EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Editor: E. VV. ALLEN, Ph. I>., Assistant Director. 



EDITORIAL DEPARTMENTS. 



Chemistry, Dairy Farming, and Dairying— The Editor and II. W. Lawson. 

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



Engineering — W. H. Beal. 

 Botany and Diseases of Plants — Walter II. Evans, Ph. I>. 

 Foods and Animal Production — C. F. Langworthy, Ph. D. 

 Field Crops — .1. I. ScHULTE. 



Entomology and Veterinary Science — F. V. Wilcox, Ph. I>. 

 Horticulture- < '. !'>. Smith. 

 With the cooperation of the scientific divisions of the Department. 



CONTENTS OF VOL. XVI, NO. 9. 



Editorial notes: Pft ge. 



Experimental work of the late lames Mason 837 



Relative position of the central and branch stations 81-58 



Fist of abbreviations used in the Record 841 



Recent work in agricultural science 843 



Notes 1)36 



SUBJECT LIST OF ABSTRACTS. 



CHEMISTRY. 



Methods of analysis of fertilizers adopted by < rernian stations 843 



Methods of analysis of fertilizers adopted by the Fifth International Congress. 843 



A quick method of determining potash, F. Klinkerfues 843 



On the determination of potash in soils, A. Levi 843 



Phosphoric-acid determinations by ignition with magnesium nitrate, B. L. 



Hartwel I et al 843 



Determination of calcium oxid in presence of phosphoric acid, K. K. Jarvinen. 843 



Determination of caustic lime in burnt lime, G. Berjn and W. Kosinenko S44 



The examination of waters and water supplies, J. C. Thresh 844 



Notes on the determination of nitrogen as nitrites in waters, R. S. Weston S44 



The volumetric determination of carbon dioxid, F. Schulze N44 



Combustible com pounds in the air, II. Wolpert S44 



Physical chemistry in the service of agriculture, F. K. Cameron S44 



Analysis of f Is and the detection of adulterants, C. Girard 845 



Methods of detecting adulteration in food products, < '. Margot 845 



The rapid examination of foods and condiments, S. Lenobel 845 



Estimation of volatile acids in wine, K. Windisch and T. Roettgen S4. r > 



Practical applications of precipitin method in food chemistry, A. Schiitze 845 



Detection of palm oil used as a coloring material. C. A. Crampton and F. D. 



Simons S4. r i 



Cooperative work on the titer test, L. M. Tolman 845 



Determination of fat content of milk by Gerber method and refractometer, 



A. Einecke 1 845 



The analysis of condensed milk, J. B. P. Harrison 846 



Chemical composition of maple sirup and maple sugar, methods of analysis, 



and detection of adulteration, J. Hortvet 846 



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