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getlier with nature poems, some of which were written hy eighth and second- 

 grade pupils. 



Arbor Day program, April 25, 1913 (Boise, Idaho: Dept. Ed., 1913, pp. 

 13). — This pamplilet contains the governor's Arbor Day proclamation, sugges- 

 tions for carrying out the day's i)rogram, and hints on tree planting. 



Farm arithmetic, C. W. Burkett and K. D. Swartzel {,l<lcw York and 

 London, 1913, pp. XIII-\-280, pi. 1, figs. 122). — This farm arithmetic is designed 

 for use in the last 2 or 3 years of the elementary school. The problems pre- 

 sented deal with plant and animal feeding, dairy products, the soil, field crops, 

 fruits and vegetables, farm mechanics, silos, forestry, farm accounts, etc. 

 Answers are given to all the problems. 



List of references on rural life and culture (Washington: U. S. Bur. Ed., 

 1913, pp. 5). — An annotated bibliography with a list of the periodicals indexed 

 in its preparation. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Twenty-fifth Annual Report of Colorado Station, 1912 (Colorado Sta. Rpt. 

 1912, pp. 51). — This contains the organization list, a financial statement for the 

 fiscal year ended June 30, 1912, a report of the director on the work and pub- 

 lications of the station, and departmental and other reports. 



Twenty-fifth Annual Report of Massachusetts Station, 1912 (Massachu- 

 setts Sta. Rpt. 1912, pts. 1, pp. 2J,0, pis. 12; 2, pp. 97, pis. 4).— Part 1 of this 

 report contains the organization list, a list of publications during 1912, a finan- 

 cial statement for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1912, a report of the acting 

 director, departmental reports, and numerous special papers. The experimental 

 work recorded is for the most part abstracted elsewhere in this issue. 



Part 2, which is the portion designed for general distribution, consists of 

 pai">ers of a popular nature, abstracted elsewhere in this issue and based on the 

 results of observations and experiments of the station, and of a brief summary 

 by the acting director of the more important conclusions from these articles. 



Monthly bulletin of the Western Washington Substation, September, 1913 

 (Washington Sta., West. Wash. Sta., Mo. Bui., 1 (1913), No. 1, pp. 16, figs. 4)-— 

 This series has been begun to give information relative to agricultural practice 

 under western Washington conditions. The initial number includes brief articles 

 on the following subjects : Farm Management — Green Forage — Fall Seeding, by 

 H. L. Blanchard ; Selection of Potato Seed, and A Cover Crop for the Orchard, 

 by J. L. Stahl; Trap Nests and Their Use, by V. R. McBride; Developing Early 

 Maturing Corn, by B. Stookey ; Fair Exhibits of Horticultural and Agricultural 

 Products, by J. L. Stahl and B. Stookey; and Identification of Plant Diseases by 

 Station, Directions for INIaking Bordeaux Mixture. Black Leg of Potato, and 

 Harvesting and Storing Potatoes with Reference to Disease, by H, L. Rees. 



Organization of the Department of Agriculture, 1913 (U. S. Dept. Agr., 

 Organ. Dept. Agr., 1913, pp. 31). — This publication describes briefly the work of 

 the various branches of the Department and enumerates the officials responsible 

 therefor. 



Organization and conduct of a market service in the Department of 

 Agriculture discussed at a conference held at the Department on April 

 29, 1913 (U. S. Dept. Agr., Organ, and Conduct Market Serv. m Dept. Agr., 

 Apr. 29, 1913, pp. 15). — A summary is given of the proceedings at this confer- 

 ence, including an address by G. H. Powell on The California Citrus Industry, 

 Its Organization and Operation (pp. 2-6). and abstracts of other addresses. 



List of free and available publications of the United States Department 

 of Agriculture of interest to farm women (U. S. Dept. Agr., List Free Pul)s. 

 of Interest to Farm Women, 1913, pp. 11).— About 300 publications, classified by 

 subjects, are listed. 



