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Bulletin 8 If., pp. 28, pis. 3, dgms 3. — Growing Lettuce with Chemical 

 Fertilizers. — A brief review of earlier work and the results of pot 

 experiments with lettuce to compare the efficiency of chemical fer- 

 tilizers and stable manure, the availability of liquid chemical manures 

 when applied to the surface of the soil and from below, and surface 

 v. subwatering. 



Bulletin 85, pp. 8. — Chrysanthemum Bust. — Notes on the occur- 

 rence of chrysanthemum rust in Indiana, the appearance of the 

 disease, and on experiments to infect related species with this fungus. 



Bulletin 86, pp. 8. — On the Amount of Water in Slop Fed Fatten- 

 ing Pigs. — A comparison with 12 pigs of feeding grain dry and 

 mixed with different amounts of water. 



Bulletin 87, pp. 26. — Formalin as a Preventive of Oat Smut. — 

 Results of observations and experiments for three years on the use of 

 formalin for the prevention of oat smut, including comparisons of 

 hot water and formalin for this purpose, determinations of the for- 

 maldehyde content of commercial formalin, and tests of the effect of 

 formalin treatment on the yield of grain. 



Annual Report, 1900, pp. 10 If., pi. l,fig. 1. — This contains a report 

 of the director in which the different lines of station work are enum- 

 erated; an account of the occurrence and life history of the asparagus 

 rust with suggestions as to treatment; notes on a disease of beets; 

 details and results of experiments on the prevention of loose smut of 

 wheat by formalin and hot water, and the prevention of millet smut 

 by formalin; an account of a study of corn smut made with special 

 reference to the presence of alkaloids, and the physiological effect of 

 smut upon horses; observations on a bacterial disease of tomatoes; 

 statistics on losses from hog cholera and swine plague in Indiana, 

 together with observations on the relation of hog diseases to water 

 supply and to transportation; results of experiments to determine the 

 length of time during which the hog-cholera bacillus may persist in a 

 virulent condition in infected premises, and observations on the 

 relation of the age of swine to the virulence of infection; statistics on 

 the prevalence of sheep scab in the State; a report of 3 outbreaks 

 of rabies affecting dogs, sheep, pigs, horses, and cows; tabulated data 

 and results of fertilizer and culture tests with 12 varieties of 

 tomatoes; a brief statement concerning the distribution of the San 

 Jose scale in Indiana; analyses of 6 samples of muck and 10 of marl, 

 with a discussion of the occurrence in the State and the utilization of 

 these substances; comparative analyses of normal sugar beets and 

 beets having one or more protuberances on the upper portion of the 

 roots; miscellaneous chemical analyses; results of experiments in 

 sowing clovers at different dates and of culture and variety tests with 

 cowpeas, soy beans, sorghum, and corn; list of exchanges; and a 

 financial statement for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1900. 



