196 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Irrigation in Utah, C. IF. Brough (Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1898, pp. 

 XV -\- 212, pis. ')).— The 1 1< is divided into two parts, (1) economic history of irri- 

 gation in Utah, including the formation of the cooperative system (1847-48), economic 

 development under the cooperative Bystem 1 1848-1862), early legislation (1862-1867), 

 transportation and commerce as aids to irrigation (1867-1877), recent legislation 

 (1877-1897), capitalistic irrigation (1890-189-), development of agriculture through 

 irrigation, development of horticulture tlrrough irrigation, and relation of irrigation 

 to other factors of I tali's industrial system; (2) problems of irrigation iu Utah, 

 including advantages of reclaiming the remaining irrigable land, methods of reclaim- 

 ing the whole body of irrigable land, administration of irrigable land already ceded 

 to the State, State control of water, necessity for more accurate means of measuring 

 water, ami marketing of irrigation products. Miscellaneous information and data 

 are given in an appendix. 



Sewage disposal, IS. F. La Rue (Sci. hner. Sup., 15 (1898), No. 1171, p. 18743, 

 fig. 1). — Different methods of sewage disposal are discussed, broad irrigation being 

 considered "the most satisfactory and effectual means of sewage purification yet 

 tried where suitable land can he procured." 



Notes on the employment of convicts in connection with road building, 

 R. Stone ( U. S. I>ept. Ayr.. OfficeofBoad Inquiry Hal. 16, r< v., pp. 21, figs. 4).— A reprint 

 of Bulletin 16 of the Office of Road Inquiry of this Department (E. S. R., 7, p. 258), with 

 some additional matter on the subject supplied by various officers in South Carolina, 

 California, and New York. 



Swine pasture fences, 8. M. Emkry (Montana Sta. Bui. 14, p. 84). — Barbed wire 

 fences for pig pastures at the station have proved unsatisfactory, and hoard fences 

 are objectionable because of their expense and tendency to collect snow drifts. The 

 author recommends the use of woven wire for the purpose. 



Building silos, C. D. Smith (Michigan Sta. Spec Bui. 6, pp. 17, figs. 10). — General 

 considerations in the construction of silos are discussed and methods of construction 

 of stave silos, round silos with horizontal lining, and rectangular and square silos 

 are explained, with plans and specifications. 



STATISTICS— MISCELLANEOUS. 



Tenth Annual Report of Kansas Station, 1897 ( Kansas Sta. Upt. 1807, pp. XX). — 

 This contains the financial report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897, and the 

 report of the council giving an outline of Bulletins 65 to 71 published by the station 

 during the year and an account of the work in progress of the different departments 

 The station staff was changed September 1, 1897, and shows an almost complete 

 reorganization. 



Ninth Annual Report of Michigan Station, 1896 (Michigan Sta. Rpt. 1896, pp. 

 93-460). — A financial statement for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1896 ; short reports 

 by the director and heads of departments, including detailed reports of the apiarist, 

 meteorologist, horticulturist, agriculturist, and botanist (noted elsewhere) on the 

 work of the year, and reprints of Bulletins 125 to 134 of the station. 



Tenth Annual Report of Tennessee Station, 1897 I Tennessee Sta. Upt. 1897, 

 pp. 152—165). — Contains the report of the treasurer for the fiscal year ending June 

 30, 1897, brief reports by the heads of the various departments on the work of the 

 year, a general review of the work of the station by the secretary, and a list of 

 the publications of the station since its organization in 1888. 



Historical Sketch of the United States Department of Agriculture ; its 

 objects and present organization, C. H. Greatjiouse and G. W. Hilt ( U. S. Dept. 

 Ayr., Division of Publications Bui. 3, pp. 74, ph. 3, jigs. 10). — This sketch is compiled 

 from the annual reports of the several Commissioners and Secretaries of Agriculture 

 and deals with the history, work, and growth of the Department under the different 

 administrations since its organization. It is "supplemented with a statement of 

 the origin and duties of the several bureaus, divisions, and offices of the Depart- 



