590 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



products, both animal ami vegetable, and the advantages of a wider appliea- 

 tion of cold storage are pointed out under the conditions considered. 



" In jVew South Wales there is great scope for the further development of 

 the frozen pork, ham, and bacon industry, and the comparative cheapness of 

 refrigerating plants for the small as well as the large factory, places refrig- 

 eration within the scope of operations of small cooperative societies. 



'* In like manner, if the fisheries of the State are to be more fully develoiied 

 and thoroughly worked along our coast line, then refrigeration will be a factor 

 assisting in the development of small fishing communities which may yet l)e 

 established at various points. . . . 



" In the absence of other methods, the storing of maize and other grain and 

 seed in cold stores is also an excellent means of holding over seed required 

 for special purposes." 



Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers (Tidii-s. 

 Amer. Soc. Agr. Engin., 1 (1907), No. 1, pp. 102). — This contains the proceed- 

 ings of the first meeting of this society, held at Madison, Wis., December 27 and 

 28, 1907, and previously noted (E. S. R.. 19. p. 596). 



RURAL ECONOMICS. 



The training of farmers, L. H. Bailey {.\nc York. 1909. pp. Vni+263).— 

 This book is a compilation of articles written as separate studies made at long 

 intervals of time, with some new matter, the aim being to present a homo- 

 geneous study of the one phase of the rural problem which has to do with the 

 means now in existence for the educational, scientific, and practical training of 

 farmers. 



Farm bookkeeping, H. U. Lamb (New York. 190S. ,,p. VJII + ()9).— Thin is a 

 practical book of instruction for farmers and their wives which aims to make 

 the double-entry system of bookkeeping perfectly clear and simi)le by means of 

 definitions, explanations, and diagrammatic accountings. 



Simplified farm accounts, Hattie M. Wilson {Fanner. 28 (1910), No. 1, 

 pp. .'/, 12, figs. //), — A method of keeping farm accounts adapted to both live 

 stock and field crop records is illustrated and described. 



The needs and importance of agriculture and relations of farming inter- 

 ests to the railroads, W. ^V. Finley (Tradesiiian. 62 (1909), No. 25, pp. 39- 

 .1/2). — This is an address delivered by the president of the Southern Railway 

 at a meeting of farmers in Salisbury, N. C. 



The paper deals with the opportunities afforded by the South for the in- 

 creased production not only of staple pi'oducts like cotton and corn, but also for 

 dairy farming, poultry raising, and the culture of fruits and vegetables. In- 

 creased products, however, would require an increase in marketing facilities, 

 and therefore good roads, efficient railroad service, and improved waterways 

 are necessary to the highest welfare of the farmer, pai-ticularly with reference 

 to the profitable disposal of perishable products. 



As far as the South is concerned, the farmers and the railroads are mutu- 

 ally dependent for their highest economic welfare. 



[The transportation of agricultural packages], D. Bellet (Econ. Frang., 

 38 (1910). I, No. 2, pp. .'fi-Jil ) . — This article describes the rates charged, sizes 

 of packages, kind of goods carried, and obligations assumed by various British 

 railways for the transportation of small packages of perishable farm products, 

 together with an account of the introduction and operation of a similar system 

 in France. 



The French system of imposing a stamp tax on such packages nets the gov- 

 ernment 35 centimes out of every 85 centimes charged the sender for carrying 



