EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Editor: E. W. ALLEN, Ph. D., Assislaiil Director. 



EDITOUI A f. IJEPAKTMENTS. 



Chemistry, Pairy Fanning, and Dairying — Tlie Editor and H. W. Lawson. 

 Metroroiogy, Fi'rtili/A'r.s and iSoils (inclnding methods of analysis), and Agric-ultnral 



Engineering — \V. \\. Beai>. 

 Botany and Diseases of Plants — Walter H. Evans, Ph. D. 

 Foods and Animal I'rocUiction — C. F. LANcavoRTiiY, Ph. J). 

 Field Crops — J. I. Sckulte. 



Entomology and Veterinary Science' — E. \'. Wiixox, Ph. J). 

 Horticultnre^ — C. B. Smith. 

 With the cooperation of the scientilic divisions of the Department. 



CONTENTS OF VOL. XV, NO. lo. 



Editorial notes: Page. 



Histological studies in relation to food ailnlteration 943 



Emile Dnclaux, deceased 945 



New huildings of the Dejiartment of Agricnltnr - -947 



Ivecent work in agricnltnral science 952 



Notes ■ 1027 



SUBJECT LLST OF ABSTRACTS. 



CHEMISTRY. 



Losses of sulphur in charring and in ashing plant substances, W. E. Barlow.. 952 



Investigations on the accurate determination of sulphur, W. E. Barlow 952 



C<jntribntions from agricultural chemical laboratory at (icUtingen, B. Tollens 953 



Ash in feed stuffs, U. Havenhill ." 953 



The precipitation of magnesium oxalate with calcium oxalate, N. Knight 953 



A newmethod for thedetermination of free lime, E. H. Keiser and S. W. Forder . 953 

 A ])ortable outfit for thedetermination of carbonic acid, dissolved oxygen, and 



alkalinity in drinking water, F. B. Forbes '. 953 



Sprengel's method for colorimetric determination of nitrates, L. W. Andrews. 953 



Determination of nitrogen in food materials, PL C. Sherman et al 953 



Method for the determination of proteids in i)lants, L. Beulaygue 954 



Rapid determination of fat by means of carljon tetrachlorid, A. P. Bryant . .. 954 



Observations on the composition of potato starch, A. Fern bach 954 



Concerning the acid content of different sorts of flower and other analytical 



data, A. Fachinato " 954 



Note on the hydrolysis of edestin, E. Abderhal<len 954 



The examination of meat, yeast, and other extracts for xanthin bodies. II, 



The xanthin bodies of yeast extracts, K. Micko 954 



The oxidation of gelatin with permanganates, ( i. Zickgraf 954 



Salmon oil, B. de Greiff 955 



Studies on the odor of sprat oil and cod liver oil, L. Servais 955 



Detection of artificial coloring matters in foods anil condiments, F. Spaetli 955 



Short text-book of food chemistry, R(">ttger 955 



Progress in chemistry of fermentation industries during last three years, 



0. Mohr .' ." 955 



Extracts from proceedings of Assoc-iation of Ollicial Agricultural Chenn'sts, 



1903 955 



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