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vocational school on the iniiiils are discussed. A bibliography on rural life 

 and the riiral school is aiJ[)ended. 



Agricultural education in the public schools [of Ohio], L. S. IviNS (Agr. 

 titudent, 21 {lUl-'i), No. 1, pp. ,56-.')H, jig. 1). — The arthor reviews the develop- 

 ment of agricultural education in the public schools of Ohio and indicates some 

 of its influences. 



A new agricultural school for New Brunswick, R. Newton {Agr. Gaz. 

 Canada, 1 {lUl.'t), No. 6, pp. J/.'i9-.'/5S, figs. 4). — This article contains a descrip- 

 tion of the building, equipment, and instruction of the first school of agriculture 

 established in the Province of New Brunswick, at Woodstock. 



Demonstrations in fruit packing {Agr. Gaz. Canada, 1 {IBUi), No. 0, pp. 

 730-737, figs. 3). — Reports are given on instruction in fruit packing in Prince 

 Edward Island by T. Ross, Nova Scotia by P. J. Shaw, New Burnswick by R. P. 

 Gorham, Quebec by J. H. Lavoie, Ontario by P. W. Ilodgetts, and British 

 Columbia by R. M. Winslow. 



The Ontario Agricultural College and Experimental Farm, S. H. Gandieb 

 {Agr, Gaz. Canada, 1 {191Jf), No. 9, pp. 702-709, figs. 4). — An account is given 

 of the organization, buildings and equipment, instruction, and experimental 

 work of the institution. 



Handbook of wom.en's institutes with report of advisory board {Brit. 

 Columhia, Dc.pt. Agr. Bui. 5-'f [WlJf], pp. 208, pis. 7).— This bulletin contains the 

 proceedings of the Conference of Women's Institutes of Vancouver Island, 

 June 5 and 6, 1913, at Victoi-ia, and of the Conference of the Lower Mainland 

 Women's Institutes, June 12 and 13, 1913, at Chilliwack, including the papers 

 read, institute statistics, reports of lecturers, some programs of women's in- 

 stitutes regiilar meetings, lectures delivered by institute lecturers in 1912-1913, 

 reports, etc. 



Agricultural education and school statistics in Prussia for 1909, 1910, 

 and 1911 {Landw. Unterrichtsw. Konigr. Preuss., 1909-1911, pp. XIX-^692, 

 pis. 2). — This report contains an account of the historical development and 

 organization of the various phases of agricultural instruction in Prussia and 

 a detailed statement concerning the organization, courses of study, attendance, 

 etc., for 1909, 1910, and 1911, of the individual agricultural education institu- 

 tions in Prussia, as well as of the itinerant instructors, agricultural house- 

 keeping schools, special courses for adults, rui-al continuation instruction, and 

 normal schools for the training of teachers of agriculture. 



[Agricultural and forestry instruction in Austria and Germany], R. 

 MiLTNEB and E. Vital {Land u. Forstio. IJnterrichts Zig., 28 {1914). No. 2, 

 pp. IV -\- 103-202 -\-LXX) . — This issue contains two special articles noted below; 

 statistics of the 229 agricultural and forestry education institutions in Austria 

 in 1913-14 ; new regulations for entering the Bavarian State Forest Service ; 

 a review of agricultural and home economics literature ; miscellaneous notes ; 

 and an appendix giving the organization lists of the faculties of the agricul- 

 tural education institutions in Austria. 



Agriculture in Norway in 1914 {Offentl. Landhrulcsv. Norgr, 191 If. pp. TII- 

 432). — This is a report on the work of the various governmental agencies for 

 the encouragement of agriculture, including the experiment and control sta- 

 tions; dairy and cheese making schools, horticultural schools, agricultural 

 schools, and home economics schools, and agricultural societies, the agricultural 

 budget, and other data. 



Report of the department of agriculture of Norway, 1913 {Aarsher. 

 Offcntl. Foranst. Landbr. Frcnnne, 1913, III, 8tat>iforai}st., pp. LXXXIV+8S5, 

 figs. 42). — This report comprises a comprehensive survey of the work of the 

 various government agencies established for the advancement of Norwegian 

 agriculture and its various branches, including the annual reports of the state 



