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study was carried on in September, 1918, in accordance with plana of I 

 national committee <>n standardisation of research in country life appointed at 

 the annual meeting of the American Bodological Society In i:»i7 for ■ r< 1 

 simiy of farm b nancy, it Includes nil farms belonging In the bui nv 



munlty of Sun Prairie, Wia. Tabulations are made to show Carina occupied by 

 owners and tenants and by related and unrelated tenants; status of farm pur- 

 chasers, present status of farm tenants, and SlsSS "f farm ! an I pur- 

 chased; general status, occupancy of farms, residence, and employment of 

 retiring fanners; and number Of tenant, shifts, of farms ..n which s!. ur, 

 of shifting tenants, and index number of tenant shifting. 



Collective farms {Internet. Inst. AffT. [Rome"], Intermit. /,'. ,-. .[(,,-. /:, ■-,;!., 9 

 (1918), Xos. 5, pp. S66-382; 8, pp. 611-680).— This review Indw rip- 



tion of a system in Italy which has been noted (E. S. It., 40, p. B89), and gl 

 particular information on the collective farms in the Provinces of Begglo 

 Emilia, Ravenna, Parma, Bologna, Modena, Mantua, and Sicily, together with 

 a summary of results obtained under this system. 



Act creating farmers' cooperative societies with, forms governing incor- 

 poration {Austin, Tex.: State, 1917, pp. 17). — This volume contains the text of 

 an act of the Texas Legislature providing for the incorporation of farmers' 

 cooperative societies, approved April 4, 1917, together with suggested forma of 

 charter, by-laws, annual report, etc., which may be varied to tit individual 

 circumstances. 



Report on the working of cooperative societies in Bihar and Orissa for the 

 years 1916-17 and 1917-18 (Rpt. Work. Coop. Socs. Bihar and OrUsa, 1916- 

 17 pp. [5] +53+8+3, pi. 1; 1917-18, pp. [3] +27+3+3, pi. 1).— These r. -ports 

 continue to date information previously noted (E. S. R., 36, p. 689). 



Operating a cooperative motor truck route, H. S. Yoiie (U. S. Dept. A<ir„ 

 Farmers' Bui. 1032 {1919), pp. 24, figs. 3).— This publication descrihes the mem- 

 bership and management of a successful cooperative motor truck route in 

 Maryland, as illustrated by The Farmers' Cooperative Co. of Hartford County, 

 Inc. Some of the problems in operation discussed Include selection of equip- 

 ment, securing operators, cost of service or rates, management of receiving 

 stations, and accounting methods. 



It is concluded that farmers' motor truck associations can ho operated suc- 

 cessfully in sections which produce in suflicient quantity to warrant daily 

 operation of trucks and which are not more than 30 or 40 miles distant from 

 consuming centers. A survey should he made to determine the adequacy of 

 present transportation facilities, the reasonableness <>f rates charged, the ap- 

 proximate daily tonnage, the character of roads, the general sentiment of 

 (•immunity, and the amount of cash that would he available for purchasing 

 equipment. The provisions of the charter should he made broad and liberal, and 

 the capitalization should be large enough to permit issuing enough stock to pay 

 fur the trucks in cash, obtain working capital, and still have a sufficient amount 

 of stock unissued to provide for future sound extension of the hi. 

 Rates should he based on a careful analysis of complete, adequate, and accurate 

 information regarding costs. If one terminus of the route is in a huge City, 

 during the early days of the association it will he found m oomicaJ to 



rent limited space rather than to attempt to operate a receiving station. 



Cellar societies {Internal. Inst. Agr. [Rome], Intemnt. h'< >■. Apr. }■:■■, , n .. 9 

 {1918), No. 7, pp. 5.1,0-550). — This is a summary of the Information to be gained 

 from Italian literature on the subject of these cooperative associations among 

 viticulturists and from reports of certain of these societies and their by-laws 

 and rules. 



