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444 Fertilizer Experiments on an Abnormal Orchard Soil. By T K Shaw 

 16 pp. illus. December 1947. ^ j- xv. oiid.w. 



This bulletin reports the response of fruit plants to a long-continued 

 fertilizer program of nitrogen, phosphorus, potash, and lime. The condi- 

 tions were unusual; but the results are of value in suggesting right and 

 wrong fertilizer programs in the orchard. ^ ^ 



446 Septic Tank Studies. By James E. Fuller. 19 pp. illus. February 1948 



1 his bulletin reports a study of the operating efficiency of septic tanks 



when sewage is retained for periods less than the 24 hours usually recom! 



mended. Management observations and chemical and biological tests 



fa\^7of2rhour/r;ofe.''^ conventional practice of holding^sewage in 



Massachusetts produces more than half the cranberries grown in the 

 7^1 u ? ' therefore, considered desirable to issue a bulletin dealing with 

 the cultural practices of this important crop. 



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d!'usmi"''Rv"Aff ^f7 J^--"^ P^-?Perty for Local Tax Purposes in Massa- 

 cnusetts. By Alfred A. Brown. 16 pp. April 1948 



Valuations indicate the community's estimate of the property owner's 

 obligation to It; yet they are frequently o^-erlooked in the constant concern 

 over taxes. This report attempts to give to valuations the importance 

 tion Toces? '"^^^'^ '''''^'' °^ ^"^^^^^^'^g the objectivity of the valua- 



Control Bulletins 



\tlTTnr^\9^-r'^^'^'^^ Feedstuffs. By Feed Control Service Staff. 



Inspection of Commercial Fertilizers and Agricultural Lime Products 

 By Fertilizer Control Service Staff. 20 pp. July 1947. fuuuccs. 



J.wS';^^T^\^?.''"?' ^^^^'^ of Pullorum Disease Eradication in Mass- 

 achusetts. By the Poultry Disease Control Laboratory. 11pp. July 1947. 



135 Seed Inspection. By F. A. McLaughlin. iZ pp. November 1947. 



Meteorological Bulletins 



''^^''^^^'Jlu^^'^^A ^°"thly reports giving daily weather records, together with 

 monthly and annual summaries. By H. N. Stapleton. 4 pp. each. 



Reports of Investigations in Journals 



Numbered Contributions 



553 Immunization against a lymphoid tumor of the chicken. IV. Use of miscel 

 laneous tests. By Carl Olson, Jr. Cornell Vet. 37 (3):231-240 1947 



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600 Variation in composition of w^inter squashes. By Arthur D. Holmes C 

 Tyson Smith, and William H. Lachman. Food Res. 13 (2):123-127 1948! 



Role of kaolin in anion sorption and exchange. By Dale H Sieline Soil 

 Science Soc. Amer. Proc. 11 (1946):161-170 1947. ^leiing. boil 



Some characteristics of mare's colostrum and milk Bv Arf h.ir n H^i^ 

 and Harry G. Lindquist. Jour. Amer. Diet. Assoc. 23 aT):957-9^-l." ^7! 

 The "se of oil sprays as selective herbicides for carrots and parsnips III 

 By William H. Lachman. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. Proc. 49:343-346 1947 



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