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[Agricultural statistics of the United States] {U. S. Dcpt. Com., Bur. For- 

 eUjn and Dom. Com., Stati.'i. Abs. U. S., 38 {1915), pp. 113-151,, 506-511, 518- 

 528). — There are brought together in this statistical abstract data regarding the 

 number of farms, extent of improved and unimproved land, value of agricu! 

 tural land and buildings, area, production and value of crops, number and 

 value of live stock, total and per capita consumption of important agricultural 

 products, and prices of agricultural products. The data given are for 1915 

 witli comparative figures for earlier years. 



English agriculture, B. Skalweit {Ber. Landiv. Reich ■<iainte Innern, No. 31 

 (1915), pp. YII+535, pis. 3). — In this volume are discussed the climate, topog- 

 raphy, agricultural institutions, soil, types of farming, changes in the method 

 of live stock and croji production, home supply of food, and the imports of 

 agricul tural products. 



A short history of English rural life, M. Foroham {London: George Allen 

 & UnwiiK Ltd., 1916, pp. XTI+183, pi. 1). — The author gives a brief history of 

 English agriculture and references to acts of Parliament and royal ordinances 

 i-elating to agriculture and agricultural laborers and landlords. 



Report of the departmental committee on food production in Ireland {Dept. 

 Agr. and Tech.. Lnstr. Ireland, Rpt. Dept. Com. on Food Fro'iuction, 1 {1915), pp. 

 VI+22; 2 {1916), pp. T7 +.97/). —This report discusses the status of agri- 

 culture in Ireland relative to land in crops, number of live stock, prices of 

 agricultural products, and facilities for obtaining agricultural implements antl 

 machinery. The second volume contains the minutes of the hearings held in 

 connection with the gathering of evidence for the report. 



[Agricultural statistics of Russia] (Rec. Donn^e.^ Stalls, et Econ. Indus. 

 Agr. EuHsic ct Pays Etrangers, 9 {1916), pp. XIV-\-6Jf9). — This report continues 

 data previously noted (E. S. R., 33, p. 193), adding data for 1914-1.5. 



Agricultural statistics of Java and Madura {Jaarc. Kvnink. Nederlanden, 

 Kolonicn, 1913, pp. 6If-t6). — This report continues data already noted ( E. S. 11., 

 32, p. 894), adding data for 1918. 



[Agriculture in Japan] {Stalls. Rpt. Dept. Agr. and Com. Japan, 31 [191^], 

 pp. 1-121). — These pages continue the data previously noted (E. S. R.. 33, p. 

 395). adding information for 1914. 



AGEICULTURAL EDUCATION. 



History of the Maine State College and the University cf Maine, M. C. Fer- 

 NAi.D {Orono, Me.: Univ. Maine, 1916, pp. 1,50, pis. 1,0). — The author presents in 

 the first eight chapters the important facts and incidents, in chronological order, 

 of the different administrations of the Uni^ersity of Maine. These are fol- 

 lowed by chapters, written by different members of the university faculty, 

 relating to special departments and interests of the institution, including, 

 among others, the development and progress of the college of agriculture' and 

 the organization and development of the experiment station. 



[Proceedings of the agricultural and domestic science sections of the high 

 school conferences for 1912, 1913, 1914], edited by H. A. Hollister {Univ. 

 III. Bid., 10 {1913), No. 19, pp. 50-65, 106-115; 11 {1913), No. 17, pp. 63-85, ISO- 

 US; 12 {1915), No. 21, pp. 95-11.1,, 163-112).— T\\Q reports of the proceedings of 

 the agricultural section of the Illinois high school conferences include for 1912 

 an outline of a one-semester course for high schools in forest, orchard, and 

 garden work, by A. W. Nolan; and abstracts of papers on School and Home 

 Gardens, by C. Colvin ; Cereal and Forage Crops, by A. J. Beatty, indicating 

 the extent of instruction in agriculture in Illinois high schools; and on how 



