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trates the diversification of agriculture which resulted from the cessation of 

 allied importations of coffee and rubber. Notes are given on the recent in- 

 crease in production and exportation of beans, rice, cassava, flour, wheat, sugar, 

 cacao, meats and meat products, cotton, and coffee. 



[Agricultural France] {Rural Manhood, 11 (1920), No. 4, pp. 131-133, 135- 

 157, figs. 10). — Among the articles pertaining to various phases of French agri- 

 cultural life included in a special Prance number of this magazine are Products 

 of Agricultural France; The French Peasant; Women in Agriculture, surveying 

 what France is doing in the matter of training women ; Ancient Peasant Cus- 

 toms and Habits, which describes traits and traditions of family and neighbor- 

 hood groups ; and The Future of French Agriculture, noting some adjustments 

 that are already being made, all by M. Auge-Laribe; The Peasant Mind in 

 Rural Organization, by C. Gide; Agriculture in the Devastated Regions, by E. 

 De Warren ; and the Moral Renaissance of the Country, surveying efforts to 

 establish rural community centers, by li. Compain. 



[Legislation and regulation affecting French agriculture] {Bui. j\Iens. 

 Off. Renseig. Agr. [France], 18 {1919), Nos. 1, pp. 1-111; 2, pp. 131-310).— 

 Laws and official decrees, resolutions, and documents issued by the French I\Iin- 

 ister of Agriculture of dates January to August, 1919, are published here. 



Denmark— agriculture, coinmerce, finance {Neiv York: Brown Bros. & 

 Co., 1920, pp. 32, pi. 1, figs. 39). — A description of Denmark's pi-oduction of food- 

 stuffs before the war and since is given in this pamphlet, together with accounts 

 of the cooperative system as developed in connection with agriculture and of 

 shipping and finance. 



Reports of the National Congress for the Restoration of Agriculture and 

 the Improvement of Rural Life {Gong. Natl. Restauration Agr. et Embellisse- 

 ment Vie Rurale, Bru'xelles, 1919; Compt. Rend., pp. 98; Raps., Sect. 1, pp. 

 U]+68; Sect. 2, pp. 78; Sect. 3, pp. 29; Sect. 4, pp. 171; Sect. 5, pp. 94).— With 

 the proceedings of this Belgian congress, noted editorially (E. S. R., 42, p. 701), 

 are published addresses and resolutions on reconstruction, agricultural educa- 

 tion, rural hygiene and conveniences, rural clvirity and socialization, beautifica- 

 tion of the countryside, and the agricultural labor situation. One paper by A. 

 Delos gives statistics for recent decreases in the number of agricultural laborers 

 and budgets showing wages and living expenses of agricultural laborers for a 

 number of years in rural districts of Belgium. 



The earliest agricultural organization in India and its methods, P. O. 

 Bastj {Indian Jour. Econ., 2 {1919), No. 4, pp. 609-628) .—This deals with the 

 agricultural organization of the Aryans in India so far as that can be gathered 

 from the earliest literature, the Rig Veda. It is shown that the system was 

 complex and further developed than that of the Teuton or even the Briton. 



Distribution of agricultural holdings, E. V. S. Reddy {Indian Jour. Econ., 

 2 {1919), No. 4, pp. 522-538). — This is a discussion of the problem of preventing 

 subdivision of holdings below limits which will be regarded as economic and 

 bringing together scattered holdings, reviewing proposed legislation with this 

 end in view, and noting difficulties arising out of conflicting systems of inher- 

 itance. 



A study in village economics, V. G. Kale {Indian Jour. Econ., 2 {1919), No. 

 4, pp. 462-476). — The author urges detailed investigation of prevailing economic 

 conditions in Indian villages, pointing out that some work of this kind is 

 already being done by revenue officials and others, that advantage should be 

 taken of the existing official machinery to make the economic inquiries more 

 comprehensive, and that the provincial governments need to conduct special 

 inquiries into the material condition of rural areas. These studies have an 

 economic importance for the people at large. 



