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describes the method of preparing beet meal by a drying process. The product 

 has a composition as follows: Protein, 6.6; saccharose, 65.5; other carbohy- 

 drates, 12.75; cellulose (saccharifiable), 5.2; ether extract, 0.75; water, 5.4; 

 residue, inert material, salts, etc., 3.8 per cent. The cost of drying the material 

 under conditions prevailing in Belgium and France is also discussed. 



Composition of apples and pure ciders of the lower Seine regions, C. 

 Beioux (Ann. Falsif., 6 {1913), No. 51, pp. 32-39). — This deals with the composi- 

 tion of the apples harvested in 1911 and the cider made therefrom. Ciders made 

 from a single variety of apples and several varieties of apples are considered. 



Cider vinegar and its making, P. J. O'Gaea (Off. Path, and Ent. Rogue 

 River Valley Oreg. Circ. 1, 1912, pp. 4)- — ^This is a short popular description of 

 making vinegar from pure apple juice, issued for the purpose of pointing out a 

 method for utilizing cull apples which would otherwise go to waste. 



The composition of pure wine from American native grapes, W. B. Alwood 

 (Abs. in Orig. Commun. 8. Internat. Cong. Appl. Chem. [Washington and New 

 York], 26 {1912), Sects. Yla-Xlh, pp. 35, 55).— This paper deals with experi- 

 ments on the manufacture of straight wines from 8 native grapes, the purpose 

 being to ascertain the facts in regard to the composition of pure grape must 

 after it has been fermented to dryness. 



The alcohol industry of the Philippine Islands, H. D. Gibbs {Philippine 

 Jour. Sci., Sect. A, 6 {1911), Nos. 2, pp. 99-145, pis. 8, figs. S; 3, pp. 147-206, pis, 

 12, figs. 5). — This deals with the study of the nipa palm, coconut palm, buri 

 palm, and sugar palm, with special reference to the saps and their uses. Among 

 other factors it discusses the tapping of the palm, the yield, composition, and 

 utilization of the sap, the occurrence of mannitol in palm saps, the sap of the 

 coconut palm as a source of sugar and vinegar, the economic factors concerned 

 in the production of sugar, etc. 



The cooperative manufacture of casein, P. Doenic {Indus. Beurre, 7 {1912), 

 Nos. 28, pp. 325-327; 29, pp. 337-339; abs. in Internat. Inst. Agr. {Romel, Bui. 

 Bur. Agr. Intel, and Plant Diseases, 3 {1912), No. 9, p. 2079). — A small society 

 at Sainte-SouUe, manufacturing casein from skim milk from June 1, 1911, to 

 May 31, 1912, utilized 366,600 gal. of skim milk, which yielded 114,185 lbs. of 

 casein, and a profit greater than had previously been received from feeding the 

 skim milk to pigs. 



Synthetic tannin, B. F. Chase {Daily Cons, and Trade Rpts. [U. 8.], 16 

 {1913), No. 106, p. 673). — The preparation which is termed " Neradol " is made 

 by sulphonating cresylic acid and combining it with formaldehyde. The prepa- 

 ration is supposed to be somewhat similar to ordinary tanning extract, and 

 forms a light brown solution in water. It is reported that a number of tests 

 have been made with sheep, calf, and other skins with apparently satisfactory 

 results. 



The effect of " lime-sulphur ^' spray manufacture on the eyesight, J. R. 

 WiTHEOw (Jour. Indus, and Engin. Chem., 4 {1912), No. 10, pp. 735-737). — This 

 is a description of some cases where the eyes of workmen engaged in the prepa- 

 ration of lime-sulphur wash became inflamed, resulting in blurred vision. This 

 was especially the case on cold days, when the opportunities for proper ventila- 

 tion of the factories were poor. 



METEOROLOGY— WATER. 



Syllabus of questions on the relation between meteorological information 

 and agricultural practice, W. N. Shaw {Rpt. Brit. Assoc. Adv. Sci., 1912, pp. 

 738, 739). — A series of questions designed to bring out the relation between 

 climatic conditions and plant growth is given. 



