IV CONTENTS. 



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Spot disease of the violet, P. H. Dorsett 963 



An anthracnose and a stem rot of Antirrhhmm maj^K, F. C. Stewart 964 



Carnation-stem rot, F. W. Card and G. E. Adams 966 



Experiments in the preparation of Bordeaux mixture, W. Kelhofer 964 



ENTOMOLOGY. 



Foul brood of bees, F. C. Harrison 966 



The action of different rays of the solar spectrum on the development of silk- 

 worms, C. Flammarion 969 



The common European praying mantis, a new benefifial insect in America, 



M. V. Slingerland 973 



Experiments in protecting man against jnosquitoes by chemical agents, C. 



Fermi and C. Lumbao 969 



Observations on insects, T. D. A. Cockerell 974 



The "silver top" condition of meadow grasses in Finland, E. Reuter 970 



The apple maggot, F. W. Card and G. E. Adams 974 



The strawberry-root louse; the destructive pea louse in Delaware, E. D. San- 

 derson 970 



The grape-root worm, a new grape pest in New York, M. V. Slingerland 974 



Supplement to my article on "American fruit and its parasites," C. Brick 971 



Crude petroleum v. the San Jose or pernicious scale, J. B. Smith 971 



Sprays and washes, C. W. Woodworth 975 



The orchard and nursery inspection law 975 



FOODS ANIMAL PKODUCTION. 



Report of the analyst [on the adulteration of food and drug insjiection] 975 



The nutritive value of desiccated vegetables, M. E. Jaffa 980 



Studies on beans, T. Kosutslny 976 



Examination of canned fruits, G. E. Colby 980 



Investigations of canned products, E. W. Hilgard and G. E. Colb)' 980 



Remarks on the use of borax and formaldehyde as preservatives of food, W. D. 



Halliburton 976 



Investigation of California cattle foods, ]M. E. Jaffa 981 



The relation between temperature and fermentation in the ensiling of green 



fodders, A. Vauchez, P. Marchal, et al 977 



Excretion of urea by the skin in health, C. C. Easterl)rook 977 



Milk and artificial foods for fattening calves, D. Dickson and L. Malpeaux 978 



Feeding rice meal to pigs, C. M. Conner 982 



Feeding trials with work horses, J. H. Shepperd 978 



Special instruction in poultry culture, A. A. Brigham 982 



Heredity, A. A. Brigham 982 



DAIKV FARMING DAIRYING. 



Practical dairying, R. J . Red<iing 986 



Feeding experiments, H. J. Wing _ 982 



A popular discussion of pure milk supply, C. E. Marshall 98(5 



Milk examination and milk control, 0. Bach 982 



Experiments with artificial cultures in making export butter, JNI. Grimm 983 



Gassy curd and cheese, C. E. Marshall 984 



The batiterial flora of American Cheddar cheese: Its constancy and distribu- 

 tion, J. Weinzirl 984 



The duration of the life of tubercle bacilli in cheese, F. C. Harrison 985 



National and State dairy laws, R. A. Pearson 986 



