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go to school and yet can make enough money from big corn and pigs to 

 supiiort himself and pay for his education. 



The county farm adviser, B. H. Crociieron (California 8ta. Girc. 112 (1914), 

 pp. 12). — This circular contains a brief explanation of the farm adviser move- 

 ment and of what the farm adviser is, does, and costs, followed by a copy of 

 the constitution and by-laws for the Humboldt County Farm Bureau as an 

 example of a permanent form of organization, and by a <lescription of a day 

 si)ent with a farm adviser. 



Announcement of correspondence courses in agriculture, W. G. Hummel 

 (California Sta. Circ. US (IDlJf), pp. 12). — Announcement is made of 32 courses 

 intended for farmers, each dealing with a special type of farming, with a brief 

 description of each. 



Bural education conferences, 1913 (Ontario Dcpt. Ed., Agr. Ed. Bui. 9 

 (1913), pp. 52, figs. 14)- — This bulletin comprises the addresses on rural educa- 

 tion given at the Ontario Educational Association, Toronto, March 26 to 28, 

 and abstracts of the addresses given at the Inspectors' Short Course and Rural 

 Education Conference at the Ontario Agricultural College August 4 to 8. 



Addresses g-iven at the rural life conference, Middlebury Colleg-e, compiled 

 by R. McFarland (Middlebury, Vt., 1913, pp. 48). — This report contains ad- 

 dresses concerning various phases of rural life in Vermont and gives an exten- 

 sive list of books relating to rural life and rural activities. 



Ag-riculture in outline for the use of teachers and pupils in schools of all 

 g-rades, L. O. Haynes (Smoot, W. Va. [1913], pp. 87).— This book is the result 

 of several years' experience in teaching agriculture, especially in summer 

 normal schools. It is intended to be a guide to the teacher in assigning lessons 

 to the student and preparing the lesson assigned, and to save time in reviewing 

 for an examination. 



A text-book of sanitary and applied chemistry or the chemistry of water, 

 air, and food, E. H. S. Bailey (New York and London, 1913, 3. ed., rev., pp. 

 XX -{-345). — A revised edition of an earlier publication (E. S. R., 18, p. 711) in 

 which statistical matter has been brought up to date. 



Course in experimental plant physiolog-y (Philippine Agr. and Forester, 

 2 (1912), No. 1-3, pp. 35-46). — A description is given of the course in experi- 

 mental plant physiology in the Philippine agricultural college. The course 

 in agriculture in this college has its foundation in plant physiology. An out- 

 line and directions for experiments are given. 



Soils and crops, T. F. Hunt and C. W. Burkett (Neio York, London, 1913, 

 pp. Xni-^541, pi. 1, figs. 463). — This book has been prepared to aid the teacher 

 in presenting the subject matter to pupils between the ages of 14 and 18. Each 

 lesson contains a note to the teacher and 15 paragraphs in which are developed 

 the ideas, or set of ideas, set forth in the lesson. The authors have endeavored 

 to lead the pupil from the simple and known to the unknown and complex, and 

 to have conclusions follow logically from the statements made. In addition to 

 the recitations matter has been provided for laboratory or practical tests, 

 including many experiments and suggestions as to how to conduct them. No 

 collateral reading is suggested for pupils, as the authors believe they have 

 included in the book as much subject matter as can be covered wisely in 16 

 weeks by pupils of high school age. 



Nature, effects, and maintenance of humus in the soil, E. O. Fippin (Cor- 

 nell Reading Courses, 3 (1913), No. 50, pp. 28, figs. i8).— This is a popular 

 discussion of the subject of humus in the soil and contains, among other things, 

 diagrams representing the means by which the supply of humus is maintained 

 iu the soil, the sources of organic matter, the processes by which it is changed 

 to humus, the proportion of humus in soil materials, and the final product of 



