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on real estate in Europe is the title registration law wliicLi in effect places Uii- 

 Government behind the title to all property. 



Rural social development (Bui. Univ. Wis., 1913, No. 501, pp. 130, pi. 1, figs. 

 22). — The discussions at this conference were under the general topics of 

 better home conveniences, the rural church as a social center, rural social 

 problems, country clubs, and rural social centers. Each topic was treated by 

 three or more persons, each relating in the main his own personal experience. 



The farmer's outlook, li. T. Hinckes (London, [1913], pp. l^fO). — The author 

 concludes that the outlook for British agriculture is more promising than for 

 many years past because of the fact that the countries which have been sup- 

 plying the principal part of agricultural products to Great Britain show a de- 

 crease in their exports. He considers that this decline in exports will continue 

 and that the increase from other countries will not be sufficient to meet the 

 future demand, so that the demand for home produce should increase. 



Agricultural statistics (Ann. Rpt. Bur. Indus. Ontario, 1912, pp. 5-1(6). — 

 Statistics are given for the Province of Ontario for 1912 relating to the acre- 

 age, production, and value of crops, the number and value of live stock, and the 

 number sold or slaughtered. Data are also included relating to weather condi- 

 tions, the number of butter and cheese factories, and the quantity of milk used 

 and of butter and cheese made. 



Agricultural statistics of Ireland, with detailed report for the year 1912, 

 T. Butler {Dept. Agr. and Tech. Instr. Ireland, Agr. Statis. 1912, pp. XXXV + 

 147). — This report contains statistics concerning the size of holdings, acreage 

 and production of crops, and acreage of pasture, grazing land, and woodland 

 for Ireland and its minor subdivision for 1912. 



The introduction contains decennial comparisons showing that between 1S51 

 and 1912 the acreage under cereal crops decreased from 3,099,401 to 1,265,087 

 acres, and other green crops, including flax, from 1,-513,142 to 1,077.151 acres. The 

 acreage devoted to growing hay increased from 1.246,408 to 2,487.349 acres. 

 The number of horses increased from 521,706 to 617,532; cattle from 2.967.461 

 to 4,848,498; sheep from 2,122,128 to 3,828,829; swine from 1,084,857 to 1,323.957; 

 and poultry from 7,470,694 to 25,525,724, 



The number of holdings for the same period of less than one acre increased 

 from 37.728 to 87,451, while those of a larger acreage decreased from 691.202 

 to 521.34.5. See also a previous note (E. S. R., 27, p. 796). 



Agricultural statistics of Bohemia (Statis. Handb. Konigr. BoJimen, 2 (1913), 

 pp. 180-233). — Statistics relating to live stock, acreage and production of farm 

 crops, weather conditions, and forestry are given for 1910, with similar statis- 

 tics for earlier years. 



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Education for farm life, S, Avery (Quart. Rpt. Kans. Bd. Agr., 82 (1913). 

 \o. 125. pp. 73-82). — In this address the author reviews the progress of etluca- 

 tion in the United States with sitecial reference to the farmer and its relation 

 to the nation's general economic welfare. He em])hasizes the importance of 

 supplying those who are to be farmers with the kind of training that will enable 

 them to become happy, free, and prosperous, and discusses the scope of agri- 

 cultural instruction in the existing high school, the special agricultural school, 

 and the agricultural college. 



[History and growth of the Kansas State Agricultural College] (Kans. 

 Industrialist, 39 (1913), No. 33, pp. 8, Jigs. 17).— An extended account of the 

 history and growth of the Kansas College, prefaced in connection with the 

 recent fiftieth anniversary celebration (E, S. R., 29, p. 698). 



