298 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Reports of director and treasurer of New York State Station, 1896 (New York 

 Stale Sta. Rpt. 1896, pp. VIII 1-34, 688-694, 719-752, pis. 5).— Treasurer's report for 

 the fiscal year ending September 30, 1896; station organization list; reprint of the 

 report of the director, published as Bulletin 115 of tbe station (E. S. R., 9, p. 197), 

 and lists of acknowledgments and exchanges. 



The world's production of cereals, L. Grandeau {Jour. Ayr. Prat., 2 (189S), Xo. 

 28, pp. 45-49). — Statistics on the production of wheat, rye, oats, barley, and corn. 



The agriculture of Finland, its development and present state (Rpt. Imperial 

 Senate of Finland. Helsimgfors, 1896, pp. SS9, figs. 11, dams. 6, maps 5; abs. in Selsk. 

 Kin,:, i Lyesor., 184 (1897), Feb., pp. 470-472). — Describes chiefly tbe organization and 

 activity of the Department of Agriculture of Finland. 



History of the Imperial Moscow Society of Agriculture during the past 75 

 years (December 20, 1820-December 20, 1895), A. P. Peryepyolkin (Moscow, 

 1896, pp. 165+239 + 72, Jigs. 5; abs. in Selsk. Khoz. i Lyesor., 187 (1897), Dee., p. 671). 



Sketches from the history of agriculture in southern Russia, A. Grotto-Hyepi- 

 koyski (Selsk. Khoz. i Lyesor., 185 (1897), Apr., pp. 39-94). 



Index of agricultural scientific institutions based on information up to Janu- 

 ary 1, 1897 (Bpt. Min. Agr. and Govt. Estates, Div. Rural Eeon. and Agr. Stat. St. 

 Petersburg, 1897, pp. XXIV+ 194; abs. in Selsk. Khoz. i Lyesov., 187 (1897), Oct., p. 231).— 

 The total number of scientific institutions uuder the jurisdiction of the Department 

 of Agriculture is 108, with5,000 students. Of these 2 are higher schools, 11 secondary, 

 and 95 lower. — p. fireman. 



The year 1896 from the standpoint of agriculture according to reports from 

 farmers, VI (Iipt. Min. Agr. and Gort. Estates, Div. Rural Eeon. and Agr. Stat. St. 

 Petersburg, 1897, pp. L VIII - r 94: abs. in Selsk. Khoz. i Lyesor., 185 (1897), May, p. 480).— 

 The report contains a survey of tbe prices of agricultural products, live stock, and 

 tbe products of stock raising, and also a chapter on tbe influence on prices of the 

 crop of 1896. — p. fireman. 



Index to authors, with titles of their publications, appearing in the docu- 

 ments of the United States Department of Agriculture, 1841-1897, G. F. 

 Thompson and G. W. Hill ( U. S. Dept. Agr., Division of Publications Bui. 4, pp. 303). 



The work of the college of agriculture and experiment stations, E. W. Hil- 

 GARD (California Sta. Rpt. 1895-1897, pp. 3-19). — A revised reprint of Bulletin 111 of 

 the station (E. S. R., 8, p. 735). 



The Minnesota plan for agricultural teaching, R. H. Loughridge (California 

 Sta. Rpt. 1895-1S97, pp. 19-22). — A discussion of tbe desirable features of the School 

 of Agriculture of the University of Minnesota and on the practical results and 

 success of the school. 



Farmers' institutes in California, E. J. Wickson (California Sta. Rpt. 1895-1897, 

 pp. 23, 24). — A brief report on the institute work of 1896. Meetings were held in 

 52 localities during the year. 



Changes in the rates of charges for railway and other transportation services. 

 J. Hyde and H. T. Newcomb ( U. S. Dept. Agr., Division of Statistics Bui. 15, misc. 

 ser., pp.80). — A comprehensive historical report extending over a period of 50 years, 

 and dealing with tbe charges on railways, canals, and waterways for the transpor- 

 tation of agricultural products, etc., to the principal markets and seaports in the 

 United States, and containing certain tabular data relative to passenger rates. 



