688 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Some of the main features of these cottages are as follows: (1) The en- 

 trance gives access by a straight stairway diref,'t to the upper rooms, (2) 

 the living room, while directly accessible from the front door, stairs, and 

 scullery, gives the maximum of floor space free of traffic and a fireside away 

 from drafts, (3) all chimneys are on inside walls, (4) all bed spaces are against 

 inner walls while their positions afford the maximum amount of unimpeded floor 

 space, (5) a bath space is available if desired, (G) three sides of each of the* 

 upper bedrooms have solid brick walls, and (7) the upper internal walls are 

 natural continuations of those below, there being no partition work. 



aUEAL ECONOMICS. 



The cost of producing Minnesota farm products, 1908—1912, F. W. Peck 

 {Minnetiota Uta. Bui. 145 {1914), pp. 48, Jiya. 6). — Continuing previous work 

 (E. S. 11., 23, p. 695; 20, p. 474), this report is ba.sed upon a study of a number 

 of farms located at Northfiold. Marshall, and Ilalstad. Minn. The report de- 

 scribes the methods of collecting and compiling the statistics, the climatic condi- 

 tions, itvorage crop yield.s, and average farm price.s, and di.scusses the various 

 factors u.sed In computing the cost of farm croj^s and the acre as a basis of com- 

 parison. 



Among the principal results noted were that the average monthly cost of 

 I)oard per man at Northfield amounted to $15.43; at Marshall. $14.17; and at 

 Halstad, $12.3(3. The average rate of wages per hour for the eight crop-season 

 months was $0,149 at Northfield: $0,139 at Marshall; and $0,135 at Halstad. 

 The average annual cost of maintaining a farm work horse at Northfield was 

 $103.41 ; at Marshall, $99.07 ; and at Halstad, $84.10. The average cost of horsa 

 labor iier hour w'orked amounted to 10.1 cts. at Northfield, 9.01 cts. at Marshall, 

 and 8.G3 at Ilalstad. The average annual depreciation of machinery amounted 

 to 6.7 per cent. The annual values consumed per acre (depreciation, labor, 

 ca.sh repairs, and Interest) for the commonly used machines were grain bind'-rs. 

 16.8 cts. ; grain drills, 7.2 cts. ; corn binders, 60.4 cts. ; wagons, 19.5 cts. ; mowers, 

 16.7 cts. ; and plows, 9.5 cts. 



The total cost of producing an acre of spring wheat was reported as $10.78: 

 oats, $12.02; barley, $11.10; flax. $10.70; potatoes, $32.18: corn, cut. shocked, and 

 hauled from the field, $14.75;' corn, husked from standing stalks, $14.52; fodder 

 corn, stacked at the farmstead, $14.84 ; clover and timothy, first crop. $7.51 ; 

 wild hay. $7.30. The bulletin also shows the average cost of plowing at different 

 seasons of the year, and other cost data. 



The report contains a number of statistical tables showing complete details. 



Statistics of cooperation among farmers in Minnesota, 1913, L. D. H. 

 Weld {Minnesota Sfa. Bill. 146 {1914), pp. 22, figs. S). — This bulletin indicates 

 that there were 2.013 cooperative organizations in INlinnesota on January 1. 

 1014, and that the annual volume of their business during the previous year was 

 $(50,700,000. Of this number 014 were creameries doing a business of $21,075,- 

 252, 000 telephone companies Avith a business of $900,000, and 270 elevators with 

 a business of $24,000,000. This bulletin describes the most important features 

 found among the cooperative creameries and chee.se factories, farmers' elevators, 

 live stock shipping associations, telephone companies, and insurance companies. 



The New York State Vegetable Growers' Association (.Y. Y. State Veff. 

 Groiccrs" Assoc. Rpt. l'JlS-14. PP- 2S6. pi. 1, figs. J). — This report contains a 

 series of addresses relating to the production, distribution, canning, and storing 

 of vegetables. 



Report of the public roads and highways commission of Ontario, 1914 

 {Rpt. Pub. Roads and llighmiys Com. Ontario, 1914, pp. 277, pis. 16, figs. 16).— 

 This report discusses the development of highways in Ontario, Canada, and its 



