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V. A. Moore {Ithaca: Tai/lor <i- Carpenter, 1903, pp. XIV + SSO, ph. S, fitp. 73).— The 

 present volume oontains a general account of etiology and infection in connection 

 with the more important infectious diseases of animals. Special chapters are devoted 

 to the following subjects: Diseases caused by Streptococci; diseases caused V)y 

 organisms of the genus Bacterium; diseases caused l)y bacilli; diseases caused by 

 higher fungi; diseases caused l)y Protozoa; infectious diseases of unknown cause, and 

 a few diseases caused by animal parasites. Brief notes are also given on the approved 

 methods of disinfecting stables and premises after outbreaks of infectious diseases. 



AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING. 



The scope and purpose of the irrigation investigations of the Office of 

 Experiment Stations, Iv Mead {U.S.Dept. Agr., Office of Experiment Statwni< Rpt. 

 1901, pp. 417-4'^6, pis. 4)- — A brief discussion of the work of the Office in relation to 

 irrigation in the arid and humid regions and the insular possessions of the United 

 States, with an explanation of the need of reform in irrigation laws and a list of all 

 the publications of the Office on irrigation. 



Operations at river stations, 1901 ( Water Supply and Irrig . Papers, U. S. GeoL 

 Survey, Nos. 65, pp. 334; 66, pp. 18S). — Tabulated daily and monthly discharge during 

 1901 of a large number of streams are reported. The material is divided into two 

 parts, the first relating to the eastern portion of the country and the second to the 

 western. The first includes measurements of 10 streams in Maine and 8 streams in 

 other parts of New England, streams in the St. Lawrence River drauiage basin, 

 Upper Hudson River drainage, Lower Hudson River and Long Island Sound drain- 

 age. Lake Ontario drainage, Mohawk River drainage, Middle Atlantic Coast drain- 

 age. Southern Atlantic Coast drainage. Eastern Gulf drainage, Eastern Mississippi 

 River drainage, and Great Lakes drainage. The second includes measurements of 

 the Hudson Bay drainage. Upper Missouri River drainage, Platte River dramage, 

 Kansas River drainage, Arkansas River drainage. Western Gulf drainage, Colorado 

 River drainage, Interior Basin drainage, Columbia River drainage, Northern Pacific 

 Coast drainage, San Francisco Bay drainage, and Southern California drainage. 



Pumping water for irrigation {Forestry and Irrig., 8 {1903), Nos. 1, pp. 43, 44, 

 figs. 2; 3. pp. S.i-S6, figs. 3; 3, pp. 130-133, figs. 4; No. 4, pp. 176, 178, figs. 3). 



Municipal engineering and sanitation, M. N. Baker {New York and. London: 

 The MacmiUan Co., 1902, pp. VIII^317).—T\\Q author states that this book "is 

 designed to be a review of the whole field of municipal engineering and sanitation, 

 rather than an exhaustive study of one or a few branches of the subject. The most 

 vital points, however, under each class of activities and interests have been dwelt 

 upon, the underlying principles stated, and, in many instances, details from actual 

 practice given." It treats of ways and means of conmiunication; municipal supplies; 

 collection and disposal of wastes; protection of life, health, and property; and admin- 

 istration, finance, and public policy. 



Cane cutting machinery in Australia {Hawaiian Planters' Mo., 21 {1902), No. 

 4, pp. 174, 175). — Prelinnnary trials of a mechanical device for cutting cane invented 

 by Herbert Paul are briefly reported. 



Oil for roads, O. W. Longdon {Hawaiian Planters'' Mo., 21 {1902), No. 5, pp. 

 214-317). — A brief account of the use of crude petroleum in road making at Los 

 Angeles, Cal. 



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Annual Report of the Office of Experiment Stations, 1901 {U. S. Dept. 

 Agr., Office of Experiment Stations Rpt. 1901, pp. 489, pis. 41). — This contains a report 

 on the work and expenditures of the agricultural experiment stations in the United 

 States for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1901, includuig brief abstracts of all station 



