II CONTENTS. 



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Determination of fat and water in butter by the Gerber method, A. Hesse 529 



Tests of Sichler's "sin-acid" butyrometry, Lotterhos .529 



Determination of fat content of butter by method of Gottlieb, A. Burr 529 



On the examination of curdled milk, v< >n Wissell 529 



Contribution to the knowledge of sesame oil, H. Sprinkmeyer and H. Wagner. 529 



The guaiac reaction of milk, A. Arnost 529 



Contribution to the study of starch sirups, von Raumer 529 



New indirect method of determining aldehyde in lemon oil, E. Berte 530 



The estimation of the fusel oil of alcoholic liquors, E. Beckmann 530 



Action of pepsin and its quantitative estimation, P. W. Cobb 530 



The estimation of boric acid, W. Vaubel and E. Bartelt 530 



Modification of Hehner's test for formaldehyde, A. B. Lyons 530 



Analysis of tanning materials, S. R. Trotman and J. E. Hackford 530 



Use of electric carrent in f< >< »d analysis, G. Rupp 530 



Outlines of physiological chemistry, S. P. Beebee and B. H. Buxton 531 



Agricultural experiment stations in continental Europe, H. G. Soderbaum ... 531 



METEOROLOGY — WATER, 



Report of Interstate Astronomical and Meteorological Conference, Adelaide . . 531 



Report on climate and weather of Baltimore and vicinity, O. L. Fassig 531 



Meteorology [of Tunis] , winter of 1901-5, G. Ginestous 531 



( )n the cyclonic distribution of rainfall, J, A. Udden 531 



Influence of eclipses on movement of atmosphere, Fonvielle and Borde 532 



The pioneer forecasters of hurricanes, W. M. Drum 532 



Lunar influences, C. Flammarion 532 



Influence of climatic factors on development of plants, V. Ivanov 532 



Chemical composition of atmospheric precipitation, A. Posnjakow 532 



Amounts of nitrogen and chlorin in rain water at Rothamsted, N. H. J. Miller. 533 



Nitrous acid in sea water, E. Bodtker 533 



Neolithic dew-ponds and cattle-ways, A. J. and G. Hubbard 533 



Recent progress in matters of water supply and sewage disposal, G. W. Fuller. 533 



Purification of waste waters of towns and of industries, A. Calmette et al 533 



SOILS — FERTILIZERS. 



Four years' soil investigation in Illinois wheat belt, C. G. Hopkins et al 534 



Four years' s< >il investigation in Illinois corn belt, C. G. Hopkins et al 534 



Water content of soil and requirements of plants, C. von Seelhorst and Muther . 534 



The hydroscopic capacity of soils, C. M. Luxmoore 534 



Moisture of the soil in the climate of Tunis, F. Bceuf and Tournieroux 535 



Oxidation in soils, and its connection with fertility, E. J. Russell 536 



Fixation of ammoniacal nitrogen by zeolites in soil, T. Pfeiffer and A. Einecke. 536 



Determination of ammonia absorption by soils, Wohltmann and P. Schneider. 537 



The direct solution of the silicates of the soil, L. Cayeux 537 



Agricultural charts, J. Graftiau 537 



Soil fertility, J. B. Dandeno 537 



The microscopic world and agriculture, L. Grandeau 537- 



Suggestions concerning legume inoculation, L. T. Clark 537 



Experiments on the action of lime nitrogen, E. Haselhoff 537 



Effect of ammonium salts on assimilation of phosphoric acid, Prianishnikov . . 538 



Nitrate of soda as a fertilizer, M. Weitz 538 



Experiments with Lutzeler meat guano, E. Haselhoff 538 



Value of Thomas slag and steamed bone meal with kainit, E. Haselhoff 539 



Experiments on Thomas slag rich in silicic acid, E. Haselhoff 539 



Experiments with steamed Thomas slag, E. Haselhoff 539 



Potash salts, M. Maercker and M. Hoffmann 1 539 



On liming, <). Loew 539 



Fertilizer suggestions, E. R, Flint 539 



Commercial fertilizers and chemicals, T. G. Hudson et al 539 



Fertilizer analyses, A. J. Patten 539 



AORICULTURAL BOTANY. 



Effects of mutilation, or cutting, on growth, G. E. Stone 540 



The effect of light and Bordeaux mixture on plants, R, Ewert 540 



The action of ether and chloroform on dry seeds, P. Becquerel 541 



