1917] RURAL ECONOMICS. 593 



Twelve ways to meet the new economic conditions here in the South, G. W. 

 Oarvek (Alabama Tunkegce Sta. Bui. 33 (1911), pp. S-7).— The author has 

 pointed out how the southern farmer can best succeed under boll-weevil condi- 

 tions. He advises the growing of food for the family and live stock on the farm, 

 the growing of an early maturing type of cottoji, and thorough culture and 

 manuring of the land. 



The use of a diary for farm accounts, E. H. Thomson (TJ. S. Dept. Agr., 

 Farmers' Bui. 782 (1911), pp. IS, figs. 5). — The author believes that the diary 

 may serve two purpo.se.s : (1) To keep those records which are of a financial 

 nature, such as receipts and expenditures ; and (2) to keep those records of farm 

 work and production, such as dates of planting and harvesting, crop yields, feed 

 fed to live stock, etc. The bulletin describes several different kinds of diaries 

 and shows how various farm accounts may be kept in diary form. 



Report of the commission on land colonization and rural credits of the 

 State of California, E. Mead et al. (llpt. Com. Land Colon, and Rural Credits 

 Cal., 1916, pp. 81). — In this report are discussed the history of laud settlement, 

 methods of financing settlers in California, and methods used in land settlement 

 in European and other countries. 



Report on the working- of the cooperative societies in Bengal, 1914—15, 

 J. M. MiTRA (Rpt. Work. Coop. Socs. Bengal, 191^-15, pp. 29+II+XXX+3).— 

 The author points out the progress which has been made in the work of these 

 societies, and describes the activities of the central banks, the agricultural and 

 nonagricultural societies, and other forms of cooperative agricultural effort, 

 such as grain banks, cooperative dairies, sugar factories, weavers' societies, 

 and supply societies. Statistical data are given showing the membership of 

 the associations and the amount of business done. 



Insurance against loss from hail, H. Lagrangk (BhI. Dir. Gen. Agr. Com. et 

 Colon, Tunis, 20 (1916), No. 88, pp. 111-lU).— The author discusses briefly the 

 methods of developing hail insurance and the experience with it in France, 

 Algeria, Tunis, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, and Italy. 



A summary of the market situation in Boston (City Planning Bd., Boston, 

 Doc. lis (1915), pp. 115, figs. i9).— This report sets forth the sources of Boston's 

 supply of perishable food, the organization of the wholesale and retail trade, 

 internal transportation, problems of general transportation, and an outline of 

 a plan for improving the methods of distributing the food supply within the 

 city. There is also included information regarding the receipts of foodstuffs 

 and prices and an extended bibliography on public markets. 



[Marketing of live stock], L. D. Haxl (Iowa Yearbook Agr. 16 (1915), pp. 

 442-445). — The author describes the activities of the Office of Markets and 

 Rural Organization of the U. S. Department of Agriculture in studying the 

 marketing of live stock. 



Principles of the grain trade of western Canada, C. B. Piper (Winnipeg, 

 Canada: Author, 1915, pp. VII +119). — The author has discussed the method of 

 marketing grain in western Canada under the topics of transportation, inspec- 

 tion, country elevators, terminal elevators, grain exchange and the marketing 

 of grain, financing 4;he crop movement, the Canada Grain Act and Board of 

 Grain Commissioners, and the economic relation of the grain trade to the farm. 



Wholesale prices, Canada, 1914, R. H. Coats (Canada Dept. Labor, Whole- 

 sale Prices, Canada, 1914, pp. XVII+259, figs. 15). — This report continues the 

 information previously noted (E. S. R., 32, p. 490), adding data for 1914. 



Wholesale prices, Canada, 1915, C. W. Bolton (Canada Dept. Labor, Whole- 

 sale Prices, Canada, 1915, pp. XVI +312, figs. 21). — This report continues the 

 information noted above, adding data for 1915. 



