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$720,000 was derived under the Hatch Act, $719,999.75 under the Adams Act, 

 $119,978.34 from Federal appropriations for the insular stations, $2,303,824.19 

 from State appropriations, $17,686.13 from individuals and communities, 

 $335,269.84 from fees, $515,791.47 from the sale of products, and $601,523.96 

 from miscellaneous sources. The value of additions to the equipment of the 

 stations was estimated at $1,018,976.05, of which $499,345.97 was for buildings. 

 The stations employed 1,866 persons in the work of administration and in- 

 quiry. Of this number 933 were also members of the teaching staff of the col- 

 leges and 561 assisted in farmers' institute and other extension work. During 

 the year the stations published 1,733 annual reports, bulletins, and circulars, 

 aggregating 25,923 pages, and these were distributed to 1,147,309 addresses on 

 the regular mailing list. 



Part II. Cooperative extension work in agrieidture and home economics, 

 1916. — This part comprises a report on the receipts, expenditures, and results 

 of cooperative extension work in agriculture and home economics in the United 

 States. Of this, pages 17-150 are devoted to Extension Work in the Soutli, 

 pages 151-371 to Extension Work in the North and West, pages 373-375 to 

 Farmers' Institutes in the United States in 1916, by J. M. Stedman, and pages 

 376-400 to statistics of farmers' institute and extension work. 



Thii-tieth Annual Report of Alabama College Station, 1917 (Alabama Col. 

 Sta. Rpt. 1917, pp. 28).— This contains the organization list, a financial state- 

 ment for the Federal funds for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1917, and reports 

 of the director and heads of departments on the work of the station during the 

 year. The experimental work reported is for the most part abstracted else- 

 where in this issue. 



Annual report of the director of the experiment station on w^ork done 

 under the local experiment law in 1917, J. F. Dugg.'^ {Alabama Col. Sta. 

 Circ. S8 (1918), pp. 7-52). — This includes a report by the director on the prog- 

 ress of the work under this law (E. S. R., 24, p. 400), a financial statement for 

 the year, and reports from heads of departments, including detailed reports of 

 boys' and girls' club work and other extension activities. Experimental work in 

 pig feeding is abstracted on page — of this issue. 



Report of Hawaii Station, 1917 {Hatvaii Sta. Rpt. 1917, pp. 56, pis. 8, fi'j. 

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

 charge as to the work of the year, and reports of the divisions of horticulture, 

 chemistry, plant pathology, agronomy, extension, and Territorial marketing, and 

 of the Glenwood substation. The experimental work recorded is for the most 

 part abstracted elsewhere in this issue. 



Monthly Bulletin of the Ohio Experiment Station (Mo. Bui. Ohio Sta., 3 

 (1918), No. 2, pp. 31-64, figs. 19). — This numlx?r contains an article entitled 

 Sorghum As a Substitute for Sugar, several other articles abstracted elsewhere 

 in this issue, and miscellaneous notes. 



Farm knowledg'e, edited by E. L. D. Seymour (Garden City and New York: 

 Doubleday, Page d Co., 1918, vols. 1, pp. XVI+552, pi. 1, figs. 721; 2, pp. 

 Xri+558, pi. 1, figs. 677; 3, pp. XVI+488, pi. 1, figs. 715; 4- PP- XVI+559. 

 pi. 1 figs. 439). — This is a farmer's cyclopedia, consisting of a large number of 

 special articles, many of which are by agricultural college, experiment station, 

 and U. S. Department of Agriculture officials. Volume 1 deals with farm ani- 

 mals, volume 2 \\ith soils and crops, volume 3 with farm macliiuery, and volume 

 4 with farm management. 



