294 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Of Sonth Dakota. MUcheU, S. Dak., 1006, pp. l.',7-16.3).—Th[s is a course of 

 fc'tudy prepared by J. W. Wilson, N. E. Hanson, and W. A. Wlieeler, and con- 

 sists mainly of general exercises and observations. 



Elements of agriculture (Manual of the Elementary Course of Study for 

 the Coniinon Sehools of Wi-seo)i.<^iu. Madison, ll'/.s.; State Supt. Pub. Schools, 

 J906, pp. 222-236). ■ — Tbis course in elementary agriculture for tbe public schools 

 of Wisconsin is divided into agriculture (agronomy), farm animals, and farm 

 poultry. Under agronomy tbe following topics are discussed : Aims, tbe soil, 

 water and tbe soil, tilling tbe soil, soil enricbment, tbe plant, tbe leguminous 

 plants, plant enemies, rotation of crops, selection of seed, tbe farm garden, 

 weeds, and bome and scbool gardens. Under farm animals, care and feeding, 

 type forms, and farm economics are considered. 



Elementary agriculture with, practical arithmetic, K. L. Hatch and J. A. 

 Haselwood (Chicago: 7?. K. Row cC Co., 1006, pp. 201, pi. 1, figs. J,7). — Tbis is 

 a text-book of agriculture suitable for use in elementary rural scbools. It treats 

 in a brief but logical way of plant and animal production and devotes some 

 space to farm mecbanics and economics. ■* 



Tbe plan of ti'eatment is indicated by tbe following siil>.iects of chapters : 

 Why plants grow, tbe plant and tbe water, plant foods, soils, tbe soil and tbe 

 crops, wearing out tbe soil, legumes, tilling tbe soil, draining tbe soil, tbe crop, 

 insects and diseases that injure tbe crops, tbe flgbt against weeds, tbe stock 

 on the farm, feeding tbe stock, tbe three c's — cows, corn, and clover, tbe dairy, 

 poultry, some special crops, farm buildings, farm accounts, forestry, bome and 

 school grounds, scbool gardening, and bome gardening. There is also an ad- 

 dendum containing plans for tbe construction and ventilation of barns and 

 score cards for judging corn, beef cattle, dairy cattle, draft horses, swine, and 

 mutton sheep. 



The feature A^bich distinguishes tbis text-book from any other that has ap- 

 peared in this country is the nature of tbe practicums, which consist of prob- 

 lems in agricultural arithmetic. There is a total of 274 of these problems, of 

 which there are from G to 24 following each chapter and related to the subjects 

 discussed in that chapter. There are also scattered through tbe text numerous 

 tables taken from tbe publications of this Department and adapted to tbe needs 

 of tbe text-book, as well as numerous references to the bulletins and other pub- 

 lications of this Department. 



Teaching horticulture in public schools, E. Y. Hallock (Aincr. Flori.st, 27 

 (1906), Ao. D51, pp. 216, 217). — This is a report of a special committee of the 

 Society of American Florists, presented at the meeting of the society in Dayton, 

 Ohio, August 21, lOOti. In it are discussed such matters as text-books, standard- 

 izing courses of study, instructions to teachers, lectures, and children's gardens 

 conferences. A plan for garden work and instruction in horticulture is given in 

 outline form. 



The use of illustrative material in teaching agriculture in rural schools, 

 D. J. Crosby (U. S. Dept. Ayr. Yearbook IDO.'j, pp. 257-27',, pis. S, figs. 10).— \n 

 this article the writer discusses tbe value of agriculture in rural schools, de- 

 scribes methods employed in teaching this subject in a consolidated school in 

 Tennessee, in a village high school in Pennsylvania, and in a country high scbool 

 in Kansas, describes 8 exercises which can be performed with simple and inex- 

 pensive apparatus, and discusses agriculture as an aid to other school work. 



Nature study and elementary agriculture for the elementary public 

 schools, A. C. Tkue and D. .1. Ckosisy (ITcsf. Jour. Ed., 11 (l'.)06). Xos. .'/-7, pp. 

 8-2Jf) .—Th'iii article was prepared at the request of a connnittee appointed at 

 a meeting of the State Teachers' Association and tbe State Faruiers' Institute 

 nt Berkeley, Cal., December 20-29, 190.5, and is Intended to show in some detail 



