812 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



foot, 30 lbs., April 11, uortli-northwest. Dates of frost. — Last, June 3; first, 

 September 16. Dates of snow. — Last, April 20 ; first, jVovember 3. 



Meteorological summary for 1907, C. A. Patton {Ohio Sta. Bui. 196, pp. 

 263-281). — This suumiary includes as usual notes on the weather of each month 

 and tabulated daily and monthly records of observations at the station at 

 Wooster, Ohio, on temperature, precipitation, cloudiness, direction of the wind, 

 etc., and for comparison, similar data for 20 'previous years (1888-1907) at the 

 station and for 25 years (1883-1907) in other parts of the State. 



The mean temperature for the year at the station was 48.4° F. ; for the State 

 49.6° ; the highest temperature at the station 90°, August 12 ; for the State 98°, 

 July 22; the lowest temperature at the station — 14°, January 27; for the State 

 — 19°, February 6. The annual rainfall at the station was 40 in., for the State 

 42.9 in. The number of rainy days at the station was 138, for the State 129, 

 The prevailing direction of the wind was north-southwest at the station and 

 southwest for the State. 



The climate of Innsbruck, A. Fessleb {Ber. islaturw. Med. Ver. Innsbruck, 

 31 (IDUl-S), pp. 3-'J6, charts 3; Appendix, pp. 67). — Observations at the meteor- 

 ological observatory of the University of Innsbruck on temperature, air, and 

 vapor pressure, precipitation, humidity, winds, and cloudiness from 1891 to 

 1905 are summarized in text, tables, and charts. 



The climate and meteorology of Australia, H. A. Hunt (Off. Yearbook 

 Aust. I'JOl-l'JOl, pp. ll.j-l.'fl, (Ignis. 3, map 1; abs. in Nature [London], 78 

 (1908), No. 203), p. 6.33). — This is the first report of the Commonwealth Bureau 

 of Meteorology of Australia, which was established something over a year ago. 

 It gives a very brief general descri])tion of Australia from a meteorological 

 standpoint, defines the meteorological advances of the country, and summarizes 

 the results of observations on temperature, pressure, precipitation, evaporation, 

 cyclones, storms, and winds. Special features are a comparison of the relative 

 temperature and rainfall of different places and descriptions of certain charac- 

 teristic storms. Attention is particularly called to forests as one of the more 

 important factors affecting the climate. 



Climate, R. DeC. Ward (New York and London, 1908, pp. Xri+372; rev. in 

 8ci<nc<\ II. ser., 28 (1908), No. 728, pp. 8J,1, 8-'i2 ; Nature [London]. 7.9 (1908), 

 No. 20^1, p. 155). — In his review of this book in Science, Dr. O. L. Fassig says: 

 •' Ward's ' Climate ' may be regarded as a supplement to the first volume of 

 Hanu's handbook, in which the author sets forth clearly and systematically 

 some of the broader facts and relations of climate, primarily for the benefit 

 of the general reader, although the needs of the teacher and student ai'e not 

 overlooked." 



Geology and water resources of a portion of south-central Oregon, G. A. 

 Waring (V. S. Geol. Survey. Water-Supply Paper 220. pp. 86, pis. 10, fig. 1). — 

 The area reported upon in this itaper lies mainly within and includes the greater 

 part of Lake County. Data are given for geography, geology, hydrography, 

 hydrology, reclamation projects, and soils. 



The supply of available surface water in this region is not sufficient to irri- 

 gate all of the arable land. " The underground supply is as yet unknown, but 

 on the whole, as has been shown, the indications seem favorable to the develop- 

 ment of such water in the valleys of Silver, Christmas, and Summer lakes at 

 least." The soils are very fertile and when irrigated become highly productive. 



Geology and water resources of the Great Falls reg'ion, Montana, C. A. 

 Fisher (V. S. Gcol. Surrey, Water-Supply Paper 221, pp. 89, pis. 7). — This 

 report is based uiion field work done during the season of 1906, covering an 

 area of about 3,600 square miles in north-central Montana, mainly in Cascade 

 and Teton counties, but including portions of Fergus, Chouteau, and Lewis and 



