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adopted by the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries for the guidance of associa- 

 tions which have among their objects the establishing or promoting of smallhold- 

 ings and allotments in England and Wales. The advantages of letting to an asso- 

 ciation rather than to individuals are that the board is to a great extent relieved 

 of the responsibility of managing the land and securing tenants, while the 

 associations would increase thereby their sphere of usefulness and would be 

 able to offer their tenants and members the advantages of cooperative methods 

 of doing business. 



Concerning' the farm labor problem, E. Laur (Mitt. Dcut. Landiv. Gesell., 

 2-'f (J 900), Xo. 28, pp. 'i-'iS, -'i-'i'i). — This is a discussion of the provisions of the 

 new law in Switzerland which bear on the question of farm life. 



The force of the provisions discussed relates to the retention of farms in 

 the hands of the children who have been trained in agricultural pursuits and 

 of the rights of children on coming of age to receive compensation for services 

 rendered on the farm during their minority. Thus a son or daughter who has 

 been educated by parents or older children is entitled in case of a settlement 

 of an estate to a lesser share than those who have remained at work on the 

 farm. These features of the law are believed to offer a prospect for keeping 

 the youth on the land and the families of Swiss peasants more intact than 

 under the old regime. 



The insurance of farm laborers against accidents at their work, A. Rrut- 

 TiNi ET AL. {B(A. Quind. Soc. Agr. Itah, 1', {1909), Nos. 12, pp. 666-6S0; 13, pp. 

 705-710). — These articles set forth the present status of insurance among 

 farmers and farm laborers against natural forces and accident's, with the rules 

 and by-laws of the mutual society of Yercelli as typical of the organization and 

 operation of such associations in Italy and other countries. An outline of the 

 status, purposes, and w^ork of sevei'al such organizations is presented, the 

 information exemplifying the different kinds of insurance for farm laborers 

 against accidents that are carried on in Italy and other countries. 



The insurance of farm laborers against accidents at their work, I. Bandini 

 {Atti R. Accad. Econ. Agr. Georg. Firenze, 5. ser., 6 {1909), Xo. 2. pp. 219-223; 

 Bol. Quind. Soc. Agr. ItaL, 1.'/ {1909), Xo. 1.), pp. 7.'i6-7oO). — The- author points 

 out many defects in the present forms of insurance against accident among 

 farm laborers in Italy (see preceding article), as well as In the scheme pro- 

 posed by A. Conti, and suggests the formation of a bank of insurance in each 

 province, which shall be imder the direct control of provincial officials. One 

 of the chief defects of the Italian insurance laws, in the author's opinion, is 

 their uniformity of application throughout Italy and to all classes of farm 

 laborers. A better plan is thought to be to give authority to provincial banks 

 of insurance to fix the rates, etc., according to the conditions prevailing in each 

 province and the different classes of farm help, as laborers-", share tenants, 

 small owners, etc. In other words, a scheme of insurance for the agricultural 

 classes is proposed which is marked by its great flexibility and adaptability to 

 all conditions and all provinces in Italy. 



Concerning the obligatory insurance of farm laborers against accidents at 

 their work, P. Capellani {Bol. Quind. Soc. Agr. Ifah, U, {1909), Xos. 15, pp. 766- 

 771; 16, pp. 798-807). — The author discusses the proposed law of A. Conti (see 

 above), the application and limitations of present laws relating to accident 

 insurance in Italy, Germany, Denmark, England, and Belgium, raises serious 

 objections to a law limited to agriculture and kindred industries, and favors a 

 general law applicable to all classes of wage-earners. 



Cooperation in the marketing of agricultural produce, J. L. Coulter, J. B. 

 MoRMAN, and T. N. Carver {Amer. Econ. A.<isoc. Quart., 3. ser., 10 {1909), No. 1, 

 pp. 258-27.'i). — These are paiiers and discussions presented at the annual meet- 



