1917] EUEAL ECONOMICS. 191 



Amoxint and cost of labor in yroiiing crops in West Virginia, 



Kind o crop. 



Corn. .. 

 Wheat. 

 OaUs 



Hay 



I'otatoes. . . 

 Buc-kvvheat. 

 Tobacco 



Yield per acre. 



40.4 bushels . . 

 18.4 bushels. . 

 31.(j bushels. . 



1. 27 tons 



154.6 bushels. 

 24. 8 bushels. . 

 985 pouuds... 



Total 

 cost. 



$12.86 

 6.&3 

 6.28 

 1.91 



23.49 

 7.34 



61.95 



Witli the exception of hay the cost refers to the expense of growing and har- 

 vesting. In tlie case of liay it refers simply to the expense of harvesting. The 

 man hibor has been valued at 15 cts. per hour and horse labor at 10 cts. per 

 hour for ten-hour days. 



Women agricultural workers in Germany {Dcpt. Ayr. and Tech. Instr. 

 Ireland Jour., 11 (1911), No. 2, pp. 225-24/).— This article describes the extent 

 of the employment of women in agriculture, the type of farm work performed, 

 social conditions among women agricultural workers, wages, and special educa- 

 tion and organizations for their benefit. 



Second annual report of the cooperative organization branch, 1915—16, 

 W. W. Thomson (Saskatcliewan Dept. Agr., Ann. Rpt. Coop. Organ. Branch, 

 2 (1915-16), pp. SO). — This report gives, for the Province of Saskatchewan, a 

 list of the cooperative organizations, together with the extent of their business ; 

 also a brief description of the special accomplishments of the various types of 

 associations during the year. 



Monthly crop report (U. S. Dept. Agr., Mo. Crop Rpt., 3 (1017), No. 4, pp. 

 29-36, fig. 1). — This number contains the usual data regarding the estimated 

 value of important products and the range of products at important markets. 

 Data are also given concerning the condition of farm animals on April 1 and 

 the estimated loss during the year, the condition of winter wheat and rye, and 

 the preliminary estimates on the early cabbage, strawberry, and potato crops. 

 There are likewise special reports on the portion of the total corn crop that is 

 of marketable quality, the estimated value per acre of farm lands with and 

 without improvements, the apple production and value by varieties, number of 

 gas tractors in commission on farms, and a comparison of the increase in popu- 

 lation, the production of 12 of the leading crops, the per capita production, and 

 other data. 



Ohio agricultural statistics, 1915-16 (Ohio Agr. Statis., 1915-16, pp. 15). — 

 This report continues the information previously' noted (E. S. R., 35, p. 497). 



[Agricultural statistics for the United Kingdom, 1901-1915] (Statis. 

 Abs. United Kingdom, 1901-1915, pp. 308-321).— These pages continue the in- 

 formation previously noted (E. S. R., 34, p. 792). 



[Agricultural statistics of Spain] (Bol. Agr. T^c. y Econ., 9 (1911), No. 91, 

 pp. 24-43). — These pages contain data showing by minor geographic divisions 

 the production of principal crops for 1916, with comparative data for earlier 

 years. 



[Agriculture and live stock in Sweden] (Sveriges Off. Statis., Jordbr. och 

 Boskapsskotsel, 1914, PP- IV+S8; 1915, pp. IV+S8).— These reports continue 

 the information previously noted (E. S. R., 37, p. 93). 



[Agricultural statistics of Java and Madura] (Jaarc. Konink. Neder- 

 landen, Kolenien, 1914, pp. 70-82).— This report continues the data previously 

 noted (E. S. R., 36, p. 594) adding data for 1914. 



