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definite iustruction oii class room work iu agriculture, to indicate how and where 

 to find material with which to teach the subject and, lastly, how to use this 

 material to the best advantage." It treats of the soil, plants, fai-m animals, 

 dairy and poultry husbandry, school gardening, nature study, bird life, boys' 

 and girls' clubs, and the farmer's opportunity. A list of agricultural references 

 and useful tables are appended. 



Simple furniture for school agriculture, J. Main (Bui. Okla. Agr. and Mech. 

 Col., 10 (1914), No. 79, pp. 8, figs. 7). — Specifications are given for an agricul- 

 tural display case, book section and library table, bulletin boxes, and bulletin 

 and note covers, and attention is called to four methods for exhibiting small 

 grain, seeds, and similar products, viz. in a seed-mounting case, 2-dram vials, 

 sample tubes, and standard exhibit boxes, and to a cupboard for the storage of 

 equipment. 



Illustrated lecture on swine in the United States, W. B. Jessee ( U. 8. Dept. 

 Agr., Office Expt. Stas. SuUnhus 16 {Wilt), pp. J6).— This syllabus is designed 

 for farmei-s' institute and other extension lecturers and is to be used in con- 

 nection with 44 lantern sides. Some of the topics considered are the construc- 

 tion of hog houses, sanitation and disease control, selection of breeding stock, 

 swine management, breeds, and cost of production. A bibliography is appended. 



Dairy laboratory manual and note book, E. L. Anthony (Philadelphia and 

 London, 191^, pp. 72, figs. 10). — This group of 41 exercises, all of which have 

 been used by the author in class work, is designed to cover the use of the Bab- 

 cock tester, lactometer, and special work with farm separators and churns 

 and to be used with courses having two or more hours laboratory practice each 

 week. It is intended so to familiarize the student sufiiciently with the gen- 

 eral practice that he may be able to handle the more advanced courses in testing 

 and creamery work. 



The field of home economics. Flora Rose {Cornell Countryman, 11 (19H), 

 No. 8, pp. 271, 272, Advt. Sect. p. 10). — The author points out how various 

 sciences apply to woman's home work and discusses some vocations open to 

 students in home economics. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Twenty-sixth Annual Report of Colorado Station, 1913 (Colorado 8ta. 

 Rpt. 1913, pp. 31). — This contains the organization list, a financial statement for 

 the fiscal year ended June 30, 1913, a report of the director on the work and 

 publications of the station, and dei>artmental reports. 



Twentieth Annual Report of Montana Station, 1913 (Montana 8ta. Rpt. 

 1913, pp. 137-18^, fig. 1). — This contains the organization list, a financial state- 

 ment for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1013. a report of the director on the 

 work and publications of the station, including a list of all publications since 

 the organization of the station, and a summary of meteorological observations 

 for 1013. 



Twenty-fourth Annual Report of North Dakota Station, 1913 (North 

 Dakota t<ta. Rpt. 1913, pp. 31). — This contains the organization list, reports of 

 the director and heads of departments, including meteorological observations 

 abstracted on page 615 of this issue, and a financial statement for the fiscal 

 year ended June 30, 1013. 



Annual Report of Porto Rico Station, 1913 (Porto Rico Sta. Rpt. 1913. pp. 

 3^, pis. 4). — This contains the organization list, a summary by the special agent 

 in charge as to the investigations conducted at the station during the year, a 

 report by the chemist and assistant chemist, and reports of the horticulturist, 

 assistant horticulturist, jtlant pathologist, and animal husbandman, abstracted 

 elsewhere in this issue. 



