294 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Other data are given and discussed showing the present status of the do- 

 mestic and foi'eign trade in grain and livestoclc, transport facilities, freight 

 rates, farm prices in different sections, difference in price between farm and 

 England, cost of ma riveting, methods of marketing, comparisons with exchange 

 prices and export va.lues, classes and amounts of exports, together with other 

 notes and tables showing changes in trade movements, etc., for a period of years. 



Imports of farm and forest products, 1908—1910, by countries from which 

 consigned {U. S. Dcpt. Agr., Bur. Statis. Bui. 90, pp. 80). — Statistical data 

 showing the value of imports of farm and forest products into the I'nited 

 States from 1851 to 1910, with total imports by grand divisions and countries 

 from which consigned, 190S-1910. are here reported. 



The value of farm products imported into the United States during the year 

 ended June 3U, 1910, amounted to $087,509,115, an increase of $48,890,428 over 

 the previous year, and these imports formed 44.2 per cent of all imports. The 

 value of imports of forest ptoducts in 1910 amounted to $178,871,797, an increase 

 of $54,951,671 over 1909 and of $81,138,705 over 1908. The increase of 1910 

 over 1909 was largely due to increased imports of India rubber. See also 

 previous notes (E. S. R.. 24, p. 91). 



Exports of farm and forest products, 1908—1910, by countries to which 

 consig'ned (U. S. Dept. Agr., Bur. Statis. Bui. 01, pp. DU). — Statistical data of 

 exports of farm and forest products including the countries to which consigned 

 are here reported. 



The exports of domestic farm products in 1910, valued at $871,158,425, were 

 less than in any fiscal year since 1905. The exports of domestic forest ])roducts 

 were $85,030,230, an increase of $12,587,776 over 1909. The decrease in farm 

 products is stated to be mostly due to a falling off in the consignment of cattle, 

 wheat, wheat flour, fresh beef, bacon, hams, and pickled pork to the I'nited 

 Kingdom; wheat to Belgium, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands; lard to 

 Germany; and cotton to Jaiian. See also previous notes (E. S. R., 24, p. 191 ). 



Russian cereal crops: Area and production by g'overnments and provinces, 

 E. T. Peters ( f ^. S. Dcpt. Agr., Bur. Statis. Bui. 8',, pp. DO, pi. 7).— This is a 

 report by regions, governments, and provinces as to the acreage, yields, and 

 other data for wheat, rye, barley, oats, and corn, the chief cereal products of 

 Russia. It covers the period 1901-1908 and in less detail the years 1909 and 

 1910. The data are so presented as to show readily the relative importance of 

 these cereals in each region and in the entire country, including tables showing 

 the annual acreage, area, and production of these crops. 



It is noted that the aggi'egate area under the 5 crops for 1900-190S shows an 

 increase of 3.7 per cent over that for 1901-1905, but that, owing to unfavorable 

 seasons, the increased area was accompanied by a decrease of more than 7 

 per cent in the aggregate product. Ctimi>aring the Russian averages of produc- 

 tion with like averages for the United States for the period 1901-1908, the fol- 

 lowing is noted : Against the Russian average of 17,044.408 tons of wheat, 

 23,000,883 tons of rye, 8,016,569 tons of barley, 13,954,347 tons of oats, and 

 1,436,711 tons of corn, there was an American average of 20,008,778 tons of 

 wheat, 800,503 tons of rye, 3,457,253 tons of barley, 13,766,122 tons of oats, and 

 68,789,723 tons of corn. 



The data presented are discussed in detail. 



The American Farm Management Association (Amcr. Farm Management 

 Assoc. Rpt., 1 {1910), pp. 8). — This is a report of the first annual meeting of 

 this association, held at Ames, Iowa, July, 1910 (E. S. R., 23, p. 4(i7). It con- 

 tains among other data an analysis of the rural problem by K. L. Butterfield, 

 a report as to the scope and cleavage of farm management, and a suggested 

 course of study. 



