CONTENTS. Ill 



SOILS. 



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Alkali and alkali soils, W. II. Heileinaii 627 



Toli'raiUT of alkali l>y various I'liltun's, H. II. LoiiL^tiridiro (j29 



Tlu' relation of lime and nuiLMiesia to plant iirowtli, < ). Loew, and J). W. May. ()30 



The iiitlnence of nioistnrc of soil on <j:ro\vth of ])lants, J). I'rianislinikov 031 



TiMnperatnu' and nioistiu-e ri'lations of loam soils, von Seelliorst (i.Sl 



Nitrate fernii-ntation and the hiolojjjical jirocesses of the soil, J. Stoklasa (532 



Influence of drying of soil on <j;ro\vth of sn<iar heets, J. Vanha 632 



Is chemical analysis of soils necessary to determine fertilizer reqnirements?. . 632 



The composition of soils as shown by the plant, C. Schreiber 632 



A contribution to the kno\vle(l<re of marsh soils, J. Struve 632 



.Soils, T. S. Dymond and F. Hutches 632 



The l)anana soils of Jamaica, H. II. Cousins 633 



Cultivated soils of Sao Paulo, Brazil, G. d' Utra 633 



Exhaustion and abandonment of soils 633 



Geological Survey of Canada Report for 1898 633 



FERTILIZERS. 



Fermentation of nitrogenous matter of manure, P. P. Deherain and C. Dupont. 633 



Studies on ajiricultural value of Damara and Peruvian guano, C. Schreiber 634 



Bone jiroducts and manures, T. Lambert 634 



The value of meadow muck, F. W. Morse 634 



(ireen manuring, P. H. (ireg 634 



Agricultm-al value of the nitrogen in the Pj'renees phosphates, J. Joffre 634 



Fertilizer experiments with 40 per cent potash salts, A. Baumann 634 



The use of chemical fertilizers in the Alps, C. Dusserre and E. Chuard 634 



Fertilizing field and garden, F. E. II. W. Krichauff 635 



Practical guide in the use of chemical fertilizers, INIaizicres 635 



The use of connnercial fertilizers, P. Wagner 635 



Manures, T. S. Dymond and F. Hughes 635 



Commercial fertilizers, .1 . T. Anderson 635 



Fertilizer inspection, C. D. Woods and J. M. Bartlett 635 



The inspection of fertilizers in 1900, F. W. Morse 635 



Use of fertilizers iii South Australia, W. S. Summers 635 



Mineral resources of the United States 635 



FIELD CROPS. 



Plant breeding, W. M. Hays 635 



The fertilizer requirements of cultivated plants, etc., E. Godlewski 637 



Experiments with crops and stock 1 638 



Field work of the Division of Agrostology, C. L. Shear 638 



Drought-resistant forage experiments at Highmore, S. Dak., D. A. Saunders . 639 



Fertilizer experiments on meadows, Bachmann 639 



Results of fertilizer experiments, F. Ilanusch 639 



Field experiments with rye, barley, wheat, and oats, P. Wagner 639 



Oil-yielding plants cultivated in Egypt, G. Bonaparte 639 



Tillering as an important factor in breeding grain, Rimpau 639 



Report on crops at Wagga Experimental Farm, G. M. SicKeown 639 



Culture and fertilizer tests atexj)erinient station at Lobositz, J. Hanamann 639 



The effects of sowing barley at different rates, J. Vanha 640 



Fertilizer experiment with Vicia faha and barley on marsh soils, Lilienthal 640 



Results of an investigation of barleys onexhil)ition at Munich, 1900, C.Kraus. . 640 



A study of beet plants i)roduced from seed of a single boll, H. Brieni 649 



Note on the cultivation of cotton in Egypt, E. A. Benachi 649 



Culture experiments with tiax in 1900, Kuhnert 640 



Ginseng 640 



I lop manuring, Wagner 640 



A study of the lupine plant, A. L. Knisely 640 



Maize, II. V. Jackson 640 



An experiment on change of seed, W. Rimpau 641 



Culture and selection experiments with i)otatoes, M. Fischer 641 



Whole tubers vs. cuttings, and position in which planted, (t. Martinet 641 



Report on late potatoes at ( 'hiswick, 1 900 641 



Variety tests with potatoes, Miiller 641 



Artificial i^ropagation of potatoes 641 



