AGRICULTUKAT. EDlT(^ATION. 887 



Crop Reporter (('. <S'. Itrpf. A(/r.. Hur. Statin. Crop Rcporfer, 9 (1907). No. 3. 

 pp. /7-?J). — III addition to tlio usual statistics and information on tlie condition 

 (if (•r.)i)s ill tile rnited States and f(n-('i}^n countries, tliis nniiiiicr lias special 

 articles on the cotton cmp of the Ignited States, 1700-100."), the monthly cotton 

 crop situation, season of 190G-7, comiiarcd willi in-cccdiiii; seasons; the wheat 

 crop of various countries, l!HJ2-i;ni(;; the llax crop of various countries, 

 l'.M)3-1905, etc. 



AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. 



Report of the extension work of the [Rhode Island] College, A. E. Stkne 

 (niil. h'. I. Col. Ai/r. (iiiil Mvfh. Arts. .1 ( lUDi;). .Vo. J. jit. .L pp. JO. pi. '/).— This 

 is a rcpdrl nii the demonstratidii work for l'.)0.")-(). and includes articles on 

 cooperative cx|)eriments in different [larts of the Slate, cxtensimi l(>ctures, 

 special lei-turcs. corrcspdiHlciice courses, popular liulletins. tr.MVciiiii; libraries, 

 llie assist;iiir(> of the uranj^e, nature stud.v, school j;ardens. and other miscella- 

 neous \vorl<. In a " carpet-baj; campaign," a representative of the college went 

 from hous(> to house .nnd held neighborhood meetings (1) to give instruction in 

 .igricnltural principles and suggestions of better methods, and (2) to ascertain 

 Just wliat are the princiiial ditiiculties, as well as the attitude of the farmer 

 toward his vocation. There is also a report on the hydrocyanic-acid gas as a 

 In'atiuent for injurious insects, followed by suggestions for users of this remedy. 



Report of the president, J. L. Snyuer {{Micli.^ Ayr. Cot. Bui. 1 {1906), 

 Ao. .7, pp. :>.]). — This report, in addition to the usual data concerning the work 

 of the college during the fiscal year ended .Tune 30, 190G, contains historical 

 matter relating to the establishment of the college, the attendance during the 

 ]iast ten years, the preparation of students fur admission, their sources of sup- 

 poi't nnd proposed occuiiation after leaving college, the development of experi- 

 mental investigations, history of the experiment station, the history of farmers' 

 institutes in the State, and an announcement of the semicentennial celebration 

 to occur May 2.S-;n. lOOT. 



It is shown that 7S per cent of tliosc eiitcriiig college (hiring tlie year had 

 attended high scliools. that 27 jier cent depend upon themselves for support 

 while ill college, and tliat 12 iiei' cent intend to follow farming, forestry, or 

 lioiticulture, while ."12 per cent are luicertain as to their future occupation. 



Report of the principal, 1906, II. P.. Fuisskll (Haiiiptoii liiiL. 2 (1906). 

 .Vo. .>. pp. .10. fii/.s. (!). — TIu' i)riiicipal of the Hampton Normal and Agricultural 

 Institute in his reiiort for l!JO.j-U calls attention to the fact that of the 1,310 

 graduates of the school 85 per cent have taught at some time since leaving 

 school. 'I'lie three-year ac;idemic .-ind industrial courses have been changed to 

 four year courses, and the courses in normal 1 raining, agriculture, trade, busi- 

 ness methods, domestic science, and domestic art are continued. 



Of the students enrolled in 190.^)-(i, .''!) per cent were from country schools, 

 .">() ]ier cent came from the country or small villages, and 34 per cent were from 

 farms. Tlie average acreage of the.se farms was 09 acres as against .57 acres 

 in the jireceding year. Sixty-eight per cent of the i)arents of these jiupils 

 owned their homes and an additional 10 per cent were buying homes, while 32 

 per cent of all tlic pupils ( amc from houses of 7 rooms or more. These figures 

 show an increase in the number of students from the cpuntry and an improve- 

 ment in homes, as well as a larger owiiershi]i of land on the part of parents. 



The report includes reports from the academic, agricultural, and home train- 

 ing departments, the trade school, iiijlit.n-y instruction and discijiline, religious 

 work, the library, museum, and other features of school work. The professor 

 of agriculture reports that two new instructors have beeu added iu the agricul- 



