1917] MISCELLANEOUS. 699 



Education, by S. P. Capen (pp. 246-252) ; and Economic Factors to Be Con- 

 sidered In Connection with the Project for Extension Work among Farm 

 Women, by E. Merritt (pp. 339-346). 



Short courses in agriculture and home economics, W. J. Reid et al. (Agr. 

 Gaz. Canada, ^ (1917), No. 5, pp. S6S-S86, figs. 6). — This is a symposium on short 

 courses in argiculture and home economics held in the past winter in the vari- 

 ous Provinces of Canada. Approximately 500 short courses were held, with an 

 aggregate attendance of 175,000 persons. Upwards of $160,000 was appropriated 

 for 1916-17 for instruction and demonstration and women's work. 



Household science in normal schools, H. V. B. Beidges et al. (Agr. Gaz. 

 Canada, J, (1917), No. 5, pp. 400-407, figs. 2). — This is an account of the instruc- 

 tion in household science given in the normal schools of Ontario, Saskatchewan, 

 and Alberta. 



[Agricultural and home economics instruction in the public schools of 

 New Hampshire], G. H. Wpiitchee and F. H. Damon (A''. H. Dept. Pub. Instr., 

 Inst, arc, 1915-16, Nos. 58, pp. 11; 59, pp. 22; 1916-17, No. 72, pp. 11, figs. 

 6). — These circulars deal respectively with methods of cooking meat and diets 

 for invalids, including suggestions as to methods of teaching these subjects, 

 and a description of a poultry plant made by the boys of the Dover (N. H.) 

 high school. 



Some exercises in farm handicraft for rural schools, H. O. Sampson (17. S. 

 Dept. Agr. Bui. 527 (1917), pp. 38, figs. 4I).— This bulletin is intended primarily 

 for rural school teachers and for pupils of the seventh and eighth gi'ades. It 

 contains outlines of 25 exercises in the making of useful articles for the 

 school, farm, and home. The exercises have practical application in the 

 agricultural work of the school and also to the various club projects in 

 agriculture. 



Working drawings and photographs showing the construction of farm 

 buildings for use in manual training schools (Nat. Lumber Manfrs. Assoc, 

 Trade Ext. Dept., Ed. Ser. [Pub.] S (1917), pp. 15, figs. 16).— This includes a 

 corn crib, implement shed, granary, dairy house, poultry house, garage, and 

 general-purpose barn. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Annual Report of Florida Station, 1916 (Florida Sta. Rpt. 1916, pp. 118+ 

 IT, figs. 22). — This contains the organization list, a financial statement for the 

 fiscal year ended June 30, 1916, a list of the publications of the year, a general 

 review of the work of the station during the year, and departmental reports, 

 the experimental features of which are for the most part abstracted elsewhere 

 in this issue. 



Thirty-ninth Annual Report of North Carolina Station, 1916 (North Caro- 

 lina Sta. Rpt. 1916, pp. 207, pi. 1, figs. 56). — This contains the organization list, 

 a report of the director and heads of departments, a financial statement for the 

 fiscal year ended June 30, 1916, and reprints of Bulletins 232-236. The experi- 

 mental work reported is for the most part abstracted elsewhere in this issue. 



Barn and field experiments in 1916, C. D. Woods (Maine Sta. Bui. 260 

 (1917), pp. 85-120). — These experiments are presented in 13 articles abstracted 

 elsewhere in this issue. 



Monthly Bulletin of the Western Washington Substation (Washington 

 Sta., West. Wash. Sta. Mo. Bui., 5 (1917), Ne. 4, pp. 45-60, figs. 7).— This num- 

 ber contains brief articles on the following subjects : Hay Caps, by H. L. Blanch- 

 ard ; Blanching, Harvesting, and Marketing of Celery, by J. L. Stahl ; Summer 

 Spraying for Garden Pests, by A. Frank ; Summer Feeding, by G. R. Shoup ; 

 Poultry Accounts, by Mrs. G. R. Shoup; and Concerning Moles, by T. H. 

 Scheffer. 



