896 EXPERIMENT STATION EECOKD, 



Lumber accoiinting and opening' the books in primary grain elevators, 

 J. R, HuMPHKEY and "\V. H. Kebb (U. S. Dept. Agr., Office Markets and Rural 

 Organ. Doc. 2 (1916), pp. 12). — This pamphlet describes the forms necessary to 

 supplement the regular grain elevator accounts when the elevator carries on a 

 lumber business as a side issue, and methods of opening and closing the books 

 of grain elevators. Model forms for the lumber accounts are included. 



Some extremes in Ohio soils, C. E. Thobxe (J/o. Bui. Ohio Sta., 1 (1916), 

 No. S, pp. 77-8.5, figs. 2; Agr. Student, 22 (1916), Xo. 5, pp. 313-320).— In this 

 article are given comparative results obtained on the experimental farms in 

 Clermont and Paulding counties by the use of different combinations of fertiliz- 

 ers and crops. Marked differences were observed, and it is concluded that 

 " it would seem, as a business proposition, the Paulding county farm was a 

 better investment at $175 per acre than the Clermont county farm at $50." 



Statistics of Ohio farms, F. M. Lutts (Mo. Bui. Ohio Sta., 1 (1916), No. 3, 

 pp. 91-95). — The author has pointed out some of the errors found in the agi'i- 

 cultural statistics gathered by the township assessors. The principal difficulties 

 were due to misinterpretation of the questions and carelessness in taking the 

 original record, as well as in tabulation. 



Monthly crop report (U. S. Dept. Agr., Mo. Crop Rpt., 2 (1916), Xo. 2, pp. 

 13-20). — This report gives a summary of farm prices for corresponding months 

 of 1914, 1915, and 1916, the estimated value of important farm products on 

 .January 15 and February 1, 191G, with comparisons for earlier years, the range 

 of prices of agi'icultural products at important markets, a preliminary estimate 

 of the acreage of truck crops in Florida, a revised estimate of the acreage 

 contracted for by canneries of corn, peas, and tomatoes for 1913, 1914, and 

 1915, brief statements regarding ocean freight rates on wheat, the crops of 

 India for 1915-16, the Census report on beet sugar for 1914, and miscellaneous 

 data. The aggregate crop value for the thirteen jirincipal crops for 1915 is 

 estimated at $5,345,842,000 and for all crops $6,7SS,905,(XX). 



A summary statement is made relative to the diversification of crops in the 

 South. The wheat acreage in the Southern States increased from 3.7 per 

 cent of the total acreage in 1911 to 7.9 per cent in 1915, the oat crop from 4.3 

 to 7.1, and the hay crop from 3 to 3.6 per cent. 



There is also included a special article by S. A. Jones relative to beans and 

 peas. This contains statistical tables showing the uses to which the crop is 

 put, the usual dates of planting and harvesting, and the acreage of the indi- 

 vidual kinds compared with the total acreage of all beans and jieas in the 

 various States. 



Agricultural statistics of Italy (Ann. Statis. Hal., 2. scr., Jf (1914), pp. 155- 

 168). — This report continues data previously noted (E. S. R., .32. p. 491), adding 

 information for 1914. 



AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. 

 The fighting chance for agriculture, E. B. Collett (Proc. Cent. Assoc. Sci. 

 and Math. Teachers, 14 (1914), PP- 25-2S). — The author endeavors to point out 

 some dangers to agricultural instruction in its effort to gain a place in the 

 educational system. He concludes that while agriculture brings most valu- 

 able and practical material to the school, it lacks an organization and richness 

 of content necessary for class-room work ; that, in order to render a real service 

 to the educational system, there must be poured into the heart of the course 

 a technique, such as Latin contains, for mental development ; that a careful 

 watch must be kept of scientific advancement and at the same time its par- 

 ticular application to the changing needs of agriculture in practice; and that 

 not the course of study but service toward mankind must be made the goal. 



