MISCELLANEOUS. 299 



There is a high school cow-testing association, in which the boys of the 

 high school agricultural classes do the collecting and testing of the milk and 

 the farmers the weighing. Some SO cows are being tested. 



The school farm contains lOJ acres and, outside of the benefit gained by the 

 pupils working on it, it is used as a demonstration farm for the benefit of the 

 neighboring farmers. 



Educational contests in agriculture and home economics, G. I. Cheistie 

 (U. S. Dept. Agr., Office Expt. Stas. Bui. 255, pp. ^7).— This bulletin outlines 

 forms for 28 different contests and demonstrations, adapted to both sexes and 

 to youths as well as adults, with a view to providing directors in charge of 

 extension work with a somewhat comprehensive collection of different items 

 appropriate for use in contests in agriculture and home economics. 



Kecent books for the farm home, C. R. Gkeen {Facts for Farmers [Mass. 

 Agr. Col.], 3 {1912), No. 1, pp. 4). — ^A list of books of interest to people in rural 

 communities, intended to supplement the list previously noted (B. S. R., 24, 

 p. 596). 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Annual Report of Florida Station, 1912 {Florida Sta. Rpt. 1912, pp. 

 CXXIX-\-XI, figs. 13). — This contains the organization list, a financial state- 

 ment for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1912, a list of the publications of the 

 year, a general review of the work of the station during the year, and depart- 

 mental reports, the experimental features of which are for the most part 

 abstracted elsewhere in this issue. 



Annual Report of Hawaii Station, 1912 {Hawaii Sta. Rpt. 1912, pp. 91, 

 pis. 5, figs. 2). — This contains the organization list, a report by the special 

 agent in charge as to the investigations of the year, reports of the ento- 

 mologist, horticulturist, assistant horticulturist, assistant chemist, agronomist, 

 the superintendent of the Hawaii substations, and the superintendent of the 

 rubber substation, the experimental work recorded being for the most part 

 abstracted elsewhere in this issue ; and an article on The Determination of 

 Sulphur and Chlorin in the Rice Plant, noted on page 231. 



Third Annual Report of the Williston Subexperiment Station, 1910 

 (North Dakota Sta., Rpt. Williston Substa., 1910, pp. 70, figs. 10).— This con- 

 tains an organization list of the North Dakota substations and a report of the 

 work at the Williston substation for 1910. The experimental work recorded is 

 for the most part abstracted elsewhere in this issue. 



Fourth Annual Report of the Williston Subexperiment Station, 1911 

 (North Dakota Sta., Rpt. Williston Substa., 1911, pp. 64, pi. 1, figs. 6). — Data 

 corresponding to the above are reported for 1911. The experimental work 

 recorded is for the most part abstracted elsewhere in this issue. 



Experiment Station Work, LXXV (U. S. Dept. Agr., Farmers' Bui. 532, 

 pp. 24, figs. 4)- — This number contains articles on the following subjects: 

 Garden sweet peas, winter-flowering sweet peas, southern bur clover, improving 

 the type of sheep for the Southwest, and combating flies. 



Monthly Bulletin of the Department Library, March- April, l-giS (U. S. 

 Dept. Agr., Library Mo. Bui., // (1913), Nos. 3, pp. 67-91; 4, pp. 95-126) .—These 

 numbers contain data for March and April. 1913, respectively, as to the acces- 

 sions to the Librnry of this Department and the additions to the list of 

 periodicals currently received. 



