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college ; a summai-y of what the extension service has accomplished, and Its 

 future needs. 



Agricultural extension service, H. L. Russell (Wisconsin Sta. Bui. 218, 

 pp. 33-56, figs. .}). — An account is given of the agricultural extension service, 

 comprising (1) demonstrational and educational work carried on during the 

 summer in the field, and (2) extension courses of instruction held during the 

 winter months. 



The demonstration work consists of practical field trials, demonstrations at 

 state and county farms and at northern substations, fertilizer demonstration 

 tests, manure conservation, manufacture and distribution of tuberculin, hog 

 cholera vaccine demonstrations, and potato spraying. The college has aided in 

 developing farmers' cooperative projects, such as community breeders' associa- 

 tions, community potato centers, cooperative silo building circuits, and drainage 

 service. 



The general extension work includes young people's grain gi'owing contests, 

 bankers' pure-bred seed circuits, "the dissemination of pure-bred seed grains, 

 agricultural work in rural schools, tests of dairy cows, the "Wisconsin dairy 

 cow competition, butter and cheese scoring exhibitions, distribution of pure- 

 culture starters, milk and cream testing, press service, lectures, correspondence, 

 and educational exhibits. A map is given showing the distribution of extension 

 lecture work. The extension instruction comprises university farmers' courses 

 held in February for "men, women, and boys, a country-life conference, state 

 farmers' courses, one-week farmers' schools held at different places in the State, 

 school garden work, and farmers' institutes. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Twenty-fourth Annual Keport of Georgia Station, 1911 (Georgia Sta. Rpt. 

 1911, pp. 125-13S). — This contains the organization list, reports by the presi- 

 dent of the board of directors and by the director of the station on its work 

 during the year, and a financial statement for the fiscal year ended June 30, 

 1911. 



Twenty-fourth Annual Report of Maryland Station, 1911 (Maryland Sta. 

 Rpt. 1911, pp. XVIII+276, pi. 1, figs. 66).— This contains the organization list, 

 a report by the director on the work and expenditures of the station, a financial 

 statement for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1911, and reprints of Bulletins 

 14G to 154. 



Report of the director, 1911, H. L. Hussell (Wisconsin Sta. Bui. 218, pp. 

 78, figs. 20). — This contains the organization list, a report of the work of the 

 station during the year, portions of which are abstracted elsewhere in this 

 issue, brief summaries of the publications of the year, and a financial state- 

 ment for the federal funds for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1911. 



Monthly Bulletin of the Department Library, February and March, 1912 

 (U. S. Dept. Agr., Lihrary Mo. Bui., 3 (1912), Nos. 2, pp. 37-69; 3, pp. 73-110).— 

 These numbers contain data for February and March, 1912, respectively, as to 

 the accessions to the Library of this Department and the additions to the list 

 of periodicals currently received. 



Experiment Station "Work, LXVIII (U. S. Dept. Agr., Farmers' Bui. ^86, 

 pp. 2.'t, figs. 2). — This number contains articles on the following subjects: The 

 feeding of a grand champion steer and the utilization of dairy by-products 

 as food. 



