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fertilizer experiments at Wooster to determine wliettier tliej' could be profitably 

 applied to other Wayne County farms. He concludes that it would pay the 

 farmers to apply more fertilizers even if less laud could thereby be cultivated, 

 also to purchase a part of the fertilizers to be used by tenants. 



The resources and opportunities of Montana, S. Maxwell {Helena, Mont.: 

 State, 1916 ed., pp. 191, figs. 93). — In this volume are described the agricul- 

 tural, forest, and climatic conditions and the opportunities for further develop- 

 ment and settlement in Montana. 



How the Federal Farm Loan Act benefits the farmer, C. W. Thompson 

 {U. S. Dept. Agr., Farmers' Bui. 192 {1911), pp. i2).— This points out the main 

 provisions of the act (E. S. K., 35, p. 101) and shows how farmers can take 

 advantage of it. 



The Jewish agricultural and industrial aid society {Jewish Agr. and Indus. 

 Aid Soc. Ann. Rpt., 1915, pp. 61; 1916, pp. 60). -^In these two annual reports are 

 discussed the activities of the society, the advancement of the agricultural inter- 

 ests of the Jewish race through the granting of loans, and the education and 

 placing of Jewish laborers on farms. 



Agricultural credit in France, A. Souchen {Evreax, France: C. H6rissey, 

 1911, pp. 10). — In this publication, prepared for distribution at the Panama- 

 Pacific International Exposition, the author has given a brief history of the 

 laws relating to long and short term credit and their provisions. He has also 

 included a model law for local and district agricultural credit associations. 



Cotton as a world power, J. A. B. Scherer {New York: Frederick A. Stokes 

 Co., 1916, pp. 10+452)- — The author traces the history of the use of cotton in 

 the world's industry and its influence upon the social and economic life of the 

 different nations. 



Report on the storag'e and handling of wheat in bulk in South Australia 

 {Adelaide, So. Aust.: Govt., 1915, pp. 55, /j/s. 19, figs. 3). — In this report some 

 of the disadvantages of handling wheat in bags are pointed out. It is consid- 

 ered that the bulk system is better than the bag system because the excessive 

 loss on bags to the farmer can be eliminated, wheat can be handled more 

 quickly and cheaply between the farm and expoil wharf, more econoiuical use* 

 of railway rolling stock will result, bulk elevators will save and provide more 

 economical use of land area and wharf frontage at ports, and by reliable and 

 disinterested government operated inspection the grading and weighing system 

 will encourage the farmer to grow the best grades, and the financing will be 

 done with less difficulty, more uniformity, and greater readiness. 



There is also included a paper by James Spelman on the handling of grain 

 in Canada. 



Monthly crop report {U. S. Dept. Agr., Mo. Crop Rpt., 3 {1911), No. 2, pp. 

 13-20, fig. 1). — This number contains the usual data as to the estimated farm 

 value of important products and the range of prices of agricultural products at 

 important centers. In addition there are given special data regarding the 

 methods of gathering grain crops, the extent of winter oats grown in the South- 

 ern States, wool production in 1916, the trend of prices and yield per acre of 

 crops, the estimated value of farm production in 1916, the proportions of the 

 total corn crop consisting of white, yellow, and mixed varieties, the condition 

 of truck crops in the Southern States, etc., and special articles on the sizes of 

 the family and farming in Iowa County, Wis., and alsike clover growing. 



[Agricultural statistics of Finland] {Bidr. Finlands Off. Stntis., Ill, Nos. 

 7 {19 U), pp. 161; 8 {1915), pp. 11,5; 11 {19 16), pp. /.^S).— These volumes contain 

 data regarding the yield of crops and number of domestic animals by govern- 

 ment and minor subdivisions, operations of creameries, wages of agricultural 

 laborers, and monthly prices of agricultural products. 



