EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



tural departuient, and that a bani costing $30,000 has been erected. He out- 

 lines the revised course in agriculture, and recommends the purchase of improved 

 live stock for instructional purposes. 



Agricultural education, H. O. Sampson (Ann. Rpt. Penn. Dept. Agr., 11 

 {190o). pp. (J21-()23). — An address in which the college courses in agriculture 

 are outlined briefly, and some data concerning the progress in the development 

 of sccnndary courses in agriculture are given. 



Proceedings of the course for agricultural teachers {Stockholm: Dept. Agr., 

 1906, pp. 366). — This volume contains lectures and discussions given at tlu- 

 course for teachers of agriculture in Stockholm, Sweden, September 18-23, 

 190.J. The topics of the lectures are The Importance of Green Manuring and 

 How I'racticed, by N. L. Forsberg ; The Arrangement of Demonstration Plats 

 and Their Application as Instructional Material, by N. H. Nilsson; Inocula- 

 tion and Serum Therapy in Combating Diseases of Farm Animals, by J. 

 Svenssou ; The Teachings of Recent Experiments and Experiences as to the 

 Application of xVrtificial Fertilizers, by M. Weibull ; The Arrangement of Prac- 

 tical Fertilizer Field Trials, by P. Bolin ; The Importance of Keeping Accurate 

 Accounts in the Dairy Industry, by G. Liljhagen ; Recent Agricultural Machin- 

 ery and Its Use on the Farm, by G. Timberg et al. ; Some I'roblems in 

 Animal Nutrition, by H. Wiuberg; Changes in Systems of Crop Rotation Made 

 During Recent Years, by J. A. Sjostrom ; Crop Rotations, by N. L. Forsberg ; 

 Cooperative Purchasing and Sales Associations, by G. Leufven ; Recent Progress 

 in Butter IMaking, by N. Engstrom ; Successful Butter Exports, by Fr. Bagge; 

 Recent Investigations in Dairy Bacteriology, by Chr. Barthel ; The Care and 

 Application of Barnyard Manure, by H. G. Soderbauni ; Recent Progress iu the 

 Manufacture of Cheese, by L. F. Rosengren ; Proposed Changes in the Book- 

 keeping of Control Test Associations, by Nils IIanss(jn and H. Fuukquist ; 

 Courses for Practical Farmers, by H. Juhlin-Dannefelt et al. : Award of Prizes 

 for Small Farms, by Nils Hansson ; and Traveling Stipends fur Small Farm- 

 ers. — F. w. woi.i,. 



The Macdonald movement, J. W. Robertson (Rpt. Women's Insts. Ontario, 

 11)06. pp. .j'i--yj). — An address given at the annual convention of the Women's 

 Institutes held at Macdonald College. December 13 and 14. I'JOo, in which the 

 general features of the Macdonald movement are outlined, and a description is 

 given of Macdonald College with its departments of farms, research, and in- 

 struction. 



Outline of a course of study and reading on soil and its management, 

 H. C. Price {Ohio State Grange Ed. But. [1], pp. 7-12). — This is a course of 

 study prepared for members of the Ohio State Grange, and consists of 18 

 lessons based on Vol. I of Brooks's Agriculture. 



Sanitation, Mary E. Lee (Ohio State Grange Ed. Bui. [1], pp. 13-16). — A 

 course of 14 lessons based on Mrs. E. H. Richards Home Sanitation, and in- 

 tended foi- members of the Ohio State Grange. 



Qualifications necessary for teaching agriculture in common schools, 

 C. A. McNaub (Bicn. Rpt. Olda. Bd. Agr., 2 (l'JO.J-6). pp. 279-2S5). — An address 

 before the Teachers' County Institute at Oklahoma City, in which the position 

 is taken that while the teachers will not be expected to teach the practice 

 of agriculture, they should be familiar with this side of the question and should 

 also inform themselves on the work of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, 

 the experiment stations, and the agricultural colleges. They should be up 

 to date in their ideas of farm methods, improved implements, etc. To secure 

 this training he recommends that they read farm journals and the publicati(ms 

 of this Department and the experiment stations. 



