II CONTENTS. 



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Regarding the methods of investigatioiiH of butter and other fats, ( irimiuer. . . 310 



Detection of cocoanut oil in butter by means of tlie "silver value," Barthel... 311 



Notes regarding cacao butter, 8trube and Sohne 311 



Digestion and distillation a])paratas for nitrogen determination, JakoV) 311 



The determination of nitrogen according to Dumas, Leeman 311 



Flask for fat determination, Dubois 311 



Keport on progress in agricultural chemistry during the last year, Stutzcr 311 



Annual re])ort for 1907 of the consulting chemist, Voelcker 311 



METEOROLOGY — WATER. 



Wireless telegraphy and meteorological information 311 



Application of wireless telegraphy to storm warnings, Bigourdan 311 



The development of meteorological observations in Africa 311 



Weather observations in cultural and fertilizer experiments, Grohmann 311 



Temperature conditions of the earth, Hottinger 312 



Monthly Weather Review 312 



Meteorological observations at Massachusetts Station, Ostrander and Lindblad . 312 



Meteorology, Christensen and Edmiston 312 



Meteorological statistics, Stupart 313 



How much rain does the earth receive annually? 313 



The damage done by cyclones 313 



On hail protection appliances, VioUe 313 



The underground waters of Cape Colony, Juritz 313 



Chemical analyses of water from dew ponds. Skinner 313 



The drinking water supply of cities from a chemical standpoint, Hempel 313 



SOILS — FERTILIZERS. 



Soil surveys in the United States 314 



Cartography of southwestern Louisiana, Harris 314 



Results of analyses of soils, Villaseiior 314 



Soil analysis 314 



Manuring of Rhodesian soils 314 



Contribution to the study of the Amur region, Shchusev 314 



Tea soils of Black Sea coast, China and Japan, Zemyatchenskii and Adamov. 314 



Contribution to the study of soils, De Sornay 314 



The productiveness of the soil : Geological and climatological factors, Gregoire. 314 



Oroclimatic basis of classification of soils, Vysotski 314 



Investigations on processes of weathering. Glinka .1 314 



The nature of clay soils according to old and recent investigations, Atterberg. 315 



On the eolian origin of the soil salts, Pivovarov 315 



Denudation of the steppe, Ivchenko 315 



Humus, McMurtrie 316 



On changes of availability of nitrogen in soils, II, Loew and Aso 316 



The enrichment of soil in nitrogen by bacteria and its significance, Stoklasa. . 316 



The biology of root tubercle bacteria of leguminous plants, Fuhrmann 316 



Accumulation of green manure nitrogen in light sandy soils. Von Seelhorst. . . 316 



On observation of the continuous growth of peas on the same soil, Suzuki 316 



Maximum productiveness of soils in pots, Gedroiz 317 



Need of fertilizing by Russian soils according to vegetation method, Gedroiz . 317 



Available phosphoric acid in chernozem soils, Kudashev 317 



Washing of soils and methods of prevention, Mosier 31 7 



The Bremen moor culture station, Tacke 317 



Examinations of manure on Danish farms, Kristensen and Hansen 318 



Experiments with liijuid manure especially as to storage, Kristensen 318 



Manure statistics, Ringelmann 319 



Experiments with new nitrogenous fertilizers, Yon Feilitzen 319 



Results of trials with nitrogenous fertilizers, 1907, Soderbaum 319 



Tests of new nitrogenous fertilizers on potatoes and turnips in 1907, Bauwens. 320 



Efficacy of calcium cyanamid Namba and Kanomata 320 



Fertilizer experiments with phosphates on Finnish moor land, Rindell 320 



Experiments with high and low percentage Thomas slag, Schweickert 320 



Value of refuse lime on moor soils, Von Feilitzen 320 



Gypsum as a manure, Takeuchi 320 



Why are poor sandy soils often easily injured by liming? Yokoyama 321 



On the depression of growth by large doses of lime, Kanomata 321 



On the absorption of varying amounts of lime and magnesia by plants, Takeuchi . 321 



