CONTENTS. Ill 



Page. 



The vertical movement of the surface soil, II. Darwin 484 



What is a steppe? G. I. Tanfilyev 4.'U 



Some apparatus for soil investigation, T. L. Lyon and Y. Nikaido 485 



Electrife method for determination of salt content of soils, K. Gedroiz 435 



FERTILIZERS. 



Losses in farm manures and value of nitrogen of such manures, E. B. Voorhees. 435 



p]xperiments on tlic application of manure, L. Malpeaux and ^. Dorez 436 



Green manuring, A . L. Yakovlyev 43(5 



Contribution to the knowledge of green manuring on heavy soils, F. Hanasch. 437 



Clover and phosphorites, P. Budrine 437 



Relative value of nitrate of soda and sulphate of ammonia, P. Wagner 437 



Experiments with sulphate of ammonia and nitrate of soda, Bonsmann 437 



Experiments with chemical fertilizers on garden soils, E. Francais 437 



The use of commercial fertilizers in winter, Gerlach 437 



On the fertilizing value of flue ashes, J. Kiinig 437 



Fertilizing value of stable manure, etc., N. Passerini 437 



I'tilization of residues from wine making as fertilizers, F. (rarrigou 437 



Production of soluble potash salts from potassium feldspar. J. G. A. Rhoilin. . 438 

 Formation of oceanic salt deposits, particularly of the Stassfurt beds. II, The 



soluble anhydrite, J. H. van't Hoff et al 438 



Commercial fertilizers, H. A. Huston and W. J. Jones 438 



Analysis of commercial fertilizers sold in Maryland, H. B. McDonnell et al. . . 438 



Complete fertilizer analyses, spring season, 1901, B. AV. Kilgore et al 438 



Analysis of commercial fertilizers _^. 438 



Report ot chemist, INI. B. Hardin 438 



Commercial fertilizers, 1901, J. H. Stewart and B. H. Hite 438 



Laws relating to inspection, analysis, sale of fertilizers, etc., in Florida 439 



Legislation relating to adulteration of fertilizers and foods 439 



FIELD CROPS. 



Experimental work at the agricultural college at Tefc chen-Liebwerd, E. Gross. 439 



Field crops at experimental farms in Bombay Presidency, J. W. Mollison 440 



Agricultural experiments. Northwest Territories 440 



Crop experiments, W. T. Lawrence 440 



Rotation experiment at Kimblesworth, Chester-le-Street 440 



Rotation experiment at Rose Bank, Dalston 440 



Suggestions for the manuring of various crops 441 



The importance of selection of varieties in plant culture, Edler 441 



The utilization of the agave jjlant in Mexico 441 



The production of barley for brewing purposes, von Riimker 441 



Influence of fertilizers and water content of soil on form and composition of 



barley plant, von Seelhorst and N. Georgs 441 



Culture and improvement of field beets, A. Kirsche 442 



Cotton production of European and Asiatic Russia 442 



Forage plants for Kansas, A. S. Hitchcock and J. M. Westgate 442 



Forage crops 443 



Pastures and meadows of Iowa, L. H. Pammel, J. B. Weems. and F. L. Scribner . 443 



Brome grass and timothy compared, E. F. Ladd and Adele Shepperd 443 



Seed mixtures for hay and pasture, D. A. Gilchrist 443 



Very intensive forage culture, San Bernardo 443 



Fertilizer requirements of meadows, Clausen 443 



Fertilizer experiments on clover and rye grass 444 



Experiments upon hops, 1900, A. D. Hall 444 



Report on tests with sport varieties of oats in 1899, K. Kittlauss 444 



Potato growing experiments, J. S. Gordon 444 



r^xperiment on potatoes 444 



Potato growing experiments at Abbey Holme, Cumberland 445 



Potato experiments in 1900 at Kloster-IIadmersleben, K. Kittlauss 445 



Variety tests conducted at the German potato experiment station in 1900 445 



New varieties of potatoes, A. Dubois 445 



Producing a new jjotato by grafting, J. R. Lawrence 445 



Fertilizer experiments, Kuhnert 445 



Culture of ramie and other fiber jjlants in China, M. Schanz 445 



