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The agricultural population and the farm-help problem in England, B. 

 Skalweit (Mitt. Dent. Landw. GeseU., 22 {1901), Beilage No. 6, pp. 27-3^).— 

 Statistical data are presented regarding ttie number of the rural population and 

 different groups of farmers and farm laborers in the United Kingdom for the 

 years 1851 to 1901, with a discussion of the effect of recent legislation and the 

 price of wheat on the English agricultura'l labor problem. 



The statistics show that while the population in the United Kingdom increased 

 about 10 millions from 1870 to 1900 the rural population decreased about 4 

 millions, and that farmers and farm laborers, including males and females, 

 decreased from 3,454,000 in 1851 to 2,202.000 in 1901. The tendency of recent 

 legislation has been- to increase rural settlement. A number of bibliographical 

 references are included. 



Cooperation in agriculture [in Denmark] {Diuimarks Statis. Aleddel., ^. 

 .sen, 22 (1907), pt. 5, pp. 69). — Statistical data with a discussion regarding the 

 development of agricultural cooperation in Denmark along the Hues of dairying, 

 registration of most productive cows, slaughterhouses, and exportation of eggs. 



The data show the number of cooperative dairies in 190G to have been 1,0G8, 

 with a membership of about 157,500. Registry societies, which record food con- 

 sumption as well as milk production as the basis of determining the most pro- 

 ductive cows, numbered 415 in 1905, with a membership in 1903 of 8.504, control- 

 ling 148,000 cows. There were 32 cooperative slaughterhouses in 1905 with 

 70*000 participants and 790 cooperative egg unions in 190G with 57,000 members. 



An agricultural credit system for Cape Colony (Agr. Jour. Cape Good Hope, 

 30 (1907), No. 2, pp. 186-192). — This is a review of a pamphlet issued by the 

 Irensury department in regard to ]iro]iosed legislation for improving the credit of 

 agriculturists in the colony. 



The pamphlet reviews the conditions of agriculture, the lack of capital, the 

 burden of high interest, and the Importance of encouraging the development of 

 ngi'iculture in Cape Colony. The proposal is made to adopt a system of govern- 

 ment credit and superivision largel.y conformable to the Australian and New 

 Zealand system (E. S. R., 18, p. GS7), with slight modifications as to amounts 

 and classes of loans, payment of costs, length of period during which loans may 

 run, and on management and control of the funds. 



The granger movement in Illinois, A. E. Paine (Univ. III. Bill., 2 (190^), 

 No. 2, pp. 53). — The author briefly reviews the origin, aims, and history of the 

 organization known as the Patrons of Husbandry among farmers in the United 

 States, with a detailed account of its progress in Illinois. 



The greatest activity was manifested in 1873 and 1874, during which 1.465 

 granges were organized. This was followed by a decline for a number of years. 

 Since 1880, however, " there has been a revival, and the grange, with a gradually 

 increasing membership, has been able to pursue a well-defined policy, emphasiz- 

 ing the need of education and the necessity for self-improvement. . . . There 

 need be-no hesitation in affirming that no small share of the political, social, 

 and industrial progress of the farmer in Illinois may be traced to the grange." 

 An extensive l)ibliography is included. 



Crop Reporter (U. 8. Dept. Ayr., Bur. Statis. Crop Reporter, 9 (1907), No. G. 

 pp. 'il-I/S). — Statistics and notes on the condition of crops, and the supplies, 

 value, and prices of agricultural products in the United States and foreign 

 countries are summarized. A special article gives statistics showing the 

 increase in rubber production in recent years and the acreage under cultivation 

 in various countries to meet the increased demand for this product. 



Returns of produce of crops in Great Britain with summaries for the 

 United Kingdom, R. H. Rew (Bd. Agr. and Fisheries [London'], Agr. Statis., 

 1906, pt. 2. pp. 89-168). — The estimated total produce, acreage, aud estimated 



