VI CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Animal parasites — III, E. P. Niles 161 



Spraying crops, S. T. Maynard and G. A. Drew 162 



The poisonous property of a solufion of nicotin, etc., G. del Guercio 162 



The use of carbon bisulphid in horticulture, Y. Vermorel 162 



Tree fumigation in California, C. P. Lounsbury 162 



Report of the inspector of fumigation appliances, W. Lochhead 162 



Important insecticides, directions for their preparation and use, C. L. Marlatt. 163 

 Contribution to the study of the insect fauna of human excrement, L. O. 



Howard 163 



The renewing of queens, IT. Gubler 163 



The conditions of sericulture in Italy, E. Verson 163 



The possibility of prolonging the life of silkworm chrysalids, E. Quajat 163 



Glandular tissues in the circulatory system of the silkworm, E. Verson 163 



Weight of eggs of ]:)ure and crossed ra<!es of silk^'orms, E. Quajat 163 



Publications relating to sericulture during the year 1900 164 



FOODS NUTRITION. 



Inspection and analyses of food products, B. W. Kilgore, "W. M. Allen, et al.. 164 



Gluten contents of Hungarian wheat and flour, T. Kosutilny 164 



Chemical composition and nutritive value of barley and its products, A. Niki- 



tin 165 



Concerning a new method of bread making, G. Lebl )in 165 



An abnormal fermentation of l)read, C. A. Eckles 165 



Preparation of flour products for microscopical examination, R. Woy 165 



Concerning the carbohydrates of caragheen moss, J. Sebor 165 



The manufacture di starch sugar, dextrin, maltose preparation, etc. , W. Bersch . 165 



Process for preparing starch and sugars from horse che?tnuts, C. F. Cross et al. 165 



Composition and nutritive vahie of different sorts of meat, A. Beythien 165 



The red color of salt meat, J. Haldane 166 



The handling and ])reserving of raw meat, R. Emmerich 166 



On the occurrence of tin in preserved meat, etc., F. Wirthle 166 



Manufacture and exportation of tasajo, or jerked beef, by Ri.ver Plata coun- 

 tries 166 



Eggs and their uses as food, C. F. Langworthy 166 



Lard oil, M. Duyk -.--.. 166 



The soy bean and its products from chemical and dietetic standpoint, A. Nikitin. 166 



Manufacture of C(jcoanut butter in Mannheim 166 



Coffee su] jstitutes 166 



Studies of theobromin and caffein and the salts tliey form, T. I'aui 166 



Acetic acid in foreign countries ■. 166 



The preservation of food, R. C. T. Evans 166 



Nutrition investigations at the University of llUnois, H. S. Grindley and 



J. L. Sammis 166 



Nutrition investigations at tlie North Dakota Agricultural College, E. F. Ladd. 167 



Nutrition investigations at Lake Erie C'ollege, Ohio, I. Bevier and E. C. Sprague. 167 



The digestion of various food substances, C. Turle 167 



Contribution to the physiology of digestion, etc., A. Herzen 167 



Influence of several foods upon ciuantity and cpiality of gastric juice, A. Herzen . 167 



Feeding tests with a dog given different nitrogenous materials, K. Kornauth. 167 



The assimilation of fats, Desgrez 167 



Concerning lii)ase, the fat-splitting enzym, J. H. Kastle and A. S. Lowenhart. 167 



The question of the resor^jtion of fat, I. Munk 168 



The influence of butter on the secretion of gastric juice, W. A. Wirschillo 168 



Determination of easily digested carbohydrates in feces, J. Strasl)urger 168 



The silica content of luiman and animal tissues, H. Schulz 168 



.\NIMAL PRODUCTION. 



Rye as a concentrated feed, W. von Knieriem 168 



Vetch as a concentrated feed, W. von Knieriem 171 



Condimental stock and ])Oultry foods, J. B. Lindsey 172 



Commercial feeding stuffs in the Connecticut market 172 



Analyses of commercial feeding stuffs, J. L. Hills, C. H. Jones, and B. O. White. 173 



Experiments on the utilization of gorse, A. C. (iirard 173 



Contribution to the subject of aspartic acid and asparagin, A. Jolles 173 



Rational stock feeding, W. J. Spillman 173 



