510 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Annals of agricultural meteorolog-y, edited by P. I. Brounov {Met. Biiird 

 [Russia], Lietopisi ScJsk. KJios. Met., 1 (1908-9), Nos. 1, pp. Z+53; 2, pp. VII 

 +52; S, pp. IV +19). — This volume (vvliich is published in the Russian lan- 

 guage) is divided Into three parts dealing, respectively, with meteorology as 

 related to the growth of (1) winter cereals (rye and wheat) ; (2) summer 

 cereals (oats, barley, wheat, millet, and maize) ; and (3) fruits (apples, pears, 

 apricots, cherries, gooseberries, and grapes). 



The organization of a general service for agricultural meteorology, P. Rey 

 {Bui. Met. Dept. lUrault, 39 {1911), pp. 79-92).— The plan proposed for the 

 organization of an agiicultural meteorological service in France is described. 



Agricultural meteorology, P. Poskin {Ciel et Terre, 33 {1912), No. 12, pp. 

 388-393).— This is a brief account of the plan proposed by a special committee 

 for the organization of an agricultural meteorological service in France. 



International catalogue of scientific literature. F — Meteorology {Internat. 

 Cat. Sci. Lit., 10 {1913), pp. VIII +22',). —This is the tenth annual issue of 

 this catalogue. The literature indexed in it " is mainly that of 3910 but in- 

 cludes those portions of the literature of 1901-1909 in regard to which the index 

 slips were received by the Central Bureau too late for inclusion in the previous 

 volumes. There are also entries dated 1911." 



Monthly Weather Review {Mo. Weather Rev., 1,1 {1913). Nos. 3, pp. 327-502, 

 pis. 11, fig. 1; //, pp. 503-661, pis. 10, flgs. J,). — In addition to the usual clima- 

 tological summaries, lake levels, weather forecasts and warnings for March 

 and April, 1913, river and flood observations, lists of additions to the Weather 

 Bureau library and of recent papers on meteorology, a condensed climatological 

 summaiy, and climatological tables and charts, these numbers contain the 

 following special papers : 



No. 3.— Severe Local Storms [South Atlantic and East Gulf States] ; The 

 Sleet Storm in Northern New York, March 25-27, by W. J. Bennett; Tornado 

 in Southern Illinois, by F. H. Colyer; Storms in Illinois — March, 1913, by C. J. 

 Root; Storm of March 23, 1913, at Davenport, Iowa, by .J. M. Sherier; Tornado 

 of March 23, 1913, at Omaha, Nebr. (illus.), by L. A. Welsh and A. R. Schmitt; 

 Severe Local Storms, Louisiana, by I. M. Cline ; Tornadoes in Arkansas. March, 

 1913, by H. F. Alciatore ; Severe Storms in Western Tennessee, by S. C. Emery ; 

 Electrical Storm of March 23 in Kansas, by S. D. Flora; Measuring the Snow 

 Layer in Maple Creek Canyon, Utah, by A. H. Thiessen and J. C. Alter ; Snow 

 Survey in the Walker Drainage Basin, Nevada, by H. S. Cole; Notes on the 

 Rivers of the Sacramento and Lower San Joaquin Watersheds during the Month 

 of March, 1913, by N. R. Taylor; Notes on the Streams of the Upper San 

 Joaquin Watershed, by W. E. Bonnett; The Season's Snowfall, and Snowfall 

 Conditions in the Mountains at the Headwaters of the Columbia River and Its 

 Tributaries at the End of March, 1913; and Tornado at Terre Haute, Ind., 

 March 23, 1913. 



No. 4.— Report on the Flood in the Tombigbee and Black Warrior Rivers in 

 Alabama during January to March, 1913, by A. Ashenberger; Report on Floods 

 Occurring or in Progress in the Cairo, 111., District during the Month of April, 

 1913. by R. T. Lindley; Iowa-Nebraska Tornadoes of March 23, 1913 (illus.). 

 by G. A. Loveland; Destructive Rainstorm of April S-9, 1913, in Arkansas, by 

 H. F. Alciatore ; Effect of Dust on the Melting of Snow, by H. A. Jones ; Cloud- 

 shadow Projection, by H. H. Martin; Damage by Frost in Western Colorado, 

 by E. S. Nichols; Notes on the Rivers of the Sacramento and Lower San 

 Joaquin Watersheds during April, 1913, by N. R. Taylor; Notes on Streams of 

 the Upper San Joaquin Watershed, by W. E. Bonnett; Frost Studies — Deter- 

 mining Probable Minimum Temperatures, by A. G. McAdie (see p. 511) ; and 

 The Rainfall of Berkeley, Cal. (illus.), by W. G. Reed (see p. 511). 



