determination of iron in natural waters, L. W. Winkler 545 



Determination of nitric acid in water l)y Noll's method, W. P. Kaschkadamov. 545 



The volumetric determination of nitric acid in drinking waters, 0. Schmatolla. 545 



The litmus-paper test for milk, H. D. Richmond 545 



Estimation of proteolvtic compounds in cheese and milk, L. L. Van Slyke 



and E. B. Hart . . . .' 545 



Concerning the coagulable material in egg white, L. Langstein 545 



Concerning the character of free fatty acids, E. A. Losch 545 



The estimation of starch in cereal grains, Ij. Lindet 545 



Filtration in determination of crude fiber, R. W. Thatcher 545 



The analysis of vanilla extract, A. \j. Winton and M. Silverman 545 



^fethods for the examination and valuation of foods, etc., in German Empire. 545 



The chemistry of India rubber, C. O. Wel)er 546 



Analysis of resins, l)alsams, and gum resins, K. Dieterich, trans, by C. Salter. 546 



Quantitative detenniuation of organic compounds, W. Vaubel 546 



Influence of varying amounts of carbon dioxid on photosynthesis, H. T. Brown 

 and F. Escombe , 546 



Influence of an excess of carbon dioxid in the air on the form and internal 

 structure of plants, J. B. Farmer and S. E. Chandler 547 



