STATISTICS MISCELLANEOUS. 195 



The windmill, its efficiency and economic use, E. C. Mirphy ( Water Snpph/ 



ami Jn-Kj. Pa/irrs, {'. S. Geol. Snrveii, Xos. 41 and 42, pp. 147, pis. 16, figs. 70). — This 

 is a revision of a previous paper of this series printed in 1897 (E. S. R., 9, i>. 796), 

 embodying a<l(litional data obtained by recent investigations. 



Test of a manure spreader, W. Strecker (Milt. Landir. Inst. Unir. Lripsic, 1901, 

 No. J. pp. f>l'l,'S, fi;/s. 19). 



Practical suggestions for farm buildings, (4. (i. Hill {V. S. iJi'jit. Aor., 

 Fartnrr.i' Bill. 126, pp. 4S, figs. 28). — This '"contains plans and specifications for 

 inexpensive farm buildings, both dwellings and barns, and several suggestions relat- 

 ing theret(v" 



House drainage and sanitary fitments, G. J. G. Jensex {London: SanUanj 

 Publishing Co., 1900, pp. XX-\-257, pJ. 1, figs. S47).—\n this book the attempt is 

 made to present the subject in an untechnical manner and so concisely and simply 

 that it may be readily comprehended bj' those having no previous knowledge of the 

 sul)ject. 



STATISTICS— MISCELLANEOUS. 



Thirteenth Annual Report of Colorado Station, 1900 { Colorado Sta. Rj^t. 

 1900, jiji. 77-22.')). — Thisincludesa financial statement tor the tiscal year ended June 

 30, 1900; a report of the director giving the regulations of the State board of agricul- 

 ture governing the operations of the station and detailed plans of station work for 

 1900, notes on the station staff, list of publications issued during the year, and a 

 general review of the work of the station and substations; an inventory of station 

 equipment; list of exchanges; departmental reports giving detailed accounts of the 

 different lines of station work; a report of the superintendent of the Arkansas Valley 

 Substation giving notes on experiments with cantaloupes, sugar beets, tomatoes, 

 grasses and leguminous plants, potatoes, wheat, and apples; and a report of the 

 superintendent of the Plains Substation, including notes on the fruits, vegetables, 

 and field crops under cultivation, notes on the forest trees planted as wind breaks, 

 observations on soil moisture, and notes on the agricultural conditions of eastern 

 Colorado. 



Thirteenth Annual Report of Illinois Station, 1900 {Illinois Sta. Rpt. 1900, 

 pp. 15). — A brief statement of tlie principal lines of station work, a subject list of the 

 bulletins issued since the organization of the station, a detailed financial statement 

 for the fiscal year ended Jvnie 30, 1900, and the organization list of the station. 



Ninth and Tenth Annual Reports of New Mexico Station, 1899 and 1900 

 {Xi ir Mi.rin, Sin. Rpts. 1899 and 1900, pp. ln-o2, o9-87). — Reports of the directorand 

 heads of departments reviewing the different lines of station work and financial 

 statements for the tiscal years ended June 30, 1899 and 1900. The chemist notesthe 

 discovery of a deposit of bat guano in the Territory and gives the composition of the 

 material. Lists of publications of the entomologist each year are given. Reports 

 of the superintendents of the San Juan and Las Vegas substations outlining work 

 in progress are included, the latter containing notes on weather conditions during 

 the calendar year 1S99. 



Eleventh Annual Report of Utah Station, 1900 {I'tah Ski. Rpt. 1900, pp. 

 LXVIII ). — This ((intains a report of the director reviewing at some length the his- 

 tory, organization, ecjuijiment, work, and publicaticms of the station; a subject list 

 of Bulletins 1-70 of the station; a financial statement for the tiscal year ended June 

 30, 1900; list of exchanges; and departmental reports giving outlines of investigations 

 in horticulture, irrigation, poultry raising, chemistry, dairying, and stock feeding, 

 together with meteorological ob.servations and some of the results of work along dif- 

 ferent lines noted elsewhere. 



