296 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



cultural statistics sliowinf? the total acreage and yield per acre of each of the 

 principal crops in the United Kingdom in each year from 1895 to 1910 inclusive, 

 together with live stock returns and prices of agricultural products. 



Summary of commonwealth production statistics, for the years 1901 to 

 1909, G. H. Knibbs {CommonKcaltlt Bur. Census and Statis. Melbourne, Prod. 

 Bui. J{, pp. 128). — This bulletin contains official statistics pertaining to the total 

 yield, average yield, value, wholesale prices, etc., of the principal agricultural 

 crops and farmyard produce in the several states of the commonwealth of 

 Australia for the season 1909-10, and in addition gives a summary of similar 

 statistics for the years 1901 to 1909 Inclusive. 



AGmCTJLTirRAL EDUCATION. 



The rural school as a community center i'J'cnth Yearbook Nat. Soc. Study 

 Ed., 1911, i)t. 2, pp. 75). — This, the Tenth Yearbook of the National Society for 

 the Study of Education, includes the following contributions : 



Comniuntty ivorlc in the agrieultural high school, B. H. Crocheron (pp. 

 9-16). — ^A description is given of the extension woi-k of the consolidated agri- 

 cultural high school at Philopolis, Md., this including evening lectures in winter 

 for farmers, short courses once a month for farmers' wives, a literary society 

 for young people, meetings for rural school teachers, and summer problems at 

 home for the high school boys. 



The district schools in a countp as educational and social centers, Jessie Field 

 (pp. 17-19). — The need of maintaining the thoroughness and efficiency of the 

 general work of the district schools is emphasized. At the same time the need 

 is pointed out of connecting this work with the home interests of the pupil, 

 the agricultural problems through boys' clubs and encampments and the home- 

 making problems through similar work with the girls. 



Rural-school extension through boys' and girls' agricultural clubs, F. W. Howe 

 (pp. 20-28). — A review is given of the development and ]iresent status of the 

 boys' agricultural club movement in the United States, with descriptions of 

 some of its more striking and interesting phases. The influence of this work is 

 summarized in its bearing upon the individual and the community at large. 



Relation of rural school to better housekeeping, E. C. Bishop (pp. 29-33). — 

 The author describes the work done by the state department of education and 

 the college of agriculture in Nebraska in enlisting the interest and cooperation 

 of public school teachers in the developing of sewing and cooking contests 

 among school girls. The work in these contests was done at home and the 

 articles made were exhibited at school, township, county, and state exhibitions. 



Rural-school libraries, A. B. Graham (pp. 34-43). — The development of the 

 rural-school library is outlined and its functions discussed, as are also such 

 topics as selecting the books, means of raising funds, and the care of books. 

 A suggestive library catalogue is given. 



The rural school us a means of developing an appreciation of art (indoor and 

 outdoor), O. J. Kern (pp. 44-52). — ^This paper is essentially a review of the 12 

 years' work of its author for better school buildings and more artistic school 

 surroundings and indoor decorations in Winnebago County. 111. 



Organized recreation in rural schools, M. T. Scudder (pp. 53-59). — Data are 

 given concerning some practical experiments in organizing rural school recrea- 

 tion in country schools in New York State. 



The general problem of the relation of the rural school to community needs — 

 a summary, B. M. Davis (pp. 60-66). — In this article the more important fea- 

 tures of the preceding chapters are summarized and some related data are 

 given. 



