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The Massachusetts home-project plan of vocational agricultural education, 

 R. W. Stimsox (f7. 8. Bur. Ed. Bui., No. 8 {19U), pp. 104+III, pis. 6).— The 

 author discusses the elements necessary to successful vocational agricultural 

 education, describes the Massachusetts home-project plan, and gives (1) informa- 

 tion and suggestions for school officers and instructors as to courses and methods 

 of agricultural project study approvable for State aid in Massachusetts, (2) 

 project study outlines for vegetable growing, and (3) an agricultural project 

 study bibliography. An appendix by W. T. Bawden bas been previously noted 

 from another source (E. S. R.. r'O, p. 597). 



Report of the extension work with the schools as carried out through the 

 schools' division, S. B. McCkeady {Ann. Rpt. Ontario Agr. and Expt. Union, 

 34 {1912), pp. 46-48). — ^About 250 schools shared in the distribution of planting 

 material and instructions for practical work in school or home gardens. A 

 series of charts containing lessons in agriculture was commenced, and numbers 

 ou alfalfa and the best time to sow spring grains respectively, have been dis- 

 tributed. An illustration is given of the alfalfa chart. 



A school garden in the making, its objects and uses, .7. J. Cronin {Agr. 

 Jour. India, 9 {1914), ^^o- ly PP- 71-^6). — The author points out the objects and 

 uses of a school garden and describes the home and school garden work begun 

 in Burma, India, in 1012. There are now ten school gardens in process of 

 formation. 



Rhode Island boys' and girls' home gardening clubs (R. I. State Col. Ext. 

 Bui., 3 {1014), ^^0. 13, pp. 3).— This bulletin outlines the conditions to which 

 .some responsible person or organization agree.s when taking up home garden 

 work in cooperation with the agricultural college and the state board of agri- 

 culture, and includes a blank to be filled out and signed by the applicant. The 

 college, through its extension department, will help to organize a home garden 

 movement in any pai't of the State, pay the expenses of a lecturer who will 

 speak before organizations, at schools, or wherever it is desiretl to interest 

 children in home gardening, and give information on gardening j)roblems. 

 The state board of agriculture will furnish leaflets giving instruction as to 

 the details of the gardening work, printefl ribbons or badges which may be 

 used as prizes for exhibits of home-grown products, and enrollment and report 

 blanks. 



Boys' and girls' clubs in Utah, J. C. Hogenson ( Utah Agr. Col. Ext. Div. 

 Circ. 14 {1914), pp. 24). — This circular outlines the purpose, method of organi- 

 zation, and general regulations of boys' and girls' clubs, and regulations for 

 various club contests. 



Boys' corn club work in North Carolina, T. E. Browne {North Carolina 

 Sta. Circ. 11 {1914), pp. 3-12, fig. i).— This describes the work of the clubs and 

 gives general directions and instructions for growing, harvesting, and handling 

 corn for contests. 



Instructions to members of the boys' com club, W. J. Jernigan {Arkansas 

 Sta. Circ. 24 {1914), PP- 4)- — Instructions are given as to cultural methods 

 employed in corn growing. 



Boys' and girls' club work, J. C. Hogenson ( Utah Agr. Col. Ext. Div. Circ. 

 21 {1914), pp. 28, figs. 28). — Eleven lessons in sewing are outlined. 



Boys' and girls' home gardens, E. K. Thomas {R. I. Bd. Agr. Bui., 1914, 

 Apr., pp. 8, fig. 1). — This bulletin contains directions for planting and caring 

 for gardens, including planting tables and for selecting, packing, shipping, and 

 staging vegetables for exhibiton. 



Hunnicutt's agriculture for the common schools, J. B. Hunnicutt. revised 

 by R. J. H. Deloach {Atlanta, 1913, pp. XII+291, pis. 5, figs. 104).— In this 

 third edition the text has been almost entirely rewritten " with a view to giving 



