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A number of tables are given showing crop areas for a number of years; the 

 area irrigated from canals, tanks, wells, etc., by Provinces and States ; the area, 

 production, and exports of the principal crops, by countries; and other data. 



Foreign crops, May-June, 1912, C. M. DAUCHEBxy (U. S. Dept. Agr., Bur. 

 Statis. Circ. 37, pp. 19). — This circular gives notes and statistics respecting crop 

 conditions in various countries, together with tables showing exports of domestic 

 wheat, wheat flour, barley, oats, flaxseed, apples, and ch»?ese from Canada, 

 1903-1912; the area and production of wheat and flaxseed in British India, by 

 Provinces, 1912 and 1011 ; imports of wheat and wheat flour into the United 

 Kingdom, 1907-1911 ; preliminary estimate of areas under grain, etc., in France. 

 May 1, 1912, 1911, and 1910, and tinal estimate of areas sown in 1911 and 1910; 

 imports of wheat into France and Germany by countries of origin, calendar 

 years 1907-1911 ; production of olives and olive oil in Spain, 1911-12, by regions ; 

 area sown to specified crops in Hungary, 1912 and 1911; area and production 

 of specified crops in Roumania, 1911-1909; and area, production, and exports 

 of wheat in Australia. 19<J0-1912; and other data. 



AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. 



The present trend of agricultural education, L. A. Clinton (Perm. Dept. 

 Agr. Bui. 213, 1911, pp. 178-184). — This is a discussion of the work of the agri- 

 cultural colleges and experiment stations and of the efforts being made at 

 present to reach the individual farmer. 



A redirection of agricultural education, C. L. Beach (Anti. Rpt. Conn. Bd. 

 Agr. JfS (1910), pp. 19-25). — The author briefly discusses the function and scope 

 of the experiment station, the agricultural college, and agricultural extension 

 work, and notes a " redirection of agricultural education at the present time, or 

 rather the shifting of the emphasis, from the activities of the college and the 

 station to that of agricultural extension." 



Statistics of state universities and other institutions of higher education 

 partially supported by the State for the year ended June 30, 1911 (U. 8. 

 Bur. Ed. Bui., 1911, No. 19, pp. 23). — ^This bulletin includes statistics of agri- 

 cultural colleges and items of interest concerning progress in them. 



Arkansas state agricultural schools, C. H. Lane (U. S. Dept. Agr., Office 

 Expt. Stas. Bui. 250, pp., 20, pis. 5). — A report on a system of si)ecial agricul- 

 tural schools established by a State without reference to existing political divi- 

 sions and furnishing concrete information as to the origin, equipment, organiza- 

 tion, and work of the 4 schools comprising it. 



Equipment and profitableness of the farms of agricultural education 

 institutions (Land u. Forstic. UntcrricMs. Ztg., 25 (1911), No. 3-Jf, pp. 287- 

 312). — This is a summary of information compiled from replies to 141 circular 

 letters addressed to the agricultural education institutions in Austria by the 

 minister of agriculture concerning the ownership, object, principal features of 

 work, profits, value of land and equipment, etc., of their farms. 



Educational and illustrative material for instruction in rural economics 

 in vocational schools and association lectures, Geibel (Arh. Deut. Landw. 

 Gcsell. 1910, No. 167, pp. 255-260). — This is a description of the illustrative 

 material for instruction in rural economics shown at the Eisenach exhibition 

 of agricultural illustrative material made by agricultural teachers and pupils. 



A working erosion model for schools, D. C. Ellis (V. 8. Dept. Agr., Office 

 Expt. Stas. Circ. 117, pp. 11, figs. If). — A description is given of a model designed 

 to illustrate graphically the erosion of hillsides and the destruction of farms 

 in the lower valleys following the complete removal of forests from the hills. 



