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the result of several years of work by the committee of the domestic science 

 section of the Illinois High School Conference. 



Home canning of fruits and vegetables, J. C. Hogenson {Utah Agr. Col., 

 Ext. Div. Circ, 2 {1914), No. 25, pp. iO).— Instructions to girls for the home 

 canning of fruits and vegetables are given. 



How to teach birds, F. O. Payne {Chicago: A Flanagan Co., 1913, pp. 57, 

 figs. 16). — The author gives an outline of subject matter for the study of birds 

 as a branch of nature study. A list of boolvS helpful to beginners is added. 



Outlines in domestic science {Iowa State Col., Teachers' Short Course Class 

 Notes, 1914-15, pp. 13). — Lessons in eggs and milk, cereals, meat and meat 

 substitutes, and bread and bread making, are outlined for the use of teachers. 



A study of poultry, M. J. Abbey {W. Va. School Agr., 5 {1914), No. 3, pp. 28, 

 figs. 16). — This bulletin is a guide for the study of poultry raising in the 

 months of November to February, inclusive. 



A laboratory giiide and notebook for use in the study of food preparation 

 for high-school classes in domestic science, Beth W. Mull {Toijcka Katis.: 

 Domestic Science Publishing Co., 1914, pp. 160). — The material in this note- 

 book is suggested as the result of several years of experience in teaching 

 and supervising secondary domestic science and each experiment has been tried 

 out in both upper-grade and high-school classes. Only a few recipes are given 

 in the practical application of each experiment to illustrate the possibilities of 

 discoveries made. 



Conducting a colt show, W. A. Buchanan {loica State Col. Agr. Ext. But. 21 

 {1914), PP- 12, figs. 4)- — The author gives directions for organizing and con- 

 ducting colt shows. 



A successful corn growing contest in Black Hawk County, A. A. Burger 

 {loica State Col. Agr. Ext. Bui. 2S {1915), pp. S, figs. 5).— This bulletin contains 

 an account of the rules, conduct, arrangement of exhibit, judging, and results 

 of an acre-yield corn contest open to every corn grower in Black Hawk 

 County, Iowa. 



Profit competitions, W. B. Eoadhouse {Agr. Gaz. Canada, 2 {1915), No. 2, 

 pp. 145-I49). — Tables are given showing the results of the acre profit com- 

 petition and the hog feeding competition carried on by the Ontario Department 

 of Agriculture during the past season. These competitions were open to boys 

 who had taken the six weeks' short course with the district representatives 

 who conducted the contests. 



Field crop competitions and seed fairs {Agr. Qaz. Canada, 2 {1915), No. 1, 

 pp. 62-72, figs. 3). — This article contains reports of progress of the field crop 

 competition aud seed fair movement in Prince Edward Island, New Bruuswick, 

 Quebec, Ontario. Manitoba. S.Tskatchewan, and British Columbia. 



Uniform county fair premium lists, R. F. O'Donnell {Iowa State Col. Agr. 

 Ext. Bui. 30 {1915), pp. 12, fig. 1). — The author suggests a uniform classifica- 

 tion of horses, cattle, swine, and sheep which can be used in exhibits at all fairs. 



Boys' and girls' agricult\iral clubs {Timely Helps for Farmers [Col. Agr. 

 Univ. Mainel, 8 {1915), No. 7, pp. 49-56. fig. i).— This circular outlines the 

 purpose and results of boys' and girls' club work in Maine, together with the 

 organization of local, general, and state clubs and the county association of 

 agricultural clubs. 



Farmers' clubs {Univ. Minn., Dept. Agr., Ext. Bui. 56 {1915), pp. 18, figs. 5). — 

 This bulletin reports the progress made by the farmers' club movement in 

 Minnesota and suggests programs for 1915. 



The county farm adviser, B. H. Crocheron {California Sta. Circ. 133 {1915), 

 pp. 8, figs. 7).— A revision of Circular 112 (E. S. R., 30, p. 695), describing the 

 work of the farm adviser aud how it is organized and conducted. 





