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below the lO-yoar September 1 average, whereas the August 1 condition was 

 2 per cent below the August 1, 10-year average. 



The yield of honey per colony in this country is estimated at 31.C lbs. in 1914, 

 and 40.6 lbs. in 1913. Of the honey produced in 1914, 41.7 per cent was comb, 

 42.1 per cent extract, and 16.2 per cent chunk. 



An account of the Washington conference on cotton conditions, August 24 

 and 25, is given by O. J. Brand, in which he states that last year approximately 

 8,700,0<X) bales of the 14,000,000-bale crop went into foreign commerce, and 

 7,000,000 bales to countries now at war. The general oi^inion of the represent- 

 atives of the producing, banking, manufacturing, and other interests repre- 

 sented at this congress indicated that between 4,000,000 and 5,000,000 bales of 

 this would have to be cared for in some way by the American people, and several 

 expedients are described. Some suggestions as to the methods of picking and 

 handling cotton in order to market it at the best advantage are also included. 



C. W. Moomaw also has an article on the marketing of the apple crop. He 

 concludes that since fruit is somewhat of a luxury in the countries now at war 

 the foreign demand for apples will be very limited, and practically all the crop 

 will have to be consumed at home. He outlines the methods for judicious 

 handling of the apple crop from time of picking to its arrival on the market. 

 He also recommends that the marketing of apples be distributed over as long a 

 season as possible.^ 



Statistical tables are included showing the condition, production, and prices 

 of corn, wheat, flaxseed, oats, barley, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and hay, and the 

 condition of tobacco, rice, buckwheat, and other minor crops. Statistical tables 

 are also shown giving the prices paid to farmers for farm products and the 

 range of prices at large market centers. 



Supply of cattle hides, G. K. Holmes (U. 8. Dept. Agr., Fanners' Bui. 615 

 (l!)lJi). pp. n-22).—ln 1909, 20,516,332 cattle hides were treated in the United 

 States, of which 13,764,686 were taken off the cattle of this country. In that 

 fiscal year 192.252.000 lbs. were imported and in the fiscal year 1914, 279,769.000 

 lbs. The principal source of imports in 1913 were Argentina, Canada, and 

 jNIexico. Cattle hides from countries now at war comprise about one-fourth 

 of the total imports, but a large portion of these hides are imported into Europe 

 to be reexported. The decreased marketing of cattle in the United States indi- 

 cates a diminishing hide production and an increased dependence upon foreign 

 hide.s. The supply of the United States from foreign countries under Euro- 

 pean war conditions is subject to diversions and interruptions, but cattle hides 

 will continue to be imported if the means of ocean transportation are sufficient. 



The evolution of the price of meat in Munich since the beginning' of the 

 nineteenth century and its cause, C. Gschwendtner (Die Entwicklung der 

 Miinclicner Fleischpreise scit Bcginn des 19. Jahrhunderts und ihrc Ursachen. 

 Miimch, 1911. pp. 76, pi. 1, fig. 1). — This study is based upon the wholesale 

 prices of meat. Among the causes of increases mentioned are the rise in cost of 

 production of agricultural products in general, in the cost of labor to butcher, 

 changes in the value of gold, and differences in the character of meat animals 

 at the beginning and ending of the period. Statistical tables are included show- 

 ing the prices for meat, wheat, rye, wheat flour, and bread. 



AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. 



The Agricultural Instruction Act {Ottawa: Dept. Agr., 191.'f. pp. 12). — This 

 pamphlet contains the text of the Agricultural Instruction Act (E. S. R., 29. p. 



