EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Editor: E. W. ALLEN, Ph. D., Assistant Birector. 



KJJITOKI A L UEI'AKTMKNTS. 



Chemistry, Dairy Fanning, and Dairying — The Editor and H. W. Lawson. 

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



Engineering — W. II. Beai,. 

 Botany and Diseases of T'lants — Walter H. Evans, Ph. D. 

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

 Field Crops — J. I. 8ciiilte. 



Entomology and A^eterinary Science — E. V. Wilcox, Ph. D. 

 Horticulture — C. B. Smith. 

 With the I'ooperation of the scientific divisions of the Department and the Abstract 



Committee of the Association of Ofhcial Agricultural Chemists. 



CONTENTS OF VOL. XIII, NO. 9. 



Editorial notes: Page. 



The agricultural appropriation act, 1902-1903 S07 



J. Sterling M< trUm, third Secretary of Agriculture 809 



(Cooperation in experimentation 811 



Progress of experiment stations ahroatl 812 



The Station for Plant Breeding at Svalof, Sweden, D. (t. Fairchild 81-4 



Recent work in agricultural science 820 



Notes 902 



SUBJECT LIST OF ABSTRACTS. 



chemistry. 



Preparing strictly tenth-normal, etc., hytlrochloric or nitric acid, K. K. Meade. 820 



The determination of nitrates in water containing chlorids, R. INIarcille 820 



Synoi)ti<' tal)les for the chemical analysis of water, P. (ioupil 821 



The <iuick determination of nitrates in soils, C. INlontanari 821 



Methoils of analyzing conmiercial fertilizers, F. Kretschmer 821 



The so!uV)ility of phosjihatic manures in some organic acids, W. F. Sutherst.. 821 



The modification and simplitication of jihosphate analysis, M. Passon ..-. 821 



Separation and determination of jxitassium in salt mixtures, F. IL van IjCent. 821 



P'stiniation of sucrose and lactose in condensed milk, S. H. R. an<l C. N. Riiber. 821 



Determination of milk sugar by the Wollny refractometer, R. Braun 821 



The determinatiiin of saccliarine, F. \\'irthle 822 



Tlu! aiiproxiiiuite estimation of formaldehyde in milk, J. F. Liverseege 822 



Detection of formalin in milk, (). Ilenzold 822 



The estimation of formaldehydi', Z. Peska 822 



Estimation oi the acidity of the fat in foods, G. Loges and K. Miihle 822 



Application of iodin monol)romi<l in the analysis of fats and oils, J. Ilanus ... 822 



A method for the f|uantitative separation of cholesterin from fat, K. Hitter . . . 822 



Concerning lecithin compounds, H. J. Ping 822 



Glycogen obtained by extraction with boiling water, J. Nerking 822 



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