g2 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. [Vol.35 



AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. 



The forthcoming situation in agricultural work-II, L. H. Bailey {Scieru^e, 

 n ser 4J (1916), No. 1099, pp. 77-87).-This address of the retiring vice- 

 president of Section M of the American Association for the Advancement of 

 Science is in continuation of an address at the previous annual meeting (E. 

 S R S'^ p 102) and has been noted elsewhere (E. S. R., 34, p. 396). 



"on the training of teachers of nature-study, R. E. Wager (Nature-Study 

 Rev 12 {1916), No. 2, pp. 47-J5).— The author discusses the training of teachers 

 of nature study as it concerns the understanding of the nature of the pliysical 

 and mental development of the child and the elements in training essential to 

 wise and forceful instruction. „ , , ^ ,.n^^v 



High school extension in agriculture, C. H. Lane (Better Schools, 2 (1916), 

 No. 2, pp. J,4-W.—The author calls attention to the need of lengthening the 

 school year and of securing a larger daily attendance of pupils, and discusses 

 the problem of making the school funds and equipment of rural high schools 

 contribute to the education of all the people of the school district by means of 

 extension work in agriculture. Extension work is defined and suggestions are 

 given concerning different forms of such work and the training of high school 

 agricultural extension workers. 



[Progress in agricultural education in Manitoba] (Rpt. Dept. Agr. and 

 Immigr. [Manitoba], 191!,, pp. 23-29, 90-93, pi. 1, figs. 4).— This report con- 

 tains information for 1914 similar to that given for 1913 (E. S. R., 33, p. 396). 

 Annual report of the director of education [of the Philippines] (Ann. Rpt. 

 Dir. Ed. P. I., 15 (191/,), pp. 166, pis. 12).— This report includes an account of 

 progress in agricultural and home economics instruction in the Philippine 

 Islands from January 1 to December 31, 1914. 



Teachers' farm school (Jour. Dept. Agr. Victoria, 13 (1915), No. 11, pp. 641- 

 660, figs. 13). — This is a report on the first teachers' farm school in Victoria, 

 Australia, held September 20-24, 1915, at the State Research Farm, Werribee, 

 by the state departments of agriculture and education. Lectures and practical 

 field demonstrations were held daily from 9 a. m. to 10 p. m., attended by about 

 70 teachers of agriculture. 



In the opening address Dr. S. S. Cameron, director of agriculture, stated 

 that it was well known that the agricultural education work carried out in 

 Victoria had been somewhat disjointed, and that while the scheme provided 

 apparently offered an opportunity of advancing stage by stage from the ele- 

 iiiciitary school to a university graduation in agricultural science so far there 

 was no instance of such a career having been passed through. The efforts 

 to promote agricultural education among adult farmers by means of farmers 

 classes, lectures, and demonstrations had been only occasionally successful. 

 It was hoped, if this teachers' farm school proved successful, to hold many 

 suf h schools throughout the year but devoted to specialization in the various 

 distinct phases of agriculture, such as dairying, cereal culture, fruit growing, 

 sheep husbandry, irrigation farming, etc. 



A list of the subjects and demonstrations at this school and extracts from a 

 student's notebook are given. 



A manual for laboratory and field studies in agriculture, J. M. Legato 

 (lluntinyton, W. Va.: AutJwr, 1015, pp. 75, figs. 5).— The 100 exercises in this 

 manual, plannod for a year's course consisting of three hours of recitation and 

 four hours of laboratory work a week, relate to forestry, soils, the plant and 

 Its propiigatlon, diseases and insect enemies, vegetable gardening, field, forage, 

 and pasture crops, and farm animals, including poultry. The entire equipment 

 necessary for a section of 12 students can be purchased for $100 or less. 



