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394 The Control of Damplng-off of Vegetables by Formaldehyde and Other 

 Chemicals. By W. L. Doran, E. F. Cuba, and C. J. Gilgut. 20 pp. June 

 1942. 



Damping-off is one of the most serious problems of the vegetable grower, 

 and the results here reported should provide safer and more effective con- 

 trol of the disease in hotbeds and greenhouses. 



395 Preparation and Use of Artificial Manures. By Karol J. Kucinski. 12 pp. 

 jIIus. July 1942. 



The real or assumed dependence of crop production upon animal manures 

 has encouraged this attempt to provide an artificial substitute. 



396 Breeding Rhode Island Reds for Rapid Feathering. By F. A. Hays and 

 Ruby Sanborn. 24 pp. illus. September 1942. 



Rapid chick feathering, particularly over the back region, is a very 

 valuable character in general purpose fowls. This study was carried on 

 over a long period to discover a reliable method for fixing this character 

 in Rhode Island Reds. 



397 A Civilian Program for Tree Protection. By Malcolm A. McKenzie. 32 

 pp. illus. December 1942. 



Public appreciation of shade trees in Massachusetts is evidenced by the 

 extensive and varied planting throughout the State. This bulletin, pre- 

 pared primarily to promote municipal tree management, also suggests 

 methods of tree care in general. 



Control Bulletins 



112 Twenty-second Annual Report of Pullorum Disease Eradication in Massa- 

 chusetts. By the Poultry Disease Control Laboratory. 11pp. June 1942. 



113 Inspection of Commercial Feedstuffs. By Philip H. Smith. 25 pp. Sep- 

 tember 1942. 



114 Inspection of Commercial Fertilizers and Agricultural Lime Products. 

 By Fertilizer Control Service Staff. 48 pp. October 1942, 



115 Seed Inspection. By F. A. McLaughlin. 94 pp. December 1942. 



Meteorological Bulletins 



637-648, inclusive. Monthly reports giving daily weather records, together with 

 monthly and annual summaries. By C. I. Gunness. 4 pp. each. 



Reports of Investigations in Journals 



385 The Effect of Storage on Carbohydrates of the Ebenezer Onion. By Emmett 



Bennett. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. Proc. 39:293-294. 1941. 

 399 Scoring Baked Potatoes for Texture. By Monroe E. Freeman. Food Res 



6 (6):595-598. 1941. 

 401 A Study of Neoplastic Disease in a Flock of Chickens. By Carl Olson, 



Jr. Amer. Jour. Vet. Res. 3(6):111-116. 1942. 

 403 Report on Soluble Chlorine in Feeding Stuffs. By John W. Kuznieski. 



Assoc. Off. Agr. Chem. Jour. 25 (4):870-874. 1942. 

 406 Vitamin Content of Green Snap Beans. Influence 'of Freezing, Canning, 



and Dehydration on the Content of Thiamin, Riboflavin, and Ascorbic 



Acid. By Kenneth T. Farrell and Carl R. Fellers. Food Res. 7 (3):17l-177 



1942. 



