724 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



History of rural engineering, M. Ringelmann {Ann. Inst. Nat. Agron., 2. ser., 

 3 {1904), Nos. 1, pp. 129-179, figs. 48; 2, pp. 341-402, figs. 84).— This paper, dealing 

 with the history of rural engineering in ancient times, is the second of the series, 

 the first dealing with prehistoric engineering works (E. S. R., 15, p. 623). The 

 first part of the article is devoted to rural structures of various kinds — dwelling 

 houses and farmsteads, stables, grain-storage houses, silos, etc. The second part 

 deals with agricultural works and machinery in ancient Egypt. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Twenty-second Annual Report of New York State Station, 1903 {New York 

 State Sin. Rpt. 1903, pp. 477). — This contains the organization list of the station; a 

 financial statement for the year ended September 30, 1903; a list of the periodicals 

 received by the station ; meteorological records noted elsewhere; a reprint of a station 

 circular on canning peas (E. S. R., 16, p. 79); and reprints of Bulletins 230 to 244 of 

 the station on the following subjects: Some facts about commercial fertilizers in New 

 York State (E. S. R., 14, p. 1058); the relation of carbon dioxid to proteolysis in the 

 ripening of Cheddar cheese (E. S. R., 14, p. 1115); combating the black rot of cab- 

 bage by the removal of affected leaves (E. S. R., 15, p. 51); rennet enzym as a factor 

 in cheese ripening (E. S. R., 15, p. 399); experiments in curing cheese at different 

 temperatures (E. S. R., 15, p. 399); two decays of stored apples (E. S. R., 15, p. 375); 

 conditions affecting chemical changes in cheese ripening (E. S. R., 15, p. 400); the 

 r61e of the lactic-acid bacteria in the manufacture and in the early stages of ripening 

 of Cheddar cheese (E. S. R. , 15, p. 508); the status of phosphorus in certain food 

 materials and animal by-products, with special reference to the presence of inorganic 

 forms (E. S. R., 15, p. 496); thinning apples (E. S. R., 15, p. 474); inspection of 

 feeding stuffs (E. S. R., 15, p. 497); potato spraying experiments in 1903 (E. S. R., 

 15, p. 781); importance of mineral matter and the value of grit for chicks ( E. S. II., 

 15, p. 903); spray mixtures and spray machinery (E. S. R., 15, p. 983); and the 

 director's report for 1903 (E. S. R., 15, p. 1025). 



Report of the Secretary of Agriculture, 1904, James AVilson ( V. S. Dept. 

 Agr. Rpt. 79, pp. 99). — This is a general review of the work of the Department dur- 

 ing the year, by the Secretary of Agriculture. 



Twentieth Annual Report of the Bureau of Animal Industry, 1903 ( U. S. 

 Dept. Agr., Bureau of Animal Industry Rpt. 1903, pp. 618). — This includes a report 

 of the chief of the Bureau on the work done during the year; 20 articles abstracted 

 elsewhere in this issue; 7 articles previously noted; miscellaneous information; sta- 

 tistics on the number, value, and loss of farm animals in the United States in 1903, 

 and on the receipts and shipments of live stock; statistics regarding the registered 

 live stock in the United States, December 31, 1903; and the rules and regulations of 

 the Bureau issued in 1903. 



The articles previously noted from other sources are as follows: Bovine tubercu- 

 losis affecting the public health (E. S. R., 15, p. 512); new facts concerning the etiol- 

 ogy of hog cholera (E. S. R., 15, pp. 619, 923); the cold curing of cheese (E. S. R., 

 15, p. 398); some details of pig management (E. S. R., 16, p. 400); a review of some 

 experimental work in pig feeding (E. S. R., 15, p. 899); information concerning 

 common goats (E. S. R., 15, p. 602); meat on the farm: butchering, keeping, and 

 curing (E. S. R., 15, p. 893) . Some of the articles are reprinted in an abridged form. 

 The review of some experimental work in pig feeding is also published as Circular 

 63 of the Bureau. 



The miscellaneous information based mainly upon consular reports consists of brief 

 articles on the following subjects: Horses in Hawaii; the zebrula v. the mule; 

 Limousin cattle; free entry of animals for breeding purposes; an ordinance to protect 



