598 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



the cost of school garden tools, etc., suflicieut for 12 pupils, a school teachers" 

 examination in cottage and allotment gardening, a suggeste<l scheme of work, 

 and a list of books dealing with school gardening and nature study. 



School gardens in Ceylon: A brief account of the object, origin, and 

 progress of the scheme, C. Drieberg {Che. and Agr. Jour. Roy. Bot. (lard. 

 Ceylon, 5 {1011), No. 21, pp. 330-386, pU. 3, fig. i).— The school garden scheme 

 came into operation in May, 1901, the number of gardens being 240 at the 

 present time. They have led to attractive grounds surrounding the schools, 

 increased activity in the dissemination of seeds and plants, the establishment 

 of a large number of home gardens, and the introduction of new and improved 

 varieties of vegetables and fruits. 



Boys' and girls' demonstration work in the South, O. B. Martin (Bui. 

 First Dist. Nonncil School, Mo., 11 {1911), No. 2, pp. .',3-li9).—A review of the 

 organization and work of the farmers' cooperative demonstration work in the 

 South. 



During 1911 nearly 100,000 farmers and more than GOO agents were engaged 

 in this enterprise. In 1910, 40.225 boys enrolled in corn clubs and planted 1 

 acre of corn apiece. There were girls' canning clubs in 1911 in 8 States with a 

 jnembership of 3.100. 



In gi-ading the work of the boys and girls the following points are taken into 

 consideration : Yield, profits shown, a written report of the work, and an 

 exhibit showing the quality of the crop. 



Better farming association of North Dakota {Northwest. Agr., 27 {1912), 

 No. 7, p. 19). — This article describes the work of a corporation of business men 

 formed for the purpose of employing a number of practical but technically 

 trained men who are to carry to the individual farmer information as to the 

 results of research and the experience of the best farmers and to aid him in 

 applying this knowledge. 



Demonstration fields are planned in this connection. 



First Wisconsin Country Life Conference {Bui. TJnrv. Wis., 1911, No. J{t2, 

 /pp. 10 J/, pis. 5, figs. 2). — An account is given of this conference, held at Madison 

 imder the auspices of the College of Agriculture of the University of Wiscon- 

 sin, February 14 aiid 15, 1911, for the consideration of the social and economic 

 problems of country life in the State. The functions of the church, the busi- 

 ness man, farmers' organizations, the country school, the press, and the library 

 as factors in the life of the community were discussed. 



List of state directors of farmers' institutes and farmers' institute lec- 

 turers of the United States, J. Hamilton ( JJ. »S'. Dcpt. Agr., Office E-rpt. Stas. 

 Clrc. ll.'i, lip. 14). — A revision of the circular previously noted (E. S. R.. 24. 

 p. 494). 



The Agricultural Institute of the University of Halle, its development 

 and reorganization, F. Wohltmann (Kiihn Arch.. I {1911), No. 1, pp. 1-59, 

 figs. 3). — An account of the development and present organization of the 

 Institute. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Twenty-second Annual Report of Kentucky Station, 1909 {Kentucky Sta. 

 Rpt. 1909, pp. XIX+435, pis. 27, figs. 10). — This contains the organization list, 

 a financial statement for the fiscal year ended June 30. 1909. a report of the 

 director on the work of the station during the year, reprints of Bulletins 139 

 to 146, previously noted, and reports of analyses of mineral waters and meteoro- 

 logical data abstracted elsewhere in this issue. 



