MISCELLANEOUS. 307 



Agricultural returns, 1903 (Bd. Agr. and Fisheries [London], Agr. Returns, 

 1903, pp. 33). — Tables showing the total produce and yield per acre of the principal 

 crops in each county of Great Britain, with summaries for the United Kingdom. 

 Brief notes on the different crops are also given. 



Agricultural statistics of Ireland with detailed report for the year 1903 

 [Dept. Agr. and Tech. Instr. Ireland, 1904,pp. XXXIII 165). — This report contains 

 statistics on crop areas, crop production, land holdings, numbers of various kinds of 

 live stock, forest areas, extent of beekeeping, and other statistical details of interest 

 to farmers. 



Notes on Egyptian agriculture, < ;. P. Foaden ( U. S. Dept. Agr., Bureau of 

 Plant Industry Bui. 62, pp. 61, pis. ';, figs. •>'). — This bulletin discusses agricultural 

 conditions in Egypt and lays special stress upon the culture of cotton and its impor- 

 tance to the country's export trade. Soils, irrigation, labor, value of land, and the 

 srasonsare considered and much statistical information is included. 



In addition to cotton culture, which is described in detail, the bulletin also presents 

 brief descriptions of the culture, value, and uses of sugar cane, sugar beets, herseem, 

 alfalfa, corn, wheat, barley, rice, beans, onions, millets, sorghums, and a number of 

 minor crops. 



The fertilizer and rotation experiments with cotton reported here have been noted 

 from another source (E. S. R., 14, p. 754). 



Organization of the Bureau of Chemistry f U. S. Dept. Agr., Bureau of Chem- 

 istry < ire. 14, PP- 15)- — This contains general statements concerning the organization 

 and work, and a complete list of the publications of the Bureau. 



Experiment Station Work, XXVI ( U. S. Dept. Agr., Farmers' Bui. 202, pp. 32, 

 figs. 9). — This number contains articles on the following subjects: Reclamation of 



II 1-damaged lands, mulching vegetables and fruits, the cultivation of orchards, 



thinning apples, pop corn, fruit for farm animals, protein for dairy cows, cost of rais- 

 ing calves and pigs, manufacture of sage cheese, manufacture of cottage cheese, and 

 a cheap fruit evaporator. 



International catalogue of scientific literature. L — General Biology, 

 II. W. M. Tims {Internal. Cat. Sci. Lit., 2 {1903), pp. 120).— As in previous numbers 

 of this catalogue a general list of authors is presented followed by a subject catalogue 

 in which the different publications are arranged alphabetically and with authors. 



Hints on making nature collections in public and high schools, W. H. 

 Muldrew (Ontario Agr. Col. and Expt. Farm Bui. 134, PP- 23, figs. 20). — The author 

 briefly outlines certain desirable methods to be observed in collecting and preparing 

 museum specimens of insects, birds' nests, and other objects in natural history for 

 use in the public schools. A brief list of books bearing on this subject is also given. 



