1916] RURAL ECONOMICS. 589 



A rural survey of Morgan County, Missouri, W. L. Nelson and M. W. 

 WiTTEN {Missouri Bd. Agr. Mo. Bui., i// (1916), No. 2, pp. 51, figs. 3-5).— This 

 bulletin summarizes replies received from public-school teachers and children, 

 relative to farming conditions within the county, the condition of the rurUl 

 schools, farmhouses, and the types of farming and of other rural industries. 



[Farming and farm labor conditions in North Carolina] {Ann. Rpt. Dept. 

 Labor and Print. N. C, 29 {1915), pp. 16-29). — These pages give by counties the 

 condition of the land, tendencies regarding the size of farms and diversifications, 

 wages paid, the cost of producing the principal farm crops, and the condition 

 of the roads, education, and finances. 



List of farms for sale, 1915 {Hartford, Conn.: Bd. Agr., 1915, pp. 151, figs. 

 11). — This bulletin brings up to date for 1915 the list previously noted (E. S. R., 

 32, p. 390) of farms for sale in Connecticut. 



Farms for sale or rent in New York, 1916, C. W. Lakmon {N. Y. Dept. Agr. 

 Bui. 18 {1916), pp. Jf25-62k, pis. ////).— This bulletin brings up to date for 1916 

 the list previously noted (E. S. R., 33, p. 490). 



Pennsylvania farms for sale {Penn. Dept. Agr. Bui. 213 {1916), pp. 106, pi. 

 1). — This bulletin contains a compilation of the farms in Pennsylvania offered 

 for sale, and gives a detailed description of the land, buildings, water supply, 

 and distances from the railroad station, post office, and churches, together with 

 the price asked. 



Statistics and agriculture, R. Kindler {Mitt. Deut. Landic. Gesell., 31 {1916), 

 No. Jf, pp. 46-54)- — In this article are discussed the various types of statistical 

 reports relating to agriculture, methods of reporting, and the general tendency 

 of agricultural production in Germany as revealed by her agricultural statistics. 



The rural life of Japan {Tokyo, Japan: Bur. Local Affairs, 1914, PP- 111+ 

 51, pis. 8). — This book contains a number of typical instances illustrating the 

 industrial and moral spirit of the farming clas.ses and the influence of the 

 authorities and leaders in building up an ideal type of rural people. 



Farm contracts between landlord and tenant, W. C. Tichenor {Lebanon, 

 Ohio: Author, 1916, pp. XII-\-245). — This book outlines the different types of 

 contracts that are in common practice between landlord and tenant, and the 

 subjects of agreement arising in farm leases and the law pertaining to them. 

 Copies of a number of lease contracts are included. 



Amortization methods for farm mortgage loans, L. E. Tkuesdell and C. AV. 

 Thompson {U. S. Dept. Agr., Office Sec. Circ. 60 {1916), pp. 12). — This circular 

 describes different methods of computing payments of mortgages by the amor- 

 tization plan. Detailed tables are given showing the amount of payment neces- 

 sary with the variation in interest and length of time for repayment by the 

 various methods described. 



Farm credit problems in Wisconsin {Wisconsin Sta. Bui. 268 {1916), pp. 32- 

 34, fig- 1)- — These pages contain a brief statement concerning the farm credit 

 investigations of B. H. Hibbard, the I'esults of which are given in detail in a 

 bulletin previously noted (E. S. R., 32, p. 892). 



Annual report on the working of cooperative societies in the Bombay 

 Presidency, 1915 {Ann. Rpt. Work. Coop. Soc. Bombay Pres., 1914-15, pp. 3-\- 

 ll-\-5). — This report continues data previously noted (E. S. R., 32, p. 593.) 



Economic effect of cold storage upon the average price of eggs, B. Groes- 

 BECK and P. G. Urner {New York: Joint Com. Cold Storage Warehousemen 

 and Affiliated Indus. [1916'\, pp. 10, pi. 1). — The authors have summarized their 

 conclusions as follows : 



" The per capita consumption of eggs at New York has increased largely 

 since ample cold storage facilities became available. 



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