194 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Agricultural organizations in New Brunswick, W. W. Hubbard (Muritime 

 Fanner, 15 (1910), A'o. 13, />. 312). — A brief history i)y the secretary of agri- 

 culture of New Brunswick of such organizations from 1790 to the present time, 

 with a discussion of their economic significance for the future development of 

 figriculture in New Brunswick. 



Selling- and exporting associations in Italy, F. M. Ferroni (Bol. Quind. Soc. 

 Ayr. ItaL. 15 (1910), No. 5. pp. 139-1^3) .—This article calls attention to the 

 great lack of cooperative selling and exporting societies in Italy as compared 

 with many other countries; points out the natural advantages possessed by 

 Italy for the raising of products that could be exported cooperatively, such as 

 almonds, dried fruits, oranges, cereals, grapes and grape products, etc., as well 

 as the difficulties which stand in the way of the development of agricultural 

 cooperative societies; enumerates what the government has done and should 

 aim to do in the future to encourage such organizations; gives statistical data 

 on the results accomplished by the societies that now exist in Italy; and con- 

 cludes that the increase in their number would tend to equalize prices between 

 producer and consumer and develop the highest efficiency in Italian agriculture. 



The organization of the agricultural statistical service in various countries 

 (L'orf/aiiizdtion dcs Scrriccs dc St(itisti(jU(' A(jricoIc dans Ics Dirrrsi Pays. 

 Rome: Inst. Internat. Agr.. 1909, vol. 1, pp. -}-'/.5). — The organization of the sta- 

 tistical service and the methods of collecting agricultural statistics in the chief 

 countries of Europe and North and South America, and in India and Japan are 

 discussed in this volume. 



Methods of crop reporting in different countries, E. H, Godfrey {Jour. Roy. 

 8iaiis. t<oe.. 73 (1910), No. 3. pp. 251-2s3). — This article discusses the methods 

 of recording the progress of growing crops and of estimating areas and yields 

 in the chief countries of Europe, the I'nited States. Canada, Argentina, Australia, 

 South Africa, and India. 



International Institute of Agriculture (Inst. Internat. Af/r. [Rotne], As- 

 semhlee den. Proers ] ( rb.. 2 ( 1909). pp. 25S) . — The report of the proceedings of 

 the second session ot the institute held at Rome, December 12-18, 1909. 



AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. 



The beginning of education in agriculture and home economics in North 

 America (Jour. Home Eeon., 2 (1910), No. 1, pp. 29-31). — A brief historical 

 sketch is given of the farm school established in connection with the seminary 

 founded at Quebec by Francois de I.aval about 1608. 



Home science [instruction] at Bozeman (Dakota Farmer, 30 (1910), No. 1. 

 pp. 1/9, 50, figs. 7). — Work of the home economics department at the Montana 

 Agricultural College is briefly described. An interesting feature is the prepara- 

 tion of a luncheon for sale to students or others, the work being arranged as 

 a part of the course of instruction. 



Farm boys' encampment, or farm school, H. G. Russell (Nature-Stud}/ Rer.. 

 6 (1910), No. 5, pp. 119-121. Jig. 1). — An account is given of the Grout farm 

 encampment previously noted (E. S. R.. lit. i». 390). It is stated that this 

 summer school has become a permanent institution supported by popular sub- 

 scription. A course in domestic science is now offered in addition to the work 

 in agriculture. 



Public school agriculture, T. I. INIairs (Penn. titate Cot. But., // (1910). No. 5, 

 ])p. 13). — This bulletin discusses briefl.v the place of agriculture in the public 

 school, outlines high-school cour.ses in agriculture and rural economics, and 

 furnishes a list of bulletins, periodicals, reference books and text-books, niul 

 a list of api)aratus and materials needed in agricultural instruction. 



