1920] AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. 795 



Adtdiiiohile statistics, incvioiisly referred to (E. S. K., 43, p. 689), are given, 

 also a report showing the relative influence yearly of different factors affecting 

 losses for important farm crops. 



[Field crop and live-stock report of Canada for 1918], J. H. Gkisdai>e 

 {Canada Kxyt. Farms Rpi. 1919, pp. 5-7). — Details of the yields and value of 

 the principal field crops for 1917 and 1918 and of the numbers of various classes 

 of live stock in Canada for the period 1914-1918 are given, continuing data 

 previously noted (E. S. R., 41, p. 594). 



Annual agricultural statistics of France, 1918 {Statis. Ayr. Ann. 

 [France], 191S, pp. J/SO). — This volume continues agricultural statistics pre- 

 viously noted (E. S. R., 42. p. 594). 



[Agricultural statistics of Xorway, 1919] {Statis. Aarb6k Kongeriket 

 Xorye, 39 {1919), pp. 25-37). — These pages continue statistical data previously 

 noted (E. S. R., 41, p. 594). 



Notes on agriculture in Cyprus and its products, W. Bevan {Bui. Imp. 

 Inst. [London], 17 {1919), Kos. 3, pp. 302-358, pis. 5, fig. 1; 4, pp. 494-51,3, pis. 

 -'). — Information regarding agricultural conditions, live stock, dairy produce, 

 crops, and other produce of the land and minor agricultural industries is 

 presented in these pages. 



AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. 



[Report on agricultural and fcterlnary education in the Dutch East 

 Indies], T. J. Lekkerkerker, W. G. Booksma, P. van dee Vlies, and J. C. F. 

 SoHNS {Jaarb. Dept. Landb., Nijv. en Handel Nederland, Indie, 1918, pp. 37-45, 

 105-114, 336-348). — This is a report on the activities in 1918 of the Department 

 of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce of the Dutch East Indies in the promo- 

 tion of agricultural and veterinary instruction. 



Agriculture in the elementary schools of Los Angeles City, C. F. Pat.mer 

 (Nature-Study Rev., 16 {1920), No. 5, pp. 217-220, fig. i).— The gardening work 

 in the elementary .schools of Los Angeles City is described. 



The work usually begins in the fourth grade and continues through the 

 eighth. The gardens vary in size from plats the size of a city lot to over an acre 

 in extent. The cour.se of study is so arranged as to correlate the actual garden 

 work with the fundamentals relating to soils, insects, diseases, plant propa- 

 gation, etc. 



The author states that the agricultural department was established in Los 

 Angeles City in 1912 and has steadily grown until at the present time it com- 

 prises a supervisor, 4 assistants, and about 40 teachers, all of whom spend full 

 time in teaching agriculture. Over 100 school gardens are maintained, of 

 which 65 are in part or wholly on borrowed ground, for which, with one or 

 two exceptions, no rentals are paid. Over 1.3,000 pupils are aeceiving regular 

 instruction in .school gardening. Fifty schools have a teacher 2 days a week. 

 26 schools 3 days a week, 12 schools 1 day a week, and several schools are in 

 charge of a regular grade teacher. During the past three years, through 

 summer schools, the garden work has been carried through the entire year. 

 Home gardening is also encouraged. 



Annual report on vocational education and manual training for the year 

 • tiding June 30, 1919, W. A. O'Leaby {N. J. Dept. Pub. Instr.,Ann. Rpt. Vocat. 

 Ed. and Manual Training, 1919, pp. 79, pis. 4). — According to this report, classes 

 in agrlcultme were maintained in 5 high schools and 2 county schools giving 

 instruction at 20 different points in the State. There are now 20 vocational 

 teachers of agriculture employed, and 26 students were enrolled in the 4-year 

 agricultural teacher-tialning course at Rutgers College. 



