II CONTENTS. 



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Chemical soil investigation in relation to agrogeological work, von 'Sigmond. 415 



Methods of field investigations of soils (szik) containing soda, von 'Sigmond. 415 



Modern understanding of weathering in light of colloid chemistry, Cornu.. 416 



The unification of chemical soil analysis, Hilgard 416 



Methods of chemical soil analysis, Emszt 416 



Soil analysis methods of Royal Prussian Geological " Landesanstalt, " Schucht. 416 



Accuracy in taking and preparing mixed fertilizer samples. Porter 416 



[Determination of ammonia by aeration], Kober 416 



The identification of fat from domestic animals by physical methods, Kramer. 416 



About making an absolute extract estimation in Jaarley, Seibriger 416 



Detection of sulphured barley and malt, Brand 417 



Determinati )n of phosphoric acid in cereals, Carles 417 



A rapid method of determining crude fiber, Pickel 417 



The determination of crude fiber, Macnider 417 



A new quantitative method for cellulose, Dmochowski and Tollens 417 



Cellulose digestion in domestic animals. Grimmer and Scheunert 417 



Apparatus for the estimation of cellulose, Gregoire and Carpiaux 417 



Spanish paprika, Lowenstein and Dunne 417 



Reactions due to the colloidal state of curdled milk, Bordas and Touplain 417 



The detection of palm fat in batter and lard and lard in butter, Ewers 417 



Detection of cocoa oil in butter and lard, Fendler 418 



A new method for estimating tartaric acid, KUng 418 



Maize products, and maize starch and its ])roducts, Kaufmann 418 



[Cold storage of asparagus for canning purposes] 418 



The preparation and storage of tomato and apple pulps, Hasbrouck 418 



Table nuistard, Hasterlik 418 



The manufacture of starch, alcohol, and sugar, Aston 418 



METEOROLOGY — WATER. 



Handbook of climatology, Hann 418 



Bulletin of the Mount Weather Observatory 419 



Monthly Weather Review 419 



Relation of the farmer to the Weather Bureau, Merrill 419 



Meteorological observations at Massachusetts Station, Ostrander and Damon . . . 419 



Evaporimeter records 420 



The level of the subsoil water of Cairo, Lucas 420 



Amount and composition of drainage waters, Burt and Leather 420 



Surface water supply of Missouri River basin, 1907-8, Follansbee and Stewart. 420 



Surface water supply of Lower Mississippi River l)asin, 1907-8, Freeman et al. 420 



Surface water supply of the Great Basin, 1907-8, La Rue and Henshaw 420 



Surface water supply of California, 1907-8, Clapp and Martin 420 



The quality of the surface waters of California, Van Winkle and Eaton 420 



The quality of the surface waters of Illinois, Collins 421 



SOILS— FERTILIZERS. 



Soil conservation, Spillman 421 



Agricultural geology. Cord 422 



Agrogeolog}', Bjorlykke ■122 



The bacterial life in the soil, Hansteen 422 



Bacterial activity as a corrosive influence in the soil, Gaines 422 



On the "sick" soils of Porto Rico, Loew 422 



The action of manure on a certain Iowa soil, Watson 422 



Relationships of carbon, phosphorus, and nitrogen in soils, Stewart 423 



Active phosphoric acid and its relation to the needs of the soil, Fraps 423 



A review of the phosphate fields of Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming, Waggaman. 426 



The importance of the German potash salts for agricultural purposes, Krische. 426 



The relation of lime to soil improvement, Fippin 426 



The influence of the fineness of lime on its action, von Feilitzen 426 



On the composition and fertilizing value of peat ash, von Feilitzen ----- -127 



Comparative fertilizing value of peat litter, straw, and shavings, von_ Feilitzen. 427 



Fertilizers on soils used for oats, hay, and miscellaneous crops, Whitney 427 



Commercial fertilizers, Bradley 427 



Soils and fertilizers, Keitt 428 



Inspection and analyses of cotton-seed meal, season 1909-10, Hand et al 428 



