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frame, \Aliic'b is expensive, and as the siding can not run around the corners, 

 it is very ditficult to tie the different sides together sutRciently to prevent the 

 barn being raelved by the wind." 



Comforts and conveniences in farmers' homes, W. R. Beattie ( U. 8. Dept. 

 Agr. Yearbook I'JOB, pp. S'foSoti, figs. 6). — The proper location of the house 

 and outbuildings, the convenient planning and arrangement of the kitchen and 

 bathroom, the water supply, sanitary requirements, protection against insects, 

 the need for a well-arranged laundry, heating and lighting devices, and other 

 similar topics are considered. The article discusses the subject particularly 

 from the standpoint of the installation of conveniences in farm houses which 

 are already built. 



Conveniences in the farm home, J. J. Sprenger (Fanner, 28 (1910), 'So. 17. 

 pp. 607-609, figs. 2, dgms. 2). — Personal experience is given in planning a farm- 

 house and equipping it with modern conveniences. 



Rural hygiene, I. W. Brewer (Philadelphia and London, 1909. pp. X+227, 

 pis. l-'i, figs. 9). — In this volume, which the author states is designed for a hand- 

 book of sanitation for the use of students in the agricultural schools and col- 

 leges, and for the residents of the rural districts of the United States, there 

 are chapters on work and recreation; dwellings; schools; water; disposal of 

 excreta; food and diet; wines, whisky, and other alcoholic drinks; milk; ice; 

 counti'y stores, jails, and good roads; flies, manure, and slaughterhouses; hogs, 

 intestinal parasites ; and a number of diseases and general rules regarding con- 

 tagions diseases. 



According to the author, it has been his intention "to discuss the various 

 phases of life in the country from the standpoint of the sanitarian, endeavoring 

 to point out where we depart from the standards fixed by students of hygiene 

 and showing bow those faults may be corrected." 



Hints on camping arrangements for sanitary officers, R. T. Brown (.Jour. 

 Roy. Army Med. Corps, 12 (1909), Sos. 5, pp. 5U-553, figs. 6; 6, pp. 631-628, figs. 

 4; 13 (1909), No. 1, pp. 51-58, figs. 11). — The location of camp sites, water sup- 

 ply, drainage, the protection of water supplies from infection, the disposal of 

 refuse and waste water, the care of cooking utensils, and similar matters are 

 considered. 



About dust setting preparations, A. Beythien (Ztsehr. Untersuch. Nahr. u. 

 Geiiussnifl.. 19 (1910), .Yo. .'/. pp. 189-205). — A consideration of the various 

 methods and preparations for preventing dust on roads and in dwellings. 



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[Papers on agricultural production and resources in the United States] 

 {yat. Conserv. Com. Rpt., 1909, vol. 3, pp. 3-107, 144-20^, 241-268) .—This vol- 

 ume contains a series of articles dealing with the general topic of the develop- 

 ment and conservation of our natural agi'icultural resources. The titles and 

 authors of these papers are as follows; 



Crop Yield per Acre, by Y. H. Olmsted (pp. .3-8) ; Crop Yield and Soil Com- 

 position, by M. Whitney (pp. 9-107) ; Agriculture as a National Asset, by B. T. 

 Galloway (pp. 144, 145) ; Agricultural Production with special reference to 

 Crop Resources, by A. F. Y^'oods (pp. 146-204) ; The Agricultural Resources of 

 the eastern United States : Their Development and Conservation, by E. C. 

 Chilcott (pp. 24G-253) ; Agricultural Production as a Niitural Asset, by C. S. 

 Scofield (pp. 2iJ4-2CA) ; and The Interpretation of Ci'op Statistics, by A. C. 

 True (pp. 205-208). 



Methods and costs of marketing, F. Andrews ( U. 8. Dcpt. Agr. Yearbook 

 1909. pp. 161-172). — This article discusses the methods which prevail in different 



