90 EXPEBIMENT STATION KECOED. [Vol.38 



supply the needs of the United States, its allies, and in part the neutral coun- 

 tries of Europe for the next crop year. It also outlines briefly the situation 

 with reference to other crops, fertilizers, and seed stocks. 



Distribution and utilization of the garden surplus (U. S. Dept. Agr., Bur. 

 Markets Doc. 6 {1911), pp. 10). — Among the methods advocated that may be 

 used to take care of the garden surplus are canning and drying, both in the 

 home and factories, storing for winter use in cellars and commercial ware- 

 houses, and marketing the surplus through various types of marketing organiza- 

 tions. The text gives a number of typical instances to illustrate the various 

 methods advocated. 



The marketing of canning club products, L. B. Flohb (U. S. Dept. Agr., 

 Bur. Markets Doc. 5 (1917), pp. 8). — Among the recommendations in this pub- 

 lication are that there should be an informal survey of the local community, 

 county, and State to determine the demand for the products of the canning 

 clubs, and that this should be followed by a system of advertising by means of 

 exhibits and the use of the local press. Markets might also be found through 

 cooperation of town and city housewives. The publication also indicates that 

 the products should be standardized in order to facilitate marketing. 



Marketing plans used in a number of States are briefly described. 



[Increase in the price of commodities], J. M. Robertson et al. {London: 

 Bd. Trade, 1916, pp. 20). — This is the interim report on meat, milk, and bacon, 

 of the committee appointed by the Board of Trade of Great Britain to investi- 

 gate the principal causes of increase in the prices of food since the beginning of 

 the war, and it contains data showing the advance in price and certain factors 

 of cost. Recommendations looking toward furnishing a more adequate supply 

 at a reasonable price are also included. 



A big stride in agricultural improvement, J. Portee {Hereford, England: 

 [Author, 1917], pp. 32, figs. 2). — The author suggests that the agricultural 

 products of England could be greatly increased by improving the second-rate 

 pasture land through the use of properly selected seed mixtures. He outlines 

 systems of rotation to be followed and the constituents of various seed mixtures. 



Agricultural practice in time of war, A. Cadoret {La Pratique de l' Agri- 

 culture et I' Exploitation du Sol en Temps de Guerre. Montpellier: Roumegous 

 & Dehan, 1916, pp. 62). — This book contains a collection of articles relating to 

 methods employed in France during the war in growing crops and live stock, 

 and in obtaining the necessary labor, machinery, and animal power to carry on 

 farming operations. 



French agriculture and th.e war, H. Sagniee {Assoc. Franc. Avanc. Set., 

 Confs., 1915-16, pp. 150-155, figs. 5). — In this article are discussed the supply 

 of wheat and its price, number of live stock, the labor situation, and the use of 

 artificial motive power in agriculture. 



Third annual report of the Cooperative Organization Branch [Saskatche- 

 wan], 1916-17, W. W. Thomson {Saskatchewan Dept. Agr., Ann. Rpt. Coop. 

 Organ. Branch, 3 {1917), pp. 46, figs. 9).— This report gives statistical sum- 

 maries of the business transactions during the year, and special reports with 

 reference to wool and poultry marketing, cooperative creameries, hail-insurance 

 commissions, and the trading department of the Saskatchewan Grain Growers' 

 Association. 



Reports of the Irish Agricultural Organization Society, Limited, 1915 

 and 1916 {Rpt. Irish Agr. Organ. Soc, 1915, pp. 155; 1916, pp. 163). — These 

 reports continue the information previously noted (E. S. R., 33, p. 593) by 

 adding data for the period from July 1, 1914, to March 31, 1916. 



A handbook of Louisiana, H. D. Wilson {Baton Rouge, La.: State Bd. Agr. 

 and Immigr. [1917], pp. 211, figs. 82).— This handbook points out general and 



