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the central organization and gives a brief suuimary of the growth of this type 

 of insurance in France. 



A system of farm cost accounting, C. E. Ladd (U. H. Dept. Ayr., Farmers' 

 Hul. 572 (IVl-'f), pp. 15). — This bulletin aims to give a description of a system 

 of farm accounting which lias been used for tiiree years in the State of New 

 York on 53 farms under widely different conditions, and describes in detail 

 tJie methods employed in making the inventory, the tinancial record, the work- 

 iiig record, the classification of farm products and seed, and in closing the 

 account at the end of the year. Each phase of the accounting is illustrated 

 with a sample entry. 



Children or cotton? L. W. Hinr (Survey, SI (WH), No. JU, pp. 589-592, figs. 

 7), — The author in this article discusses the employment of child labor in cotton 

 picking and the influence upon the child and suggests possible methods that 

 might be used to prevent its use. 



The American Red Cross rural nursing service ( Washitujton, D. 0., [lOlS], 

 pp. 8). — This service is organized to enable rural communities to have the ad- 

 vantage of a trained nurse similar to that found in the cities. This pami)hlet 

 contains suggestions for the organization of a local nursing association, and 

 outlines the duties, by-laws, methods of tinancing, and regulations for rural 

 nurses. 



AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. 



The Development Fund and its distribution, R. ITart-Synnot (Jour. Farm- 

 ers' Club [London], 1912, Nov., pp. 103-126). — This paper concerning the 

 est<'iblishment of the Development Fund and the plans under which it is being 

 distributed was rend before the Farmers' Club and discussed by its members. 



Memorandum as to the constitution of the advisory councils for agricul- 

 tural education in Eng-land and of the agricultural council for Wales 

 (London: Bd. Agr. and Fisheries, 1918, pp. 11). — Detailed information is given 

 in regard to the form of constitution agreed upon for each of the 9 advisory 

 councils for England and 1 in Wales to promote the organization of the differ- 

 ent forms of agricultural instruction which are not carried on within an agri- 

 cultural education institution. 



Higher education in^ agriculture, veterinary science, forestry, and horti- 

 culture in Prussia (Jour. Bd. Agr. [London], 20 (1918), No. 9, pp. 761-773).^ 

 This article gives a description and outlines the history of the development of 

 various university and other agricultural institutes, and explains how the stu- 

 dents of the higher agricultural institutions are recruited in view of the fact 

 that there is no educational ladder connecting them with the lower branches 

 of agricultural education. 



Agricultural instruction under the chamber of agriculture (Jahreshcr. 

 Landw. Kammer Stettin, Prov. Pommern, 1912, pp. 77, 78, 83, 8^, 96-109).— This 

 is a report on the work in 1012-13 of the agricultural and home economics 

 schools in general and individually, and on special courses and itinerant in- 

 struction under the Chamber of Agriculture of Pommerania. 



The school of agriculture of Grignon, L. Bretigniere (Vie Agr. rt RurnJr, 

 2 (1918), No 15, pp. Jf05-Jt09, figs. ^).— The history of the National School of 

 Agriculture of Grignon and its estate is reviewed, and a description given of its 

 practical instruction. 



Agricultural instruction for women, D. Zolla (Vie Agr. ct Rurale, 3 (1914), 

 No. 8, pp. 201-208). — The author discusses briefly facilities for instruction in 

 agriculture and home economics for women in Belgium, England, and France. 



