716 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



the Loup, North Platte, Poudre, and Arkansas rivers; the daily discharge in 1901 of 

 the Platte River at ^litchell and Colnmbus, the Loup at Columbus, the Elkhorn at 

 Norfolk and Arlington, the Republican at Superior; as well as miscellaneous stream 

 measurements. ^Measurements of the quantity of water used in irrigation as already 

 reported in l)ulletins of this Office are referred to. 



Irrigation in the western division, J. WRiciHT {Agr. Gaz. Xew SouUi Wales, 13 

 (190.2), Xo. 11, pp. 1108-1112). — A brief discussion of water supply, soils, crops, water 

 requirements of crops, and methods of application of water in this district of New 

 South Wales. 



Some features of irrigation, \V. O. Webber {Engineer Rec, 47 {190S), Xo. 2, p. 

 57). — This is a discussion, from an engineering standpoint, of the importance of a 

 careful preliminary consideration of rainfall, run off, and duty of water in the con- 

 struction of irrigation works — reservoirs, ditches, head gates, and flumes. 



Waterpowers of the State of Maine, H. A. Pressey {Water Sujjply and Jrrlg. 

 Paper.% U. S. Geol. -Sn/tc//, Xo. 69, pp. 134, pis. U, Jigs. 12). 



Water-supply notes {Country Gent.'s Estate Book, 1902, pp. 207-210). — Data are 

 given in form of tables and notes on the purity of water, water pressure, measure- 

 ment of the volume of streams, flow of water from reservoirs, hydraulic rams, cost of 

 pumping, volume and weight of water per acre, power required to raise water from 

 deep wells by means of pumps, evai)oration and seepage from reservoirs, etc. 



The laws of Indiana for constructing ditches and levees, 1901 {Indianapolis: 

 Indiana General Asseiidjhj, 1901, pp. 107+ XX). — A compilation of laws relating to 

 drainage of lands and towns, including those enacted in 1901. 



Land drainage {Country Gent.'s Estate Book, 1902, pp. 203, 204). — Tabular data 

 are given regarding cost of drainage, weight of drainpipes, number of tiles re(juired 

 per acre, depth of drains, discharge of pipes, rainfall removed by drainage, depth of 

 roots of farm crops, etc. 



The bacterial disposal of sewage from country houses, G. J. G. Jensen 

 {Country Gent.'s Estate Book, 1902, pp. 170-182). — A brief discussion of the applica- 

 bility of this method of sewage disposal to rural conditions. 



Sew^age pollution in the metropolitan area near New^ York City and its 

 effect on inland water resources, ]M. O. Lekjhtox ( Water Supply and Irrig. Papers, 

 U. S. Geol. Surrey, Xo. 72, pp. 75, ph. 8,tig-'<. 4). 



The adaptation of the peat-closet system to medium-sized and smaller 

 towns, Fraenkel, Pfeiffer, and Witt {Arb. Deut. Landu-. Gesell , 1902, Xo. 74, pp- 

 76, Jigs. 23). — The su])ject is discussed from the agricultural, sanitary, and technical 

 standpoints. A report by H. von Feilitzen on the use of the method in Swedish 

 towns is given in an appendix. 



Road conventions in the Southern States, and object-lesson roads con- 

 structed under the supervision of the OflB.ce of Public Road Inquiries with 

 the cooperation of the Southern Railway ( V. S. Dept. Ayr., Public Road Lupuries 

 Bui. 23, pp. 89, pis. ii).— This is an account of an exijedition for promoting road- 

 making and for building object-lesson roads in the Southern section of the United 

 States, starting at Alexandria, Va., October 29, 1901, and ending at Charlottesville, 

 Va., April 5, 1902. During this time 4,037 miles were covered and oljjeet-lesson 

 roads were built at 18 different places, namely, Winston-Salem, Asheville, and 

 Raleigh, N. C. ; Greeneville and Chattanooga, Tenn.; Birmingham, Mobile, and 

 Montgomery, Ala.; Atlanta, Columbus, and Augusta, Ga. ; Greenville, Columbia, 

 and Charleston, S. C; Lynchburg, Danville, Richmond, and Charlottesville, Va. 

 An account of the pr(jceedings and the papers read at meetings held in the interests 

 of good roads at these places are given. 



Wind power notes {Country Gent.'s Estate Book, 1902, p. ?i/).— Data are given 

 regarding velocity and force of wind, capacity of windmills, power developed by 

 windmills, pumping capacity of windmills, etc. 



