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The humus calcareous soils of the Vistula region, J. Masanovski 343 



Effect of sodium nitrate on constitution of soil, A. D. Hall 343 



Soil fertility in the light of recent investigations, S. Bogdanov . 344 



Chemical and physical properties of podzol and loess, D. P. Mazurenko 344 



Relative fertility of soil particles of different grades, D. L. Rudzinski .".4.") 



Mechanical analysis of soils and composition of the fractions, A. D. Hall 347 



Absorbent power of cultivated soils, C. Dusserre and T. Bieler :;47 



Influence of humidity of soil on development of buckwheat, I. A. Pulman 348 



( >n the moisture of the soil, X. A. Dimo 348 



Alkali and the treatment of alkali lands, J. S. Burd 349 



FERTILIZERS. 



The fertilizing value of human excrement, J. Sebelien 349 



Method of producing concentrated manure from human refuse, T. Macfarlane. 349 



Salt as a garden fertilizer, Giersberg 339 



Analyses of commercial fertilizers, H. J. Wheeler et al 349 



Inspection < if fertilizers and agricultural chemicals, C. A. Goessmann 349 



Fertilizer inspection, G D. Woods and J. M. Bartlett 349 



FIELD CROPS. 



Report of the agriculturists, W. P. Brooks and F. R. Church 350 



Report of Dumraon Kxperiniental Farm, 19U2-3, D. N. Mookerji 351 



Report of the Burdwan Experimental Farm, 1902-3, D. N. Mookerji 351 



The Woburn field experiments, 1902, J. A. Voelcker 352 



Cooperative field experiments, 1903 353 



Report of investigations at the Highmore Station for 1903, W. A. Wheeler .'>>4 



References t< > recent w< irk on plant breeding, C. Fruwirth 354 



Reports on breeding experiments with root crops, L. Helweg 354 



Summary of press bulletins, J. Fields 355 



Notes on agriculture in the United States, F. Brettreich 355 



Grazing problems in the Western States, E. V. AVilcox 355 



Alfalfa in New York, J. L. Stone 255 



Alfalfa or lucern, J. H. Grisdale, F. T. Shutt, and J. Fletcher 355 



Manurial experiments with barley 355 



Influence of early and late spring plowing on corn production, M. Quiroga 356 



Corn culture at Ivoloina, G. Duchene '. 356 



The commercial cotton crops of 1900-1901, 1901-2, and 1902-3, J. L. Watkins. . 356 



Quantity of cotton ginned in the United States 357 



Cowpeas and soy beans, D. O. Nourse 357 



Flax experiments, 1903 - . 357 



Perennial and Italian rye grass, D. Finlayson and J. S. Remington 358 



Plant food removed in the pruning of h< »p ] ilants, Horeckv 358 



Report on varieties of oats in 1900, R. 1'. Wright et al.... 358 



Report on botanical aspects of oat variety investigations, A. N. M' Alpine 358 



Analyses of oats grown in oat variety experiment, J. W. Paterson 359 



The possibility of isolating types of oats high in fat, A. V. Krarup : 360 



Transmission of characters in potatoes, C. von Seelhorst and W. Freckmann.. 360 



Potato production 360 



New white potato, T. Haynes 360 



Sorghum as a sirup plant, J. S. Newman et al 361 



Experiments with sugar beets in 1903, C. D. Smith :itil 



Phosphate and potash fertilizers for beets, D. Kochenovski 362 



Experiments with sweet potatoes at Barbados, R. R. Hall and J. R. Bovell .. 363 



Variety tests with vetch ( Vicia sativa) and field peas (Pimm arvense I 363 



The yield of wheat at different latitudes, X. Passerini 363 



Wheat production and farm life in Argentina, F. W. Bicknell 363 



Variety tests of wheat, < I. C. Watson and A. K. Risser 'i'>4 



Cereaf investigations at Highmore, J. S. Cole and E. C. Chilcott 364 



A new method of sowing for the protection of winter grains, Falke . 364 



Variety tests with different grains, T. Remy, P. Ehrenberg, and E. Sierig 364 



HORTICULTCKE. 



Report of the department of horticulture, F. A. Waugh and <i. 0. Green 365 



Horticultural department notes, N. E. Shaw 365 



