830 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



proteolytic compounds contained in cheese and milk (E. S. R., 14, p. 545); some of 

 the compounds present in American Cheddar cheese (E. S. R., 14, j). 805); miscel- 

 laneous notes on injurious insects, II (E. S. R., 14, p. 62) ; treatment for San Jos6 scale 

 in orchards: II, Spraying with kerosene and crude petroleum (E. S. R., 14, p. 470); 

 San Jos-j scale investigations, IV (E. S. R., 14, p. 1094); variety test of strawberries 

 (E. S. R., 14, p. 7()1); investigations concerning the self-fertiUty of the grape, 1900- 

 1902 (E. S. 11., 14, p. 869); a study of grape pollen (E. S. R., 14, p. 870); report of 

 analyses of commercial fertilizers for the spring and fall of 1902 (E. S. R., 14, p. 558) ; 

 inspection of feeding stuffs (E. S. R., 14, p. 790); and rei)ort of analyses of Paris 

 green and other insecticides in 1902 (E. S. R., 14, p. 889). A reprint of a circular is 

 noted elsewhere. An appendix contains a list of the periodicals received by the sta- 

 tion, and meteorological observations noted elsewhere. 



Fourteenth Annual Report of West Virginia Station, 1901 ( ]Vest Virginia 

 Sta. Rpt. 1901, j)p. 27). — This includes the organization list of the station; a financial 

 statement for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1901; and a rather full review of the 

 work of the station during the year, by the director. 



Report on farmers' institutes — summer season, 1903 {Bui. North Carolina 

 Slate Bd. Ayr., 24 {laOS), No. 10, pp. i'>4,fiys. «*).— This l)ulletin contains the follow- 

 ing ])apers read at farmers' institutes during the summer of 1903: Stock Raising, Com- 

 mon Diseases of Farm Animals, The Cattle Tick and the Quarantine Restrictions, 

 and Condimental Stoi'k Foods and Condition Powders, by T. Butler; Improvement 

 of the Soil, and The Home Garden and Orchard, by W. F. Massey; Varieties of Corn 

 and Cotton and Their Improvement by Seed Selection, by C. B. Williams; Soil 

 Improvement, and Fertilizer Materials and Fertilizers — Mixtures for Different 

 Crops, by B. W. Kilgore; and Forage Crops for the Southern Farm, by C. C. Moore. 



North Dakota Farmers' Institute Annual, 1903, edited by E. E. Kaufman 

 {North Dakota Farmer.^' Tiut. Ann. 1903, pp. 192, fiys. 32). — This is made up of a 

 large number of short articles, some of which are taken from other publications. 

 Among the original articles mention may be made of the following: Testing Cows, 

 by E. E. Kaufman; What the Department of Agriculture is doing for the Farmer of 

 the Northwest, by C. B. Smith; Problems in Breeding, by W. M. Hays; Farming in 

 North Dakota, by T. A. Overstad; The Market for Macaroni Wheat, by M. A. Carle- 

 ton; Farmers' Institutes, by J. H. Worst; Varieties of Corn, and Corn Culture, by 

 E. G. SchoUander; The Care of the Corn Crop, and The Construction of Silos, by 

 C. J. Zintheo; Eradicating the Mustard, by E. G. SchoUander; Small Fruits in 

 North Dakota, by R. S. Northrop; Some North Dakota Weeds, by L. R. W^aldron; 

 and The Underground Water Supi)ly, ]jy D. E. Willard. 



Conditions for intensive and extensive agriculture in Germany, J. Frost 

 {Inaug. Diss., Univ. Berlin, 1903, pj). 91). — This thesis treats of the relationship of 

 climate, soil, dismemberment of estates, transportation, markets, labor, and capital 

 to intensive and extensive agriculture in Germany. 



Management of the Estate Iiobositz, W. Medingek {Inaug. Diss., Univ. Halle, 

 1902, pp. 203). — The history of the estate is given and the climate, location, soil, and 

 management are described. The history of the management dates back over a 

 century. 



Development of French agriculture under the present tariff" system, B. 

 Fkanke {Inaug. D/.ss. , Utiv. BerVnt, 1903, pp. 19). — In connection with a discussion 

 of the subject the author presents statistics w'ith reference to production, consump- 

 tion, and value of different agricultural products for a series of years. Comparative 

 data for other countries are also given. 



Agriculture in New Zealand, M. Murphy {Neiv Zealand Offic. Yearbook 1903, 

 pp. 588-605). — The agricultural conditions of New Zealand are spoken of with refer- 

 ence to the principal crops grown, and the cattle, sheep, horse, swine, and poultry 

 industries. Many statistics are given. 



