498 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



The total cultivated lands of Great Britain in 1896 was 32,577,513 

 acres, the number of holdings 520,100, and the average size of the hold- 

 ings nearly 03 acres. Only 11.7 per cent of these holdings were owned 

 by the occupants, 81.5 per cent being rented and 3.8 per cent being partly 

 rented and partly owned. More than 51 per cent of the total cultivated 

 area is in the form of permanent pasture and of the small holdings not- 

 exceeding 5 acres in extent nearly 68 per cent is in permanent pasture. 



The yield and acreage of the various farm crops are commented upon 

 at length and compared with similar data for previous years. The 

 average yield per acre in 1890 of a number of farm crops is as follows: 

 Wheat, 33.08 bu. ; barley, 33.03 bu. ; oats, 30.83 bu. ; beans, 25.00 bu.; 

 potatoes, 0.32 tons; hay from clover, sainfoin, and grasses under rota- 

 tion, 21.10 cwt. ; hay from permanent pastures, 17.51 cwt. Tables are 

 given showing the average local prices for 1890 of wheat, barley, and 

 corn in 190 appointed markets and serial tables extend this information 

 as to comparative prices for England and Wales back to 1771. 



Eighth Annual Report of Arizona Station, 1897 (Arizona Sta. Bui. 25, pp. 9). — 

 Contains a financial report for the fiscal year ending- June 30, 1897; list of bulletins 

 published by the station; and brief reports by the director, botanist, and entomolo- 

 gist, and chemist on the work covering the period from January t to June 30, 1S97. 

 A list of nearly 100 varieties of seeds of grasses and forage plants sown at the station 

 is included in the director's report. 



Report of treasurer of Delaware Station, 1896 {Delaware sta. lipt. 1896, pp. 

 4, 5). — For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1896. 



Report of Idaho Station, 1896 (Annua! lipt. rres. lid. Regents Univ. Idaho, 1896, 

 pp. 42-45, 58-72). — This includes the financial reports of the treasurer for the fiscal 

 years ending June 30, 1895 and 1896; an account of the actions of the board of regents 

 in curtailing the work and expenditures of the substations; a record of the accept- 

 ance by the board of deeds for 83 acres of laud presented to the station by the citi- 

 zens of Moscow and Latah counties for experimental purposes ; and a reprint of Office 

 of Experiment Stations Circular 29. 



Tenth Annual Report of Maryland Station, 1897 (Maryland Sta. lipt. 1897, 

 pp. 163-167). — A brief report by the director on the station staff and publications, 

 and outlining the general experimental work for the 6 months ending June 30, 1897; 

 and a financial statement for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897. 



Annual Report of Minnesota Station for 1896 (Minnesota Sta. Rpt. 1896, pp. 

 462). — This embraces a financial statement showing the receipts and disbursements 

 of the Hatch fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897, and further statements 

 showing the receipts and disbursements for station funds other than Hatch for the 

 18 months ending June 30, 1897; a report by the director giving an outline of the 

 work of the year and including records and data relative to the establishment of a 

 substation at Grand Rapids, Itasca County; and reprints of Bulletins 47-52 of tbe 

 station. Some technical data on tuberculin experiments and the meteorological 

 observations included in these pages are noted elsewhere. 



Seventh Annual Report of New Mexico Station, 1896 (New Mexico Sta. lipt. 

 1896, pp.31). — Brief reports by the director, heads of departments, and superintend- 

 ents of the Las Vegas and San .Juan substations on the general work of the year, 

 including a subject list of papers published by the entomologist, and a financial 

 report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1896. 



Eighth Annual Report of New York Cornell Station, 1895 ( Xew York Cornell 

 Sta. lipt. 1895, pp. 7 Jl). — Brief reports by the director aud heads of departments on 





