390 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



The problem of agricultural credit in Canada, H. Mitchell {Bui. Depts. 

 History and Polit. and Ecoti. 8ci., Queeii's Univ. Canada, No. 10 (1914), PP- 

 24). — The author describes the German Landschaften, the Caisses Populaires 

 of Quebec, and the state government loans in Australia with a view of deter- 

 mining their adaptability to conditions in Saskatchewan. He concludes that the 

 Landschaft, modified to suit local conditions, is the most adaptable of the three 

 types mentioned. 



Loans granted by the state bank on security of grain and the establish- 

 ment of grain elevators in Bussia (Internat. Inst. Agr. [Rome^, Mo. Bui. 

 Econ. and Soc. Intel., 5 (1914), No. 3, pp. 85-94)- — The lack of funds or the 

 means of obtaining credit formerly made it necessary for the Russian peasant 

 to sell his grain immediately after harvest. Generally at this period of the 

 year the condition of the grain market was very unfavorable. In 1885 banks 

 were authorized to grant loans on grain stored in certain buildings designated 

 by the bank. In 1894 the law was modified so that the peasant could borrow 

 on his grain wherever it happened to be located, and whether thrashed or not. 

 The rate of interest varied from 4^ to G per cent, and the loan was required to 

 be repaid within 9 months. In 1896 the term of repayment was limited to 6 

 months and the granting of loans was somewhat restricted. In recent years the 

 Government has made vigorous efforts to develop the loan business through the 

 medium of the zemstvos, cooperative credit societies, private credit institutions, 

 and railways. In 1910 it decided to establish a system of state elevators, and 

 through those in charge of the elevators the rate of loans, the methods used 

 in classifying grains, and the standards are established. 



[Distribution of produce between landlord and tenant], E. Jenny (Staats 

 u. So::. Wiss. Forscli., No. Ill (1913), pp. XVII I +346). — The author discusses 

 systems, history, legal status, elements, and social influence of the distribution 

 of farm produce between landlord and tenant, and describes in detail the dis- 

 tribution on a large estate in Russia during the years 1891 to 1910. An ex- 

 tensive bibliography is included. 



Agricultural distribution of land in different countries (Inst. Internal. 

 Agr. [Romc^, Rith. Bur. 8tatis. G6n., No. 5 [1914), pp. IV+310).— The total 

 land surface is classified as productive and nonproductive, and the productive 

 areas are further subdivided into arable land, natural meadows and pasture 

 land, tree and shrub plantations, woods and forest, and marshes, moors, and un- 

 cultivated productive lands. For the arable land there are given the areas de- 

 voted to cereals, to grasses and forage crops, and to other arable land crops and 

 fallows. 



In addition to the summary tables showing data for 36 countries accord- 

 ing to the classification outlined above, data are given for each country showing 

 the area devoted to individual crops so far as the information is available. 



Farm lands in New Jersey, F. Dye et al. (Trenton, N. J.: State Bd. Agr., 

 1913, 2. ed., pp. 53, pis. 12). — This report contains a detailed description by 

 counties of the natural characteristics and systems of farming and the possible 

 development of agriculture in this State. 



Uses of land in Denmark, July 15, 1912 (Danmarks Stalls. Meddel., 44 

 (1912), No. 2, pp. 175). — This report contains statistical data showing the areas 

 devoted to the various kinds of farm crops by minor geographic divisions. For 

 the larger geographic divisions comparative data are given for 1896 and 1907. 



Agriculture in Argentina, I. G. J. van den Bosch (Dept. Landh., Nijv. en 

 Handel [Netherlands], Verslag. en Meded. Dir. Landh., No. 1 (1914), PP- 140, 

 pis. 13, fig. 1). — This report contains discussions of the physical features, immi- 

 gration, live stock, agricultural machinery, crops, dairy and meat industry, and 

 trade of Argentina. 



