l()8(l P^XPEKIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Doniaiid. Tlic usual shoi-t notes on this pa<,a' crave })its of infoiination 

 upon aji'ricultural topics, atiricultui'al statisti<-; , etc. 



The nianao'onu'nt of the ))ap('r cxphiins in a note that " in turning 

 its columns over to the fai'nier-s for to-day the Seiitlinl thus recog- 

 nizes the o-i'<'at iinportanco of agriculture, surpassing that of all other 

 factors in oui' iiuhistiial activities. The development of better methods 

 of farming in our section will more than aught else promote our 

 wealth and progress. l*rofessor Soule has given his best efforts to 

 this edition, and we believe it will be found to reflect great credit on 

 him. and we trust also upon the Sc/ifhiel.'' 



This undertaking is as interesting as it is novel, and the result is 

 certainly most creditable. 



We piil>lish in this issue a description of the respiration calorimeter 

 as adapted to use with animals. Editorial mention of this api)aratus 

 and its significance to investigation in animal nutrition has already 

 been made (K. S. K., 15, p. 737). In view of the interest attaching to 

 the api)aratus f)otli from its intrinsic importance and on account of its 

 American origin, a popular description of its construction seemed 

 desirable. Doctor Armsby consented to prepare such a description, 

 the first of the kind which he has published: and to this he has added 

 some remarks on the way in which the apparatus is employed in study- 

 ing questions in animal nutrition, and the interpretation of the results 

 with reference to the demand for nutrients and the use to which they 

 are put by the animal organism. This will doubtless prove helpful to 

 man}' Avho have not given special attention to the subject, and make 

 more evident the important function of the apparatus. 



