92 EXPERIMENT STATION BECORD. 



previous years, and to the possibility of further iegislatioii inimical to this 

 industry. This will result in a large proportion of such wine grapes as are suit- 

 able for table use being marketed this year for the latter purpose. 



The average moisture content of new oats, as determined by the Office of 

 Grain Standardization, is 15.5 per cent. 



Agriculture [in Japan], S. Sato {Japan Year Book, 1915, pp. SJtOSGO). — 

 In Japan in 1913 there were 1,441,852 oho (about 3,532,537 acres) in paddy 

 fields and 1,714,693 cho in upland controlled by landowners, and 1,503,737 cho 

 in paddy fields and 1,135,244 cho in upland controlled by tenants. Of the total 

 5,443,719 farming families, 1,744,801 operate<J owned land exclusively, 1,520,922 

 tenanted land exclusively, and 2,177,996 land of both types. Of this total 

 3,707,088 depended solely upon far uing for a living, while 1,736.631 had sub- 

 sidiary occupations. Of the farming families, 30.79 per cent cultivated farms 

 with an area of less than 0.5 cho, and 33.36 per cent with an area of 0.5 to 

 1 cho. Additional information is given concerning area in specified crops and 

 number of live stock. 



Agricultural statistics of India, 191^-13 iAgr. S'atis. India, 29 {1912-13), 

 II, pp. V-\-116, pi. 1). — This report continues data previously noted (E. S. R., 

 31, p. 491), adding statistics for 1912-13. 



AGRICTJLTTTRAL EDUCATION. 



Report of the Ministry of Industries [of Uruguay! for 1914 {Merti. Min. 

 Indus. [ilontctHdco], 191.'f, pp. 1795, fiys. 115). — This includes a report on the 

 agencies for the promotion of agriculture in Uruguay, the latter including the 

 national inspection service of live stock and agriculture, the National Institute 

 of Agriculture and Agricultural Experiment Station at Sayago, the Veterinary 

 School of Montevideo, the agricultural experiment stations in the Department 

 of Salto at San Antonio and in the Department of Cerro Largo at Banados 

 de Medina and Paysandu, the national nursery for fruit and forest trees at 

 Toledo, including a school for the training of agricultural superintendents or 

 foremen, the model poultry farm at Toledo, and " La Estanzuela " seed 

 breeding farm and model dairy, which is to be developed into a phytotechnical 

 institute. Tlecont legislation regulating (he.se agencies is appended. 



Report of the department of agriculture of Norway for 1914 {Aarsher. 

 Offcnti. Foran.1t. Landhr. Fremme, 1914, III, Stntsfnranst., pp. LXI+788, pis. 

 2, figs. 51). — This report comprises the usual comprehensive survey of the 

 work of the various government agencies established for the promotion of 

 'Norwegian agriculture. Including chemical, seed, and milk control stations, 

 agricultural, horticultural, and dairy schools, itinerant instructors, etc. 



Agricultural education in the rural schools of Ohio, L. S. Ivins {Fd. Mo., 

 1 {1915), Xo. 7, pp. 252-256). — This is a review of the present status of agri- 

 ciiltural in^^truction in tlu^ rural, elementary, and high schools of Ohio. 



The teaching of household management, Myktie C. V.\n Deusen {Jour. 

 Home Fron.,7 {1915), Ko. 5, pp. 231-235). — The author describes the work in the 

 household management course at the State Normal School, Kirksville, Mo. 



Relationship of the school garden to the classroom {Agr. Gaz. Canada, 2 

 (1915), Nos. Jf, pp. 371-375; 5, pp. 461, 462, fig. l).—lt is maintained that the 

 school garden helps the classroom in the following ways: In giving healthful 

 exercise, vitalizing school work by furnishing concrete material for other 

 subjects, and linking the school to the home; as a workshop or laboratory to 

 bo made use of by the teacher in the processes of general education, because 

 of the physical activity, mental development, and esthetic training Involved 



