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sequences will increase the liberty of the individual and free the community 

 as a whole from the necessity of caring for so many incompetents. 



The future of the country church, R. Phillips (Rpt. Mich. Acad. Sci., 19 

 (1911), pp. 183-142, figs. 3). — The problem of the country church to-day is 

 deemed analogous to the church problem within the cities. The author dis- 

 cusses the future of the country church under three heads — organization, pas- 

 toral requirements, and equipment and program — based on the idea that religion 

 should permeate completely the social order in which men move. He suggests 

 a central organization for all denominations, with social service work concen- 

 trated under various department heads, to the end that the church may again 

 become a neighborhood center and reestablish itself in its rightful place as a 

 leader in rural life. 



Area, famis, and farm lands [of California], G. Robertson (Statis. Rpt. 

 Cal. Bd. Agr., 1917, pp. 1-19). — These pages give statistics regarding the vacant 

 public lands; homesteads; Indian reservations; school lands; dry Canning; 

 number, value, and size of farms by counties ; improved and unimproved farm 

 land ; mortgage debt on farms ; and irrigation on farms. 



The total acreage of laud unappropriated and unreserved on July 1, 1917, 

 was 19,505,217 acres, showing a decrease of more than 600,000 acres siuce 

 July 1, 1910. A recent regulation, designed to encourage dry Canning, has 

 increased the area of a homestead from 1GU to 32U acres on land having no 

 water supply, in four of the southern counties. 



[The census of farms, live stock, and agricultural production]. E. R. 

 Danielson (Bui. Nebr. lid. Agr., No. 245 (1918), pp. 108-151).— These pa 

 contain a census, by counties, of farms in Nebraska occupied by owners and by 

 tenants; acreage under cultivation and irrigation; improved land acreage and 

 money value of improvements <>n land; live stock, including horses and mules, 

 cattle, hogs, dogs, and bees ; and the acreage value and amount of the cereal, 

 feed, and vegetable crops for 1917. Agricultural machinery, Including automo- 

 biles, gasoline and steam tractor engines, cream separators, ami butter-making 

 machines, used in 1917 is listed, and tables are given showing a resume of the 

 Nebraska live-stock record from 1SS0 to 1917 and agricultural production of 

 cereals in Nebraska for 28 years (1S90 to 1917). 



Cuba, what she has to offer to the investor or the homeseeker, G. Reno 

 (Habana, Cuba: Govt., 1917, pp. 73. figs. 29). — This book treats of the physical 

 aspects of the island, its location with reference to channels of trade, the 

 population, educational facilities, climate, crops, etc. The discussion of the 

 principal crops, among which are cane, tobacco, coffee, cacao, cereals, and cot- 

 ton, considers Cuba as a whole as well as its separate provin' 



Acreage and live stock returns of Scotland, J. M. Ramsay (Agr. Statis. 

 Scotland, 5 (1916). pt. 1, pp. 58). — This report continues data previously noted 

 (E. S. R., 37, p. 392). 



Prices and supplies of grain, live stock, and other agricultural produce in 

 Scotland, J. M. Ramsay (Agr. Statis. Scotland, 4 (1915), pt. 3, pp. 81-108).— 

 This report continues data previously noted (E. S. R.. 86, p. 497). 



Agricultural statistics of Italy (Ann. Statis. Jtal., 2. ser., 5 (1915). pp. 121- 

 184; 6 (1916), pp. 185-158, pi. l). — These reports continue data previously noted 

 (E. S. R., 34, p. 896), adding information for 1915 and 1910. 



[Agricultural exploitation and production of Morocco], F. Bernard (inn. 

 ticole Nat. Agr. Montpellier, n. ser., 15 (1917), No. 1-3, pp. 154-204).— These 

 chapters deal with the soil, climate, colonization, agricultural machinery, and 

 capital available for agricultural purposes in Morocco. Comparative statistics 

 are given for the principal crops and live stock, and general Information con- 

 cerning the cotton, wine, and orchard fruits produced. 



