492 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



of domestic animals, number of animals slaughtered, and the production of 

 sugar, tea, and indigo. 



The native agriculture of Tunis, P. Deckeb-David (U Agriculture Indigene 

 en Tunisie. Tunis and Audi: Govt., 1912, 2. ed., pp. /X+777, pis. 2, figs. 108).— 

 This is the general report of the commission for improving the native agricul- 

 ture appointed May 13, 1911, and contains a detailed description of the soil, 

 climate, peoples, systems of land proprietorship, irrigation, forestry, breeds 

 and breeding of live stock, plants cultivated, industrial crops, and agricultural 

 societies. 



[Economic changes in the Union of South. Africa], F. B. Smith (Union So. 

 Africa Dept. Agr. Rpt., 1912-13, p. 29). — The European population has increased 

 from 1.11G.806 in 1904 to 1,276,242 in 1911 and the number of European farmer.s 

 from 77,926 to 97,381. Of the total land area (143,056,120 morgens or 485,050 

 square miles), 3.282,971 morgens were under cultivation, 892,929 lying fallow. 

 89,945,238 used for grazing, and 464.102 under irrigation. The number of cattle 

 has been previously noted (E. S. R., 30, p. 494). 



[Agriculture in the Commonwealth of Australia, 1903—1912], G. H. 

 Knibbs {Comnumicealth Bur. Census and Statis. Aust. Prod. Bui. 7 (1914), pp- 

 1-56, 132-149). — This annual .statement contains statistical data showing the 

 land settlement; number of agricultural holdings, area, production, and value 

 of agricultural products; imports and exports; and total number of live stock 

 and number by size of holdings. The data relate principally to the crop year 

 1912-13, but for many items comparative data are given for a series of years. 



AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. 



Report of committee on courses of dairy instruction, June 29, 1912, W. J. 

 Eraser (Proc. Off. Dairy Instrs. As.soc, 5-7 (1910-1912), pp. 105-112).— This 

 report considers the question of raising the present standards of instruction 

 in dairying. 



The committee thinks that " the ideal course should be so arranged ag to 

 distribute the dairy work throughout the four years and yet hare time so that 

 a man wishing to specialize in dairy work alone can get it all, or at least the 

 major part, in one year. At least one-fourth of the students' work in the 4- 

 year course should be devoted to technical dairying, as this is the least possible 

 time in which the subject can be properly completed and sufficient training 

 given." 



The dairy work in the regular 4-3'^ear agricultural course should be arranged 

 primnrily to prepare dairy farmers, creamery operators, and city milk-supply 

 men for their life work along practical lines. For college or experiment station 

 work graduate courses should be utilized. 



Attention is called to essentials to be considered in outlining the dairy work 

 and to a number of debatable questions as to time to be devoted to various 

 subjects. In the opinion of the committee it is best for students not to specialize 

 too soon. Students insisting upon practical work to bring immediate results 

 should be " specials," and 4-year men should have a good grounding in the 

 fundamental sciences in the first two years in college, in connection with a little 

 of the several different lines of technical agriculture, including dairying. All 

 agricultural students should be required to study the elementary principles 

 involved in the production and handling of milk. This should be from a 3 to a 

 5-hour course. 



A di.scussion of the report follows. 



Physiology in the veterinary curriculum as a factor toward higher veteri- 

 nary training and education, A. F. Schalk (Vet. Alumni Quart. [Ohio State 



