MISCELLANEOUS. 799 



The work and significance of the agricultural experiment stations in the 

 Netherlands, and especially of that at Wagening'en (De Wcrkkring oi Bciee- 

 kenis van de RiiksUimlhouiv-Proef stations in hct Algemeen en van het Rijks- 

 la ndboutc-Proefstat ion Wagcningen in hct Bij-:onder. The Hague, 1909, pp. 11, 

 figs. 4)- — An account is given of the establishment, history, organization, and 

 work of the various experiment stations in tlie Netherlands, with particular 

 reference to that at Wageningen. 



Indiana farm laws with business forms and letters, W. K. Williams 

 iColiiDihus, Ohio, 1910, pp. 2'i6). — This contains the text of the laws of Indiana 

 pertaining to agriculture and to farm life, arranged by subjects, together with 

 specimen business forms and business letters and an index to the laws. 



[Laws of Iowa pertaining to agriculture] (loica Yearbook Agr., 9 {1908), 

 pp. 9.'/.'i-958). — This section presents the text of the Iowa laws pertaining to 

 the duties of the state department of agriculture, the collection of agricultural 

 statistics, defining what shall constitute a lawful fence, requiring state enroll- 

 ment of stallions kept for public service, giving the owner or keeper of a stal- 

 lion a Hen upon his get for service fee. and the destruction of weeds. 



The agricultural law of the State of New York (.Y. Y. Dept. Agr. Bid. 11, 

 pp. 3c-99c). — ^The text is given of the agricultural law of the State of New 

 York, constituting chapter 1 of the consolidated laws of the State, which went 

 into effect February 17, 1909. 



The standard cyclopedia of modern agriculture and rural economy, edited 

 by It. P. Wright {London, 1908, vols. 1. pp. yil+2.'i0. pis. 1.3, pgs. 91. churl 1; 

 2, pp. VIII+240, pis. 18, figs. 102; 3, pp. yiII+248, i}ls. 17, figs. 125; 1909, If, 

 pp. VIII +240, pis. IS, figs. 108, chart 1; 5, pp. VIII-h2.56, pis. 16, figs. 96; 

 [1909], 6, pp. VIII+256, pis. 19. flgs. 139; 1910, 7, pp. IX+2o6, i)ls. 18, figs. 

 8.'f). — This encyclopedia contains definitions of agricultural terms and articles 

 by a corps of English specialists pertaining to practically every phase of agri- 

 culture. Of the volumes thus far issued, volume 1 extends from Abatement to 

 Auricula, volume 2 from Australia to Broadcast Sowers, volume 3 from Broad- 

 cast Sowing to Cocoa, volume 4 from Coconut to Ducks, volume 5 from Ducks to 

 Firlot, volume G from Fish Guanos to Hemlock, and volume 7 from Hemlock 

 to Lancashire Cheese. 



