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($11.70), and hay." With cabbage the balance in favor of irrigation 

 was $2.43 in case of thin setting, $29 in case of thick setting. 



The draft of corn harvesters, F. II. King and L. H. Adams ( Wis- 

 consin Sta. Rpt. 1896, pp. 205, 206, fig. 1).— Tests of the draft of the 

 McCormick and Deering self-binding corn harvesters indicated that 

 "the team working the Deering corn harvester was doing work equiva- 

 lent to plowing a 12-inch furrow 4.0 in. deep and the other team a 12- 

 inch furrow 0.<» in. deep." 



• Each machine did its gathering and cutting very nicely, lmt the McCormick 

 packed and tied its bundles much tighter than did the Deering. and in studying 

 the results it must he kept in mind that on this account and because double the 

 amount of corn per acre was cut by the McCormick the draft trials are in no sense 

 comparable; neither were they intended to be; our object was simply to learn 

 what work 2 horses were called upon to do with these machines as they were being 

 worked.'' 



Comfortable low-cost barns, F. E. Emery {North Carolina sta. 

 Rul. 142, pp. 139-154, figs. 9). — Plans and specifications are given for 2 

 cheap small barns, a barn constructed by the State ecological Survey, 

 a circular barn aDd yards for 30 cows, and the North Carolina Station 

 farm barn. In addition some conveniences in feeding boxes and safe 

 fastenings for doors are figured and described, and home-made cattle 

 fastenings are illustrated and described. 



The uses of wood, F. Roth (U.S. Dept.Agr. Yearbook 1896, pp. 891-420, jigs. 7).— 



Comparisons are made of the relative importance of wood and metals, of the differ- 

 ences in structure and composition of various kinds of wood in relation to strength, 

 toughness, stiffness, weight, color, durability, fuel value, texture, etc. The uses of 

 wood and the utilizing of timber are considered. 



Irrigation on the Great Plains, F. 11. Newell ( I'. S. l)ej>t. Agr. Yearbook 1896, 

 pp. 167-196, ph. 2, Jigs. 9). — The character and condition of the Great 1'lains and the 

 need of irrigation in this region are briefly explained and the following topics are 

 discussed in detail: Sources of water (streams, storm waters, and wells) ; methods of 

 obtaining water (pumps, wiudmills. and steam and other engines ) : storing and con- 

 ducting water (ponds, tanks, ditches, and flumes); applying water ; duty of water; 

 and cultivation. 



The sewage fields and the public milk supply of Paris (Rev. Set. [/'«>■('«], 4. 

 sn:, 8 (1897), No. 14, pp. 430-433). 



Experiments on water lifts, A. Chattekton (Agr. Ledger [India], 1897, No. 17, 

 pp.16). — This is a report on comparative trials of 3 forms of water lifts in use in 

 India for raising irrigation water. 



An instrument to aid in studying the wear of teams, W. W. CARSON ( Univ. 

 Sei. Mag. [Knoxville], 1897, No. 3, pp. 5-21, pi. 1, figs. 5).— A. description is given of a 

 cheap instrument designed for a 2-horse team, which measures and records with 

 tolerable accuracy (1) the distance traveled by the team, (2) the pull on each single- 

 tree at every point of that distance, (3) the grade. (4) the speed, and (5) the total 

 work done on each singletree. Details of construction are given and numerous 

 tests of accuracy are reported. 



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Agricultural education and research in Belgium, A. C. True 

 [U. S. Dept. Agr. Yearbook 1*96, pp. 361-370).— -This article describes 

 the European vs. the American method of promoting education; gen- 



