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Housekeeping: A textbook for girls in the public intermediate schools 

 of tlie Philippines, S. M. Butts {Manila, P. I.: Bur. Ed., 1919, 2. ed., rev., pp. 

 230, pi. 1, flys. 10). — In this second revision of this text, previously noted 

 (E. S. R., 33, p. 598), much new material has been added. Subject matter in 

 housekeeping and cooking is outlined for grades 5 to 7, inclusive, in hygiene and 

 sanitation for grade 5, and in home nursing for grades 6 and 7. Suggestions for 

 practical work are included. Appendixes deal with household accounts, a fire- 

 less cooker, the cold-pack method of canning, digestion and absorption of food, 

 and recipes. 



Home jirojects in home economics, J. Cox {[Salt Lake City, Utah: Dept. 

 Pub. Instr., 1920], pp. IJf). — Suggestions are offered by the supervisor of home 

 economics for the organization of home projects in home economics for Utah 

 schools. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Twenty-ninth Annual Report of Arizona Station, 1918 (Arizona Sta. 

 Rpt. 1918, pp. 271-358, figs. 6). — This contains the organization list, an adminis- 

 trative report on the work and publications of the station, a financial statement 

 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1918. and departmental reports, the experimen- 

 tal features of which are for the most jjart abstracted elsewhere in this issue. 



Work and progress of the agricultural exiieriment station for the year 

 July 1, 1918, to June 30, 1919 {ilis-^ouri Sta. Bui. 112 {1920), pp. 48, figs. 

 13). — This contains the organization list, a import by the director on the work 

 and publications of the station, and a financial statement for the Federal funds 

 for the year ended June 30, 1919. The experimental work reported is for the 

 most part abstracted elsewhere in this issue. 



Tvj^enty -ninth Annual Report of Washington Station, 1919 {Washington 

 Sta. Bill. 155 {1920), pp. 57). — This contains the organization list, a report on 

 the work and publications of the station during the year, and a financial state- 

 ment for the Federal funds for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1919, and the re- 

 maining funds for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1919. The experimental 

 work reported is for the most part abstracted elsewhere in this issue. Data on 

 the arsenic content of sprayed apples, and the effect of exercise on the vitality 

 and breeding ability of bulls are also included. 



Report of the Canada Experimental Farms, 1919 {Canada Expt. Farms 

 Rpt. 1919, pp. 196). — This contains the reports of the director, the Dominion 

 specialists, and the superintendents of the various substations. In addition to 

 experimental work abstracted elsewhere in this issue, meteorological data are 

 included. 



Monthly Bulletin of the Ohio Experiment Station {Mo. Bui. Ohio Sta., 5 

 {1920), No. 6, pp. 161-192, figs. 9). — This number contains several articles ab- 

 stracted elsewhere in this issue, miscellaneous notes, and answers to timely 

 questions. 



Monthly bulletin of the Western Washington Substation (Washington 

 Sta., West. Wash. Sta. Mo. Bui., 8 (1920), No. 5, pp. 65-80).— In addition to an 

 article abstracted elsewhere in this issue, this number contains brief articles 

 on the following subjects: Hog Raising in Western Washington, by W. A. 

 Linklater; Select Seed Potato Plants Now, by J. L. Stahl ; Feeding of Poultry 

 for Eggs and Longevity, by Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Shoup; Agricultural Fair Ex- 

 hibits ; and Western Washington Egg-laying Contest, by G. R. Shoup. 



The Government scientist and the conditions of the service, C. L. Alsbeeg 

 (Che^n. Age [New York], 28 (1920), No. 9, pp. 305-307, fig. 1).—A brief discus- 

 sion with special reference to present conditions in the Bureau of Chemistry, 

 U. S. Department of Agriculture. 



