AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION". 493 



In dairy and poultry work the training can be obtained at the least expense 

 and for the lov/er positions in less time, but the better paid positions are fewer 

 in proportion and require long experience. Poultry farming is carried on suc- 

 cessfully by many women, but is deemed a very risky occupation for anyone 

 without proper experience. Quite a number of women with certain qualifica- 

 tions and sufficient training are supplementing a small income or making a living 

 after having invested their small capital. Others who have not invested all 

 their capital in the business but retain a small private income are not involved 

 in a struggle for bare existence, having their own homes, living an independent 

 life, and enjoying many advantages such as healthful surroundings, fresh garden 

 and dairy produce, etc. 



Experiments in elementary agriculture, W. H. Davis {Cedar Falls, Iowa: 

 S. E. Green & Co., 1915, pp. 16). — This is a compilation of 113 exercises in plant 

 propagation, growth, and diseases, soils, dairying, and poultry raising. The 

 pupil is required to state the object of each experiment, follow the operations 

 indicated, and give his conclusions. References to pertinent literature are 

 included. 



Preparation of agricultural exhibits, J. D. Makshall, J. A. Helmeeich, 

 E. P. Sandsten, and Inga M. K. Allison {Colo. Agr. Col., Ext. Ser. No. 103, 

 pp. 16, figs. 9). — The authors offer suggestions on the selection and preparation 

 of material for agricultural, live stock, fruit and vegetable, and household 

 exhibits. 



School exhibits and contests, D. H. Doane {Mo. Col. Agr., Agr. Ext. Ser v. 

 Proj. Announcement 4 {1915), pp. 26). — This circular outlines and classifies 

 home economics, school, agricultural, and athletic exhibits and contests for 

 country and small town school children between the ages of 10 and 18 years at 

 district, township, and county meetings. General explanations and rules gov- 

 erning these exhibits and contests, a list of references to literature, and sample 

 forms are also given. 



Boys' and g-irls' field-crop competitions in connection with farmers' insti- 

 tutes, J. C. Readey {Brit. Columbia Dept. Agr. Bui. 62 {1915), pp. 19, figs. 3). — 

 This bulletin contains instructions on potato growing and rules and regula- 

 tions, score cards, and prize lists for the boys' and girls' potato competitions in 

 British Columbia. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



A report on the work and expenditures of the agricultural experiment 

 stations during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1914 {U. S. Dept. Agr., Rpt. 

 Work and Expenditures Agr. Expt. Stas., 191Jf, pp. 289, pis. 8). — This includes 

 the usual report on the work and expenditures of the agricultural experiment 

 stations in the United States, including Alaska, Hawaii, Porto Rico, and Guam, 

 together with detailed statistics compiled from official sources as to the organi- 

 zation, lines of work, revenues, additions to equipment, and expenditures of 

 the stations. 



The total income of the stations during 1914 was $5,164,687.96. Of this 

 amount $712,649.08 was derived under the Hatch Act, $713,517.91 under the 

 Adams Act, $2,574,605.27 from State appropriations, $19,784.87 from individuals 

 and communities, .$234,794.67 from fees, $307,615.40 from farm products, and 

 $491,756.76 from miscellaneous sources. In addition, the Office of Experiment 

 Stations liad an appropriation of $461,260, including $35,000 for the Alaska 

 Stations, $30,000 each for the stations in Hawaii and Porto Rico, and $15,000 

 for the Guam Station. The value of additions to the equipment of the sta- 

 tions was estimated at $1,012,370.71, of which $609,199.92 was for buildings. 



