EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Editor: Iv \V. Al.LEN, I'li. 1)., Axsishmt Dlirrlor. 



KDiroKIAL DKPAKTMENTS. 



Clieniistiv, Dairy Faniiiiii:, and Dairying — The Editoii and II. W. Lawson. 

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



Engineering — AV. II. Bkal. 

 Txitany and Diseases of Plants — Walter II. Evans, Pli. D. 

 Foods and Animal Production — ('. F. Langwokthy, Ph. D. 

 Field Crops — J. I. Scuri/PE. 



Fntomology and Veterinar}^ Science — E. V. Wilcox, Pli. D. 

 Horticulture — ('. B. Smith. 

 With the cooperation of the scientific divisions of the I)ej)artmeiit. 



CONTENTS OF VOL. XIV, NO. 7. 



I 'age. 



Editorial notes: Agricultural exjierimeutation in the Pliili])pini^ Islands (>21 



V^alues in science, W. II. Jordan, Ph. D (125 



Recent work in agricultural science 030 



Notes 720 



SUBJECT LIST OF ABSTRACTS. 



CHEMISTRY. 



Determination of jjhosplioric acid hv means of annuonium phosjiho-molybflate, 



G. P. Baxter. " 630 



Determination of phosphoric acid in Wiborgh phosphate, M. Weibull 030 



Determination of total phosphoric acid and pot;ish in soils, C. B. Williams 630 



( )n the determination of potash by the modi tied i'Mnkener method, H. Neubaucr. 631 



Tlie su|)j)Osed loss of potash in incineration, R. Woy 031 



Determination of the active constituents of marl and limestone, H. Bode 631 



New apparatus for the determination of nitrogen, C. Porcher and M. Brisac . . 631 

 Analvtical methods for carbohydrates aa applied to foods and feeding stuffs, 



W.' II. Krug 631 



Study of m"thod.g of cattle food analysis, C. A. Browne, jr., and C. P. Beistle. . 631 



The Halphen reaction in examination of butter, B. Sjollema and J. E. Tulleken . 631 



Wijs' method of determining the iodin value of oils and fats, T. F. Harvey 631 



Determination of boric acid in margarin, A. Beythien 632 



Determination of alcohol in very dilute solutions, G. Argenson 632 



Observation on the occurrence and properties of cholin, H. Struve 632 



Determination of carbon monoxid and dioxid in vitiated air, F. Jean 632 



Analysis of atmospheric air, O. Rel)uffat 632 



Miscellaneous analyses, ]\T. E. Jaffa 632 



International catalogue of scientific literature. D — Chemistry 632 



Chemicals and allied products, C. E. Munroe an<I T. M. Chatard 632 



BOTANY. 



Chlorophyll assimilation at low atmospheric pressure, J. Friedel 633 



Injurious effect of smoke and gases on plant growth, E. Ha.selhoff and G. 



Lindau 633 



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