502 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



its establishment in 1887 to the close of 189S. It contains 67<) pages, 

 with some 80,000 entries. It covers a wide range of subjects relating 

 to domestic animals, their care and management, diseases and treat- 

 ment, together with animal products, such as milk, butter, cheese, 

 eggs, wool, meats, etc. This volume, together with the Handbook of 

 P^xperiment Station Work, which is in process of revision, will fur- 

 nish a very complete record of the work done by the l)e])artment and 

 the experiment stations along these lines. 



Two new abstract or bibliographic journals of interest to station 

 workers have recentl}' made their appearance. The tirst of these is 

 announced as a bibliography, guide, and index to bacteria, and is enti- 

 tled the Scf'f'nt/ti'e Roll (incl Mdciazine of Slystriitaftc Kotrx. The 

 editor is Dr. Alexander Ramsey, of England. The great interest 

 which at present attaches to work in bacteriology in its different lines 

 should make such a journal in English a welcome addition to the cur- 

 rent periodical literature. 



The other journal referred to is the Geologwchex CentralhUdt, devoted 

 to the publication of reviews of contributions in geology and all related 

 sciences. The abstracts are printed in (Tcrman, French, or P^nglish. 

 The journal will appear semimonthly, and is under the editorial man- 

 agement of Dr. K. Keilhack, of Berlin, who has associated with him- 

 self a long list of collaborators representing diti'erent countries. 



Another new monthly periodical, dating from the beginning of the 

 present year, occupies a quite novel field and indicates the extent to 

 which specialization in periodical literature is being carried. It is 

 devoted to the subject of hail and the protection of crops from it 

 (Zrt GrUe et la Defenxe des Reeoltex). Much attention is being given to 

 this in the vine-growing regions of France, Italy, and Austi'ia. It is 

 estimated that the loss from hail during the eight years from 18;>0 to 

 1897 amounted in the Department of Rhone alone to over $9,000,000. 

 Systematic cannonading with a smoky powder has been recommended 

 and quite extensively adopted as a means of dispersing destructive hail 

 storms. This practice was tirst adopted in Italy, and was introduced 

 into France in 1899. The cannonading stations are established and 

 maintained at private expense. The most systematic organization of 

 stations is at Denice, near Villefranche, where 52 cannon covering an 

 area of 1,000 hectares (nearly 2,500 acres) are operated. 



The new journal is a monthly, and is published in the interest of 

 viticulturists who have taken active measur(»s in the direction of hail 

 protection. The initial immber contains, in addition to the plan and pur- 

 pose of the journal, an account of the Hail Protection Congress held 

 at Padua, Italy, November 25-28, 1900, a reprint of an old article on 

 cannonading to dissipate storms, published in 1760, and a reprint of 

 an article bv Gastine and Vermorel which is to be noted later. 



