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Biennial Report of Missouri Fruit Station, 1901-2 {Mi.^nouri Fruit S((t. Rpt. 

 1901-:^, pp. so, ith. 4). — Tlu' work of this station during the two years is outhned 

 at some length and a detailed financial statement is given. 



Annual Report of Nevada Station, 1902 {Xemda Sta. Rpt. 1903, pp. 30, 

 pis. 5).— This includes a brief report of the board of control, a general review of 

 station work during the year by the director, departmental reports, and a financial 

 statement for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1902. 



Thirteenth Annual Report of New Mexico Station, 1902 {Xeio Mexico Sta. 

 Rpt. 1902, pp. SI). — This includes the organization list of the station; a report of 

 the director on the station staff, lines of investigation, publications, and exchanges; 

 reports of the heads of departments; and a financial statement for the fiscal year 

 ended June 30, 1902. A detailed outline of experiments is included in the report of 

 the director and some of the results of the station work are briefly noted in the 

 departmental reports. 



The agricultural experiment station of Porto Rico; its establishment, 

 location, and purpose, F. D. Gardner {Porto Rico Sta. Bui. 1, pp. 14, j)h. 4). — 

 This contains an account of the establishment of the station under the auspices of this 

 Office, a description of its location and equipment, an outline of contemplated work, 

 and a statement as to the purpose of the station. This bulletin is published in both 

 English and Spanish. 



Annual Report of Virginia Station, 1902 ( Virginia Sta. Rpt. 1902, pp. 1,5). — 

 This contains the organization list of the station, a financial statement for the fiscal 

 year ended June 30, 1902, and brief reports of the director and heads of departments. 



Organization lists of the agricultural colleges and experiment stations in 

 the United States ( V. S. Dept. Agr., Office of E.rperiment Stations Bui. 122, pp. 96). 



Experiment Station "Work, XXI ( U. S. Bept. Agr., Farmers' Bui. 162, p>p. 32, 

 figs. s). — This number contains articles on the following subjects: The value of barn- 

 yard manure, nitrate of soda for market garden crops, cooking meat, feeding value of 

 sugar-beet products, some recent experiments in horse feeding, poisoning of horses 

 by the field horsetail, fattening beef for the market, difference in profit from dairy 

 cows, effect of shearing on the gains made by lambs, soft pork and bacon, jwrifying 

 milk by centrifugal separation, cheese jirints, influence of the height of wheel on 

 the draft of farm wagons, and the disk plow. 



Reports of the farmers' institutes, live stock associations, and the dairy 

 association of Manitoba for 1901 and 1902 {Winnipeg, Manitoba: Tkpt. Agr. 

 and Lnmigration, 1902, pp. 226). 



Annual agricultural statistics of France, 1901 {Ann. Min. Agr. \_France^, 21 

 {1902), Xo. S, pp. 494-7 SS). — Agricultural statistics of France for 1901, including 

 cro]is, live stock, imports and exports, etc. 



Austrian field crop statistics for 1902 {Separate from Stati.^t. Monalschr., Vienna, 

 190S, pp. 12, dgms. 5). — The yields of wheat, rye, barley, oats, and corn for the 

 different provinces are given in tables. 



Norwegian agriculture during recent years, J. Smitt {A<irsher. Ojf'evt. Foran- 

 stalt. Landhr. Freinnie, 1901, pp. 1-75). 



Agriculture of the native Javanese, H. C. H. de Bie {Meded. 'S Lands Plan- 

 tentuin, 1902, Xo. 38, pp. A'A'A71'+ 107).— This publication presents the agricultural 

 conditions on the island of Java and describes the agricultural methods practiced by 

 the natives. The culture of all important tield and garden crops grown by the native 

 Javanese is discussed. 



Agricultural education in Cape Colony (Agr. Jour. Cape Good Hope, 22 {1903), 

 Xo. 1, pp. 17-24, ph. .5).— An account is given of the agricultural school at Elsenburg 

 and of its work. 



Accessions to the Department Library, 1902 ( U. S. Dept. Agr., Library Buls. 

 40, pjp. 67; 43, pp. 37; 44, PP- 51; 45, pp. 71'). 

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