MISCELLANEOUS. 295 



tlio topics which should ho iiichided in naturo study and olenu-ntary agricultural 

 instruction and tiio nietliods which should ho followed in this work. It was pre- 

 pared to meet the conditions existing in California schools, and is divided into 

 o parts to correspond to the grouping of grades already recognized in that 

 State, viz. nature study for Group I (grades 1-8), nature study for (Jro.up II 

 (grades 4-C), and elementary agriculture for (Jroup III (grades 7 and 8). 

 The topics to be discussed in nature study and elementary agriculture are given 

 in the order of treatment reconnnended, and the use to he made of school gardens 

 and other practicums is discussed. A ninnber of practicums are outlined, and 

 lists of hooks and other puhlications on nature study, school gardens, and ele- 

 mentary agriculture are given. The references to works on elementary agri- 

 culture are arranged according to the divisions of this suhject, viz, plant pro- 

 duction, animal production, dairying, rural engin(>ering, and rural economics. 



The foundations of chemistry as seen in nature study, J. Bkittain {Ottawa 

 Sat., 20 (1!)()(1), Xo. .'/, IH).' S!)~!)2). — Simple experiments with wood, sugar, starch, 

 and other carbohydrates to illustrate chemical union and show the presence of 

 carbon and water in these substances. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Yearbook of the Department of Agriculture, 1905 {U. <S'. Dept. Agr. Year- 

 hoolc JUO'}. pp. SI.'). /;/.\'. 7.?. //,'/s-. 130). — The Yearliook for 100.") contains a reijort 

 of the Secretary on the work of the Department during the year, .-'O special 

 papers abstracted elsewhere in this issue, and an appendix consisting of an 

 agricultural directory, a review of the progress in different lines of agriculture, 

 and agricultural statistics. 



Some ways in which the Department of Agriculture and the experiment 

 stations supplement each other, E. W. Ai.len ( f '. .s". Dept. Ayr. Yearbook 

 i'.Hi.'), jt/i. IGI-Js.i). — The more important features of the Department and ex])eri- 

 ment station work are briefly set forth. The survey shows that while some 

 lines of work are being carried on primarily by the Department, some by the 

 stations, and some by the two agencies working in cooperation, there is, in the 

 words of the author, a mutual interdependence which has affected the work of 

 both to a very great degree and has contributed materially to its scope, efficiency, 

 and ai)plication in i)ractice. 



Report on agricultural investigations in Alaska, 1905, (". (". Georgeson 

 (U. S. Dcpt. Aj/r.. Office Tlipt. Stas. Bill. 169. pp. 100, pl.s. 8, fl{/. i).— This is a 

 report on the several lines of work which have been carried on during the year 

 at the Sitka. Copper Center. Rampart, and Kenai stations. Extensive tests, 

 have been made with field and horticultural crops, and some work with live 

 stock has been undertaken. In addition to the results of experimental work 

 noted elsewhere in this issue, notes are given on weather conditions in Alaska, 

 the reservation at Fairl)anks. the number of homesteads in Alaska, imports of 

 farm products into Alaska, the forests in the interior of the Territory, and on 

 other lopii-s. 



Report on agricultural investigations in Hawaii, 1905, J. G. Smith (T'. S. 

 hrpi. Afir., Office IJ.rpt. Sta.^. Bill. llo. pji. ilC, pl.s. .',). — This consists of a gen- 

 eral review of the work of the station during the year, results of experiments 

 with tobacco and other crops, and reports of the chennst, entomologist, and hor- 

 ticulturist. The experimental work is for the most part noted elsewhere in this 

 issue. 



Report on agricultural investigations in Porto Rico, 1905, D. W. May 

 (r. .s'. nepf. Ai/r.. Office IJ.rpt. .s7(/.v. liitl. 111. lip. '/7. }>ls. 7). — This contains a 

 brief summary of the results of experiments with various crops, notes on live 



