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merit of tetanus. Better success was had with injections of carbolic acid and 

 glycerin. Recovery took place in 6 out of 9 cases in horses and mules. Milk fever 

 was rapidly cured in 8 cases by infusions of oxygen or atmospheric air. 



A historical account of anthrax vaccination in the government of Kher- 

 son (1882-1903), A. Nitzkevich {Arch. Vet. Nauk, Si. Petersburg, ■',', I 1908), No. 5, 

 pp. 421-443). — A general account of vaccination against anthrax as used in the 

 Kherson Government of Russia, with notes on the rate of mortality after vaccination. 



Treatment of rabies in dogs, S. V. Obukhov {Arch. Vet. Nauk, St. Petersburg, 

 34 (1904), No. 5, pp. 419, 420). — Brief notes on the symptoms and treatment of this 

 disease. 



Preliminary report on the treatment of persons bitten by mad wolves, 

 V. Babes {Ztschr. Diatet. u. Phys. Ther., 8 (1.904) No. 1, pp. 3-12). 



A serious turkey disease, M. Grinnell (Reliable Poultry Jour., 11 (1904), No. 

 5, pp. 559 560). — Experiments with blackhead are reported. 



AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING. 



A report on irrigation conditions in the Yakima Valley, "Washington, 

 O. L. Waller (Washington Sta. Bui. 61, pp. 20). — An account of studies made in 

 cooperation with the Irrigation Investigations of this Office of the water supply of 

 the Yakima and Natches river systems, the amounts of water claimed and used, meas- 

 urement and distribution, duty of water, the value of land and water, seepage losses 

 and drainage, and legal and administrative problems. Recommendations are made 

 regarding needed legislation and the organization of an administrative system. 



Irrigation in Siam, J. H. van der Heide (Bui. Econ., Die. Agr. et Com. Indo- 

 China, n. ser., 7 (1904), No. 29, pp. 490-524, map 1). — This report discusses in detail 

 the possibilities of irrigation and the need of drainage in the lower Valley of Menam, 

 and describes a plan for extending the present system of irrigation for rice to cover 

 an area more than half the size of all the lands now actually in cultivation in Siam. 

 It is claimed that the proposed system will more than double the yield of rice and 

 greatly increase and facilitate internal navigation. 



The irrigation of the Chentu Plateau, A. Little (Scottish Geogr. Mag., 20(1904), 

 No. 8, pp. 393-403, pis. 2, figs. 5). — This is an extract from a book by this author on 

 The Far East, and describes the elaborate system of irrigation which has been fol- 

 lowed from time immemorial on this very fertile and densely populated plain, which 

 has an area of 2,400 square miles. 



Treatment of a reservoir of the Butte Water Co. with copper sulphate, E. 

 Carroll (Engineer. News, 52 (1904), No. 7, pp. 141-143, figs. 2).— The treatment by 

 the method recommended by Moore and Kellerman of this Department is said to have 

 proved "harmless, cheap, and effective." 



On artificial underground water, K. A. Widegren (Natal Agr. Jour, and Min. 

 Rec., 7 (1904), No. 7, pp. 682-690). — A summary of previous articles by the author 

 noted elsewhere (E. S. R., 15, p. 622). 



River Improvement and Drainage Association of California (Hirer Imp. and 

 Drainage Assoc. California Bui. 1, pp. 8). — A brief account of the organization of this 

 association. 



Methods of estimating stream flow, J. C. Hoyt (Engineer. News, 52 (1904) , No. 

 5, pp. 104, 105, figs. 4). — Methods commonly used are described. 



Preliminary report on the building stones of Nevada, including a brief 

 chapter on road metal ( Univ. Nevada, Bui. Dept. Geol. and Min., / (1904), No. 1, 

 pp. 63, pi. 1). — This is a preliminary report which discusses the main principles 

 governing the selection and use of building stones and road metal, and describes 



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