Vni CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Bovine variola in chickens, Casagrandi 685 



An investigation of an outbreak of septicemia in poultry, Whiting 686 



Growth and virulence of the organisms causing tuberculosis in fowls, Walther. . 686 



RURAL ENGINEERING. 



Irrigation: Its principles and practice as a branch of engineering, Brown 686 



Methods of measuring irrigation water practiced by the Reclamation Service. . . 686 



Irrigation: California, Teele 686 



Twenty-second annual report of the hydraulic engineer, Henderson 686 



Experiments on the use of water for irrigation in South Africa, Mullie 686 



Construction difficulties in the draining of irrigated lands, Hart 686 



[Preliminary organization of a 450,000-acre drainage project], Berthe 687 



The scoop wheel as the pioneer for the drainage of lowlands, Beck 687 



Drainage by explosives, MacPherson 687 



Roads, paths, and bridges. Page 687 



Handbook for highway engineers, Hamer and Bonney 687 



A third report on the public roads in Georgia, McCallie 687 



Practice of the Massachusetts Highway Commission in the state highways .... 688 



Road making properties of Missouri stone and gravel, Williams and Roberts . . 688 



The road building materials of Coshocton County, Ohio, Eno 688 



Methods of testing road making materials in European countries 688 



Road maintenance problems, Powell 688 



Reinforced concrete design, Faber and Bowie 688 



Dynamite on the farm 689 



Study of agricultural machinery, Estrada 689 



How the plow hitch affects draft 689 



Fifth Winnipeg motor contest, Rose 689 



The status of the motor plow question in Germany, Martiny 689 



Tests of motor plows, Martiny 690 



Agricultural motor trials in Algeria 690 



Gasoline as a fuel for motor use 690 



Steam or electricity in dairy work 690 



Country life conveniences and enjoyments, edited by Skinner and McCredie . . . 690 



RURAL ECONOMICS. 



[Questions relating to rural economics], Russell et al 690 



Financing the farm, Herrick 690 



Agricultural cooperation in Ireland, Poe 691 



Live-stock improvement syndicates in France and recent state encouragement. 691 



How the sale of live stock is organized in Austria 691 



The German potash industry and potash legislation, Schonemann 691 



Agricultural reciprocity between America and China, Groff 691 



The original home of agriculture of the Indo-Germanic people, Braungart 691 



Production and international trade in agricultural products, McKenna 692 



Crop Reporter 692 



Improving Canadian agriculture, Robertson 692 



Agricultural survey [in Canada], 1911, Nunnick 692 



Agricultural statistics, 1911, Rew ". 693 



General statistics in France .- ■ 693 



[Agricultural statistics of South Australia], Sholl 693 



[Live-stock statistics of South Australia], Sholl 693 



AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. 



The educational value of agriculture, BS,rnes - - - -_ 693 



Report to the forty -seventh general assembly of the State of Illinois 694 



Third report of district agricultural schools of Georgia, Stewart 694 



Agricultural education in Canada, Doherty 694 



Status of agricultural instruction 694 



Agricultural instruction in Denmark, Westermann 694 



Report of the Alnarp Agi-icultural and Dairy Institute, 1911 694 



Horticultural instruction in the Netherlands, Schechner 694 



A new feature of agricultural instruction in Prussia 695 



