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Phy.<i. Gcsell. 11 (1909). No. 19. pp. 406-.', IJ,. fiffft. 2; ads. in Bribl. Ann. Phys., 

 S-i (1910). A'o. .'/. pp. 220, 221). — The use of the dew point in measuring the 

 decrease in moisture with altitude is explained and observations are reported 

 showing a lower temperature and higher dew point on mountains than at the 

 same elevations in the free air. 



The question of local showers, N. W. Utechin (Trudiii Selsk. Khoz. Met., 

 190!). \(). .'). I, If-'i-oO. fig. 1). — By making observations with three rain gages 

 placed at a distance of 4,200 ft. from one another, differences of rainfall 

 amounting to a maximum of 68 per cent of useful precipitation were noted. 



Distribution of rainfall, H. (tANNEtt (Nat. Conserv. Com. Rpt., 1909, vol. 2, 

 pp. 10-12). — A brief general statement. 



Meteorological observations at the Massachusetts Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station, J. E. Ostrander and C. M. Damon (Ma.ssacliusctt.^ Sta. Met. 

 liuls. 255, 256, pp. 4 each). — Summaries of observations at Amherst, Mass.. on 

 pressure, temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind, sunshine, cloudiness, and 

 casual phenomena during March and April, IJtlO. The data are briefly dis- 

 cussed in general notes on the weatlier of each month. 



Meteorolog'y of the year 1908, W. N. Shaw (Ann. Rpt. Reg. Gen. Births:, 

 Deaths, and Marriages. England and Wales, 11 (1908), pp. CA'A'A'-C'-Il A'AT^.- 

 The njore important meteorological occurrences in the British Isles during the 

 year are described. 



Surface water supply of the North Atlantic coast, 1907—8, H. K. Barrows 

 and R. H. Bolster ( I . K. Geol. Survey, Water-Supply Paper No. 2/il, pp. 356, 

 pis. 6). — This bulletin gives the results of flow measurements in the drainage 

 basins of the following rivers of the North Atlantic coast : St. John, St. Croix, 

 Machias, Penobscot. Kennebec, Androscoggin, I'resunipscot, Saco, Merrimac. 

 Connecticut, Housatonic, Hudson, Passaic, Raritan, Delaware, Susquehanna, 

 (4iinpowder, Patapsco, Potomac, and Rapuahannock. 



Surface water supply of the United States, 1907-8. Part XII, North 

 Pacific coast, J. C. Stevens and F. F. Henshaw ( U. S. Geol. Survey, Water- 

 Supply Paper No. 252, pp. J/lS. pis. 9). — This report contains results of flow 

 measurements in the following drainage basins: Rogue. Umpqua, Siletz, and 

 C<.lunihia rivers, and Puget Sound. 



Water resources of the Blue Grass region, Kentucky; Quality of the waters, 

 G. C. Matson and C. Palmer (U. S. Geol. Survey, Water-Supply Paper No. 233, 

 pp. 223. pis. 3. figs. 6). — This report deals with the water resources of an area 

 comprising " about 7.225 square miles in northeastern Kentucky, lying between 

 parallels 38° and 40° north latitude and meridians 83° and 86° west longitude. 

 It includes the major portion of what is commonly known as the ' Blue Grass 

 region,' together with small areas of the more mountainous portions of the 

 State." 



In addition to detailed data on water-supply, briefer accounts i\ro given of 

 the geology, physiography, and soils of the region. The classiflcation, distribu- 

 tion, texture, drainage, and chemical composition of the soils are briefly discussed, 

 and it is pointed out that the great value of the soils of this region is due not 

 only to the composition of the rocks from which they are derived, but also in 

 large part to their texture and drainage. Chemical analysis shows that these 

 soils are not only rich in phosphorus, to which their remarkable fertility has 

 been generally attributed, but in other constituents which contribute more or 

 less to their fertility. 



[Analyses of well waters], G. R. Patten (Ann. Rpt. Bur. Sugar E.vpt. Stas. 

 [Queensland]. 1909. pp. 1-11). — Analyses of the total solids of a large number 

 of samples from the sugar districts of Queensland ai'e reported. 



