MISCELLANEOUS. 995 



school farm exhibit of the Internatioual Children's School Farm League at the 

 Jamestown Exi)Osition and an explanation of the sijiniticance of the movement 

 which it typifies. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Twentieth Annual Report of Arkansas Station, 1907 {Arkansas Sta. Rpt. 

 1901, pp. S!l). — This includes the organization of the station, reports of the 

 director and heads of departments, a chronological list of the station bulletins, 

 a financial statement for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1907, and reprints of 

 Bulletins 92-115. 



Twenty-fifth Annual Report of New York State Station, 1906 (New York 

 tStutc .S7(/. Rpt. lUdi), PI). JX + .'/SU). — This conii)rises the organization list of 

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

 June 30, 190ti. and for the State funds for the fiscal year ended September 30, 

 1906, a list of the periodicals received by the station, meteorological observa- 

 tions and rei)rints of Circulars 6 and 7 abstracted elsewhere in this issue, and 

 reprints of Bulletins 275-279 and 281-284 and Technical Bulletins 1-3, which 

 have been previously noted. 



Director's report for 1907, W, H. Jordan (New York State Sta. Bui. 295, 

 pp. 3><l-.'iU2). — A review of the work and pul)lications of the station during the 

 yea r. 



Finances, meteorology, index (Maine Sta. Bui. 150, pp. 329-3.'i5+Vin). — 

 This contains the organization list of the station, meteorological observations 

 noted elsewhere in this issue, a financial statement for the fiscal year ended 

 June 30, 1907, an index to Bulletins 138-150 which collectively make up the 

 twenty-third annual report of the station, a list of bulletins and of miscellaneous 

 publications for the year, and announcements and notes on the work, personnel, 

 and equipment of the station. 



The Plains (Colorado Sta. Bnh 123, pp. 32). — This bulletin contains reprints 

 of press bulletins on advice to Plains settlers, crops for unirrigated lands, dairy 

 w'irk for I'lains settlers, preparation of seed bed, summer culture to conserve 

 moisture, acclimated seed, potatoes on the Plains, wind-breaks and shelter belts 

 for the Plains, and grasshoppers upon the Plains; similar articles not previously 

 printed on raising hogs on the Plains, and the type of milling wheat for the 

 Plains; and a more extended article on rainfall upon the Plains, which is 

 abstracted on page 918 of this issue. 



Summary. — Texas Bulletins Nos. 1 to 94, inclusive (Texas Sta. Bid, 9S, 

 pp. 97. )• — Abstracts of these bulletins are given. 



Twenty-third Annual Report of the Bureau of Animal Industry, 1906 

 ( r. S. Dcpt. Afjr., Bur. Aniin. Indus. Rpt. 1906, pp. -J78). — This includes a report 

 of the Chief of the Bureau for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1900, numerous 

 articles abstracted elsewhere in this issue, a list of the publications of the 

 Bureau during 1900, the rules and regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture 

 relating to animal industry issued in 1906, and copies of the meat insi)ection 

 law of .Tune 30, 1900. and the amended law regulating the transportation of 

 live stock. 



Experiment Station Work, XLV (U. S. Dcpt. Agr., Farmers' Bui. 311, pp. 32^ 

 fliis. (')). — This nunii)cr contains articles on the following subjects: The farm 

 home, lining of ditches and reservoirs, cement piiie for irrigation and other 

 purposes, pollination of forced tomatoes, increasing the productiveness of corn, 

 .shrinkage of corn in cribs, grain for cows at iiasture, starters for ripening cream,, 

 water pans for poultry, and a catching hook for poultry. 



