MISCELLANEOUS. 695 



The cost of producing Minnesota farm products, 1902-1907, E. C. Tarker 

 and T. P. Cooper (Minnesota 8ta. Bui. Ill, m). 60, pis. 2. fig. 1). — Previously 

 noted from another source (E. S. R.. 21. p. ISS). 



AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. 



The problem of vocational education, D. Snedden (Boston, New York, Chi- 

 caffo, JO JO, pp. VII +86). — The author discusses the general relations of prac- 

 tical training to liberal education, the main types of vocational instruction, the 

 pedagogical considerations involvetl, and the conditions of successful industrial 

 teaching in the public schools. A special chapter is given to the problems of 

 agricultural education. 



Approved course in agriculture for hig'h schools and academies in Maine, 

 W. D. HuRD (Waterville, Me., 1000, pp. 66). — This course is designed to be 

 used in schools where a teacher trained in agriculture is employed to give the- 

 instruction. The outlines, exercises, and bibliographies on soils, plant life, fer- 

 tilizers, farm animals, dairying, poultry, fruit growing, vegetable gardening, 

 economic insects, farm mechanics, and farm management are therefore de- 

 signed primarily for the use of the teacher rather than the pupil, but with the 

 expectation that only such matter will be selected for cla.ss use as is adapted 

 to local conditions and interests. 



Elementary horticulture for California schools, C. F. Palmer (Los Angeles 

 Normal Sehool Bui. [1010], pp. 76, figs. 13). — The principal topics treated by 

 the author are the school garden, lath-house (for shading certain plants), seed- 

 sowing in boxes, transplanting, plant propagation, potting and repotting, house- 

 plants, window boxes, planting and care of bulbs, lawn-making, and orna- 

 mental gardening. A section is devoted to information as to where seeds can 

 be obtained of plants adapted to California conditions, and references are made 

 to available publications of this Department. 



Farmers' institutes and university extension in agriculture, W. T. Clarke 

 (California Sta. Clrc. 55, pp. -'/). — An outline is given of the various activities 

 of the division of university extension in agriculture, with statistics of the work- 

 done in 1909-10. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Annual Report of Alaska Agricultural Experiment Stations, 1909 (Alaska 

 Stas. Rpt. 1000, pp. 82, pis. iO).— This contains a report of the chief lines of 

 work carried on during the fiscal year ended June 30. 1900. including an account 

 of the closing of the Copper Center Station, Meteorological data, and accounts 

 of the extensive tests with field and garden crops and of the live stock opera- 

 tions, are abstracted elsewhere in this issue. 



Twentieth Annual Report of Arizona Station. 1909 (Arizona Sta. Rpt. 

 1000, pp. o57-507, pi. J). — This contains the organization list, an administrative 

 report by the director on the work and publications of the station, a financial 

 statement for the fiscal year ended .June 30. 1900. departmental reports, the 

 experimental features of which are abstracted elsewhere in this issue, notes on 

 trees for growing at higher altitudes, analyses of 2 samples of milk, suggestions 

 regarding individual pumping i)lants, and records of frost temperature at 3 

 points near Tucson. Ariz. 



Monthly Bulletin of the Department Library, June and July, 1910 (f/. S. 

 Dept. Agr., Library Mo. Bui., J (1010), Nos. 6, pp. l.',l-167 ; 7, pp. 171-lOS).— 

 These numbers contain data for Jmw and July. 1910, respectively, as to the 

 accessions to the Library of this Department and the additions to the list of 

 periodicals currently received. 



