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deals particularly with public high schools iu Virginia, New York, Minnesota, 

 Michigan, and California. 



Results of boys' demonstration work in corn clubs in 1910, S. A. Knapp 

 and O. B. Maetin {U. S. Dcpt. Agr., Bur. Plant Indus. Doc. 6^7, pp. 7, figs. 3). — 

 The origin of boys' corn club work in connection with the farmers' cooperative 

 demonstration work is traced back to 1906, and a brief review of the develop- 

 ment of the movement since 1909 is given. 



The number of boys engaged in this work iu 1910 was 46,225, and the highest 

 yield on 1 acre was 22Si bu. grown at a cost of 43 cts. a bushel by Jerry Moore 

 at Winona, S. C. It is stated that iu Lincoln County, Miss., 48 boys averaged 

 92 bu. per acre ; in Clarendon County, S. C, 142 boys averaged 62 bu. ; in 

 Appomattox County, Va., 17 boys averaged 83.7 bu. ; and 100 of the boys in 

 the South made an average of 133.7 bushels per acre. 



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Annual Reports of the Department of Agriculture, 1910 ( U. 8. Dept. Agr. 

 Rpts. 1910, pp. 953). — This consists of the report of the Secretary aud heads 

 of Bureaus. The various reports are also issued as separates. A portion of 

 the report of the Secretary, comprising a discussion of the prices of farm prod- 

 ucts to the producer and cousuukt, is abstracted on page 90 of this issue. 



Report of the Secretary of Agriculture, 1910, James Wilson (U. 8. Dept. 

 Agr. Ilpt. 93, pp. 9S). — This report, which is reprinted iu abridged form from the 

 publication noted above, contains a review of the work of this Department 

 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1910. 



Twenty-second Annual Report of Georgia Station, 1909 (Georgia 8ta. Rpt. 

 1909, pp. 87-96). — This contains the organization list, reports by the president 

 of the board of directors and by the director of the station on its work dur- 

 ing the year, and a financial statement for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1909. 



Twenty-third Annual Report of Michigan Station, 1910 (Michigan Sta. 

 Rpt. 1910, pp. 137-5 'i9, figs. 289). — This contains reports of the director and 

 heads of departments on the work of the station during the year, the experi- 

 mental features of which are abstracted elsewhere in this issue, reprints of 

 Bulletins 256-261, Special Bulletins 51-53, Technical Bulletins 2-4, and Cir- 

 culars 6-9, previously noted, and a financial statement for the fiscal year 

 ended June 30, 1910. 



Report of the director, 1910, H. L. Russell (Wisconsin Sta. Bui. 203, pp. 

 63, figs. 12). — This contains the organization list, a report of the work of the 

 station during the year, especially those phases dealing with administration, 

 research, publications, and extension woi'k, brief summaries of the publica- 

 tions of the year, lists of donations and exchanges, and a financial statement 

 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1910. 



Monthly Bulletin of the Department Library, February and March, 1911 

 (U. 8. Dept. Agr., Library Mo. BuL, 2 (1911), A'os. 2, pp. 33-58; 3, pp. 61-90).— 

 These numbers contain data for February and March, 1911, respectively, as to 

 the accessions to the Library of this Department and the additions to the list 

 of periodicals currently received. 



Experiment Station Work, LXII (U. 8. Dept. Affr., Farmers^ Bui. ^35, pp. 

 2-i, figs. 6). — This number contains articles on the following subjects: Water 

 required for crops on rich and poor soils, burning lime on the farm, growing 

 tomatoes for the canning factory, lime-sulphur as a fungicide, market classes 

 and grades of meat, keeping poultry free from lice, and Neufchatel cheese 



