388 EXPERIMENT STATION RE(H)ni). [Vnl. 41 



The minimum wage on light land {Coimtri/ Life [London], Jf') {1919), No. 

 1168, p. 5S-'i). — There is sunimarized here a report by representative farmers 

 and land owners on agricultural problems in connection with the light hind of 

 Norfolk, England, and the form of Government aid required there. 



Agricultural wages in Ireland ( U. S. Dept. Labor, Bur. Labor Statis., Mo. 

 Labor Ret'., 8 {1919), No. 6, pp. 180, 181). — Data relating to the fixed mininnnn 

 weekly rate of wages are given, as tabulated in a report from the United States 

 consid at Dnblin. 



French farm loans {U. 8. Dept. Labor, Bur. Labor Statis., Mo. Labor Rev., 

 8 {1919), No. 3, pp. 56, 57). — A brief note on the assistance rendered, through 

 various State and private agencies, to French agriculturists returning to 

 abandoned farms. 



Report of the proceedings of the first American Cooperative Convention, 

 Springfield, 111., 1918 {Rpt. Proc. Amer. Coop. Conv., 1 {1918), pp. 267/).— Ad- 

 dresses and discussions on cooperation among farmers, heard at the first 

 American Cooperative Convention, at Springfield, 111., September 2.5-27, 1918, 

 under the auspices of The Cooperative League of America, are included here. 



Introductory address of [United States wheat director] to grain trade con- 

 ference, held in New York, June 10—11, 1919, J. H. Barnes {New York: 

 Chamber Com., 1919, pp. 21). — The speaker describes the destroyed economic ex- 

 istence of some of the nations of Europe, and the ways in which their needs 

 have been supplied by the U. S. Grain Corporation in cooperation with private 

 and Government agencies. In outlining future policies for the handling of our 

 share of the bread-grain supplies of the world, he urges that the Government 

 pledge to the grower be kept but without profiteering out of the needs of 

 Europe. He favors exportation of grain rather than of the milled product, in 

 order to relieve unemployment in Europe. 



Final report of the Royal Commission on the natural resources, trade, and 

 legislation of certain portions of His Majesty's dominions, D'Aberxon et al. 

 {Final Rpt. [Dominions] Roy. Com. [London] Nat. Resources, Trade and Leg. 

 [etc.], 1917, pp. IX +199, pi. 1). — Among the topics reported upon here are the 

 agricultural and pastoral resources of the five British self-governing dominions 

 (Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Union of South Africa, and Newfoundland), 

 control of food supplies during the war, organization for .scientific research in 

 relation to the development of the natural resources of these regions, arid the 

 marketing of products. The conmiission recommends surveys relative to Empire 

 requirements and Empire production, research and institutions in the domin- 

 ions, and improvement of imperial conmiunications and commercial practices. 



Prices and supplies of corn, live stock, and other agricultural produce in 

 England and "Wales {Rd. A(jr. and Fisheries [TAindon], Ar/r. Statis., 52 {1917), 

 No. 3, pp. 59-90). — This bulletin continues information previously notetl (E. S. 

 R., 38, p. 49.5), by adding statistics for 1917. 



[Exports and imports of French agricultural products], J. M. de Lagorsse 

 ET AL. {Cong. Nat. Export, et Import. Prod. Agr., Compt. Rend. Trav., 1913, pp. 

 230, pi. 1, figs. 5). — This embodies reports made to meetings of the National 

 Congress of Exports and Imports of Agricultural Products held at Paris, Feb- 

 ruary 18-20, 1913, relating to production and movements of cereals, live stock, 

 wines, fruits, and other crops in France, her colonies, and a few foreign 

 countries. 



Agricultural and live stock statistics of Finland {Stafis. Arsboh- Finland, 

 n. ser., 15 {1917), pp. 124-196). — This volume continues information previously 

 noted (E. S. R.. 40, p. 392). 



Statistics of industrial crops, V. Peglion {Comitato Na:;. Tariffe Dog. e 

 Trattati Com., Monograph 6 {1917), pp. 171). — Statistics and notes on the pro- 



