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EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Up to 1870 Swodpu was a grain-exporting country, but since fhe 

 beginning of tlie ''ciglities" it has imported large quantities of cereals. 

 In 189:3 the following <puintities were inii»orted; Wheat, 118.19 million 

 kilogram's; rye, 75.81; barley, 9.43; Indiiui corn, 18.36, and oats, 1.44. 

 In 1892 the value of the excess imports of cereals amounted to over 



.f 7,23(),0(U>.— F. W. WOLL. 



Prodviction of butter in Norway (Xorsk L(nuhiu()Hlshlad, IS (7S94), p. 16!)). — 



During tlm i)ast 6 years the production of butter in Norway bais "•reatly increased, 



as will be seen from the' following- otiluial data of exports and imports from 1888 to 



date : 



Imports and exports of butter in N'orivaij. 



Judging from this increase in production it is very likely that Norway will, 

 during tb(^ present year, or at any rate during the coming year, export more butter 

 than is im]iorted. 



Report of the statistician ( U. S. Dept. Agr., Division of Statistics, Bpt. IIG, n. scr., 

 pp. 296-394). — Crop report for June, tariff rates on principal cereals, compiled notes 

 on foreign agriculture, notes from U. S. consular ofticers, the climate of jSIexico, 

 Mexican railways, and transportation rates. 



An elementary text-book on the agriculture of the southern part of France 

 (Traite d' agriculture a Vusage du midi de la France), B. Chauzit and J. B. Chapelle 

 {Montpellierand Paris : 1S93, pp. 3'>6). — The subjects briefly treated are soils, manures, 

 drainage, irrigation, methods of cultivation, field crops, vegetables, fruit and forest 

 trees, viticulture, agricultural technology^ domestic animals, and farm management. 



Advantages in agricultural production, W. E. Bear {Jour. Roy. Agr. Sov. Eng- 

 land, ser. 3, o {1S94), No. IS, pp. 250-265). 



Organization of Montana Station {Montana Sfa. Bui. 7, pp. 16). — This is an 

 announcement of the organization of the Montana Station, with a descriptipu of the 

 duties of the several departments. 



Twelfth Annual Report of Ohio Station ( Ohio Sta. Bui. 52, pp. ^4).— This includes 

 brief reports by the director, agriculturist, horticulturist, entomologist, and chemist, 

 and the treasurer's report for the iiscal year ending .June 80, 1S!).3. 



Reports of director and treasurer of Pennsylvania Station ( Pi-nnsjilvania Sta. 

 Bpt. 1892, pp. 10-14). — A brief review of work, a list of bulletins for the year, and 

 a financial report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1892. 



