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muaity projects in food conservation, local community projects, the fundamen- 

 tals of an adequate diet, the cost of breakfast, a comparison of the cost of break- 

 fast for the different members of the class, some of the reports on individual 

 projects, new foods and methods, a war breakfast, and organizing the school into 

 a working unit. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Report of Porto Rico Station, 1916 {Porto Rico Sta. Rpt. 1916, pp. SI, pis. 

 5).— This contains the organization list, a summary by the agronomist in 

 charge as to the general conditions and lines of work conducted at the station 

 during the year, and reports of the chemist and assistant chemist, horticulturist, 

 assistant horticulturist, entomologist, and plant pathologist, the experimental 

 features of which are abstracted elsewhere in this issue. 



Report of the experiment station committee of the Hawaiian Sugar Plant- 

 ers' Association, 1917 {Hawaii. Sugar Planters' Assoc, Rpt. Expt. Sta. Com., 

 1917, pp. 25). — This includes a report by the director on the work of the sta- 

 tion for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1917. 



Report of the executive committee of the Commonwealth Advisory Coun- 

 cil of Science and Industry, 1916-17 {Advisory Council Sci. and Indus., Aust., 

 Rpt. 1916-17, pp. 56). — This report covers the period from April 14, 1916, to 

 June 30, 1917. It discusses the policy and nature of the work of the committee, 

 including the collection of information for the use of executive and State com- 

 mittees and a proposed permanent institute, the distribution of research grants 

 of about $17,000, and some of the principal results thus far obtained. 



Monthly Bulletin of the Ohio Experiment Station {Mo. Bui. Ohio Siu., 

 S {1918), No. 1, pp. 31, figs. 14). — This contains several articles abstracted else- 

 where in this issue; Permanent Pastures, by C. W. Montgomery; Ox Warbie 

 Flies, an abstract of the article previously noted (E. S. R., 37, p. 464) ; and 

 notes. 



Monthly bulletin of the Western Washington Substation {Washington 

 Sta., West. Wash. Sta., Mo. Bui., 5 {1918), No. 11, pp. i57-i7^).— This numoer 

 contains brief articles on the following subjects : Contagious Abortion of Cattle, 

 by J. W. Kalkus ; The Organization of Cooperative Agricultural Associations, by 

 A. Hobson; Tomato Culture in Western Washington, by J. L. Stahl ; Spring- 

 sown Grain Crops for Western Washington, by E. B. Stookey ; Artificial Incuba- 

 tion, by Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Shoup; Orchard Spraying, by A. Frank; and a 

 garden planting calendar. 



Guide to plats {Massachusetts Sta. Guide to Plats, 1916, pp. 20, pis. 2, fig. 

 1), — Plans for the field plats of the agricultural department of the station are 

 given, together with a description of the plats and their treatment and brief 

 notes on the principal results obtained, 



