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Elementary agriculture of Tennessee, K. L. Hatch, J. A. Haselwood, aud 

 C. A. Keffer {Chicago, 1909, pp. 1S5+6, pi. J, pga. 49, map 7).— This is a revi- 

 sion, by C. A. Ke£fer, of Hatch and Ilaselwood's 1907 edition of Elementary Agri- 

 cnltnre (E. S. R., 19, p. 793), in which several chapters have been rewritten and 

 two wholly new chapters have been added to adapt the work to Tennessee con- 

 ditions. One of the new chapters deals with *' The Three Kingdoms " and 

 shows the interdependence of soils, plants, and animals in successful farming 

 operations. The other now chapter is on the agricultural geography of Tennes- 

 see aud includes a map of the physical divisions of the State. In the chapter 

 (m special crops soy beans and truck crops are discussed instead of sugar beets 

 and onions as in the earlier editions. 



Weeds, V. H. Davis (Agr. Col. Ext. BuL [Ohio State Univ.], 5 {1909), No. 1, 

 pp. 3-1 't, figs. 11). — The author describes the most Important ways in which 

 weeds lessen farm profits, discusses natural and artificial methods of seed dis- 

 persal, and gives a few general principles to be observed in destroying weeds. 



Opportunities for Instruction in dairy industry at the University Farm, 

 Davis. California, 1909-10 (California Sta. Circ. -'/'i, PP- 1 -u fid^^- ^)- 



Announcement of farmers' short courses for 1909 at the University 

 Farm, Davis, California {California Sta. Circ. .'i5, pp. 3-20, figs. 9). 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Annual Report of Idaho Station, 1908 {Idaho Sta. Rpt. 1908, pp. 31).-^ 

 This contains the organization list, a financial statement for the fiscal year 

 ended June 30, 1908, a report of the director, and departmental reports, of 

 which that of the irrigationist is abstracted on pages 617 and G29 of this issue. 



Twenty-seventh Annual Report of New York State Station, 1908 {New 

 York State Sta. Rpt. 190S, pp. 552). — This contains the organization list of the 

 station, a financial statement for the federal funds for the fiscal year ended 

 June 30, 1908, and for the state funds for the fiscal year ended September 30, 

 1908, reprints of Bulletins 296-302, and 30.5-310, Technical Bulletins 7 and 8, 

 and Circular 9, all of which have been previously noted, a list of the periodicals 

 received by the station, and meteorological observations noted on page 616 of 

 this issue. 



Experiment Station Work, LII {U. S. Dcpt. Agr., Farmers' Bui. 366, pp. 

 32). — This number contains articles on the following subjects: Treatment of 

 muck soils, manures for timothy hay, corn breeding, yellow berry in wheat, 

 weed seeds in feeding stuffs, hook-worm disease of cattle, effect of machine 

 milking on cows, milk supply of cities, the crow as a menace to poultry i-aising. 

 and hours of labor, wages, and cost of board in Minnesota. 



Books of interest to farmers (Coliinthiis: Ohio State Library, 1908, pp. 

 6.'i). — This comprises a classified list of the 700 agricultural books in the travel- 

 ing library department of the Ohio State Library, with brief notes on the scope 

 and character of most of these volumes. 



Accessions to the Department Library, April— June, 1909 {U. 8. Dept, Agr., 

 Lihrary Bui. 72, pp. 90). 



